YEAREND SPECIAL: Egypt’s main revenue earners overcome economic hurdles
By Amr Ramadan CAIRO: While Egypt’s main revenue earners were vulnerable to external and internal shocks throughout 2010 — particularly in the tourism industry and in Suez Canal receipts — their…
YEAREND SPECIAL: The year Africa held its first World Cup
By Stuart Condie/ AP LONDON: The World Cup finally made it to Africa in 2010 and plans were made to send football's showpiece to even more new destinations. After South Africa…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Tiger’s fall, Europe’s rise mark year of transition
By Jim Slater/ AFP WASHINGTON: In a year when the world watched Tiger Woods lose his marriage, his top ranking, his iconic image and every tournament he played, golf thrived with…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Nadal dominates a year of few surprises
By Caroline Cheese/ AFP LONDON: Just as tennis fans were busy debating whether Roger Federer is the greatest player ever, Rafael Nadal provided further evidence that the Swiss star might not…
YEAREND SPECIAL: A break with stereotypes
By Alaa Abdel-Ghani As far as friendlies go, Qatar's 2-1 defeat of Egypt was not out of the ordinary, except that Egypt, No 9 in the world, lost to a country…
YEAREND SPECIAL: A year of rising stars, records and major blows
By Tamim Elyan Sports pundits had a lot to speculate about and many occasions to celebrate in 2010, a year that witnessed the birth of new stars and new champions most…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Floods, power cuts and gas shortages bring government role into question
By Safaa Abdoun Egyptians were dealt several blows this year ranging from floods and diseases to power cuts and gas shortages, bringing into question the government’s ability to handle such disasters,…
YEAREND SPECIAL: 2010 trials keep public on the edge of their seats
By Heba Fahmy The theft of Van Gogh’s “Poppy Flowers” from Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo left the world shocked and the Ministry of Culture red-faced. The masterpiece was cut out…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Egypt’s judicial system challenges the church
By Heba Fahmy In May, the High Administrative Court issued a ruling giving two Coptic men permission to remarry, in a rare challenge to Church rules, which only awards such permission…
YEAREND SPECIAL: Sectarian tension surges in 2010
By Heba Fahmy The year 2010 witnessed a surge of events threatening Egypt’s fragile sectarian balance, where Copts make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s 80 million population. The most recent…
