Al-Karama party opposes 11/11 protest calls

Political party upholds its criticism of the state despite rejecting the calls for protests on 11/11, citing oppression, price hikes, and non-fulfilment of revolutionary goals

Amira El-Fekki

Former Police Club manager released following interrogation over EGP 25 bribe

No evidence of corruption could be found against him, says lawyer

Leena ElDeeb

Sometimes it’s nice to be the underdog: British squash player Daryl Selby

Squash originally comes from England and the British Empire brought the sport to the countries that the British colonised. In these countries, squash is more accessible, and nowadays Egypt provides…

Maya Nawar

Conscript killed at El Zagdan checkpoint by snipers

The armed forces is yet to confirm this attack; state narratives and reports by North Sinai residents often differ in details

Taha Sakr

Family members voice difficulties in visiting detained journalists El-Battawy, Shawkan

El-Battawy is being held in solitary confinement, while Shawkan was transferred to a different prison for unknown reasons

Amira El-Fekki

Korean band transcends time and space, teleports Egyptian audience to South Korea

In celebration of the 9th Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan, Al-Gomhouria Theatre hosted the Gyeonggi Provincial Dance Company last week. The event was hosted by the Korea-Arab Society, under the auspices of…

Maya Nawar

Eurozone inflation up amid economic recovery

Inflation in the 19-member eurozone has reached levels not seen for over two years, but is still far too low to satisfy governors at the European Central Bank.

Deutsche Welle

At the 38th edition of Cairo International Film Festival: 2 Egyptian films take on international race among 16 others

A few days before the opening ceremony of the 38th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Magda Wassef, the president of the festival, with representatives of the Parallel…

Rana Khaled

Embargo on Cuba is an embarrassment for the United States

  The United States’ abstention on a resolution to end its economic embargo on Cuba—a first  after opposing it for 24 years—is an implicit acknowledgement of the wrongfulness of such a measure.…

Cesar Chelala

Leading Democrat blasts FBI ‘double standards’ over Clinton emails

Top Senate official Harry Reid says FBI director James Comey may have broken the law with revelations about a probe into Hillary Clinton's emails.

Deutsche Welle