Egyptian cartoons: A series bringing iconic characters to the heart of Cairo
“We chose to fit cartoon characters into a bunch of stereotypical situations,” says graphic designer
2nd Digital Media Forum to take place mid-November
The DMF is an annual event on a regional scale, bringing together information technology and digital media experts, and decision makers to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this industry.
Turkish football offers Erdogan headaches instead of voters in walk-up to election
Turkish football gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more headaches than likely votes as he battles to ensure that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will secure a majority…
A Russian death in Syria
How significant is Russia’s first military death in Syria? Fiona Clark in Moscow takes a look at the polls and finds that support is still strong - but for how…
Black boxes recovered from Russian flight crash site, says Egypt
Egypt has recovered both black boxes from a Russian aircraft that crashed in Sinai, leaving all 224 passengers dead. Egyptian officials also commented on the consequences the tragic incident could…
Nearly 2,000 Vodafone UK customers affected by cyberattack
Hackers have targeted mobile phone company Vodafone UK in a cyberattack that compromised nearly 2,000 customers' accounts. The announcement comes a week after telecoms company TalkTalk was targeted in a…
Egyptians disappear, Egypt disintegrates
By Wael Eskandar Nabil Elboustany was on his way to Sinai on 6 October to meet his brother Tarek for vacation. At a checkpoint just outside Sharm El-Sheikh, the police…
Justifying sexual harassment in Egypt
I was caught up last week in following up the wave of criticism directed at talk show host Reham Saeed. The anchor disclosed private pictures of a sexual harassment victim…
SEC announces final results in first round of parliamentary elections
Free Egyptians Party obtains highest numbers of parliamentary seats; SEC head says the rate of violations declined in the run-offs
Individuals pay for government’s ambition through taxes
Around 25% of budget revenues are from sales taxes, indirectly obtained from citizens through taxes on cigarettes, fuel and petroleum products, telecom services, hotel and restaurant services
