Bites Fil Beit Ramadan: Ferakh bel basal akhdar we karee – Chicken with green onions and curry
Ramadan offers a whole new challenge to cooking Egyptian food. The breaking of the fast, Iftar, is the main menu of the day and consists of an array of dishes.…
New history lessons in Egypt
By Tom Rollins The history of the Egyptian revolution is still being written. At one time that might have been an optimistic slogan scrawled somewhere on Mohamed Mahmoud or a…
Free Faramawy
By Taher El Moataz Bellah On 28 January 2011 Mohamed Faramawy was present in Tahrir Square. Despite being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, his decision to join was motivated…
Culling youth
Egypt haemorrhages. Stretcher-bearers bus bodies, fallen replaced. Helicopters swoop and hover. Tormented faces agonise. None dares call it outright civil war; just as none want to admit a coup is…
Attack on Minya churches repelled by residents, security forces
Witness: “None of the assailants were arrested or charged with anything”
Blame and condemnation after Rabaa violence
Several political parties as well as public figures comment on the deadly Rabaa Al-Adaweya clashes
Libya deal and Gulf aid secure oil for Egypt
Under new agreement Egypt will import up to 1m barrels of crude oil per month, while Gulf aid continues to flow
Minister of petroleum pursues foreign investment
Ismail said recent meetings would restore confidence between foreign investors and the government, which, in recent months, missed repayment schedules for arrears.
Political turmoil hits mobile money transfer market
Low rates of usage for the service were the result of political turmoil
Stock exchange profits despite violence
Ninety-three stocks rose in Sunday’s trading, while 31 dropped and 30 others remained unchanged.
