It’s the people, not the paper
In another country, at another time, writing about the Egypt Independent might be considered writing about the competition. After all, there are only a few English-language dailies in Egypt -…
Liver transplants: Driven by desperation
In Egypt, the chronic liver disease Hepatitis C is a major concern in medical circles. Specialists are recording an increasing rate of infection in the country, and liver transplants are…
Cairo’s first scrap iron sculpture symposium opens
The symposium showcases the works of local artists.
El Nasser captures moments of Egyptian life
The exhibition oil on canvas - Revolution of Colours between Light and Shadow opened in the German Embassy.
One more week of Lent
The Coptic community in Egypt will be fasting for one last week before their Easter celebrations on 5 May.
The minister of ‘sexual harassment’
The Egyptian Minister of Information has done it yet again. In a press conference last Thursday, Salah Metwally Abdel Maqsoud repeated the innuendo that got him in trouble only a…
Op-Eds discuss the Judiciary reform project
The issue of reforming Egypt’s Judiciary is on the mind of many columnists in today’s papers. The project for reforming the Judiciary was submitted to the Shura Council on Wednesday…