Five killed as gunmen storm Mogadishu court complex
"Shebab suicide bombers have attacked the court and regional headquarters area"
Street children: What they are not
We see them everywhere. They beg, they clean cars, they fight in the street. We see mothers with their babies and babies without their mothers. We see them in wheelchairs,…
Riveting performance in Algerian play End/Igné
D-CAF presents an Algerian play that discusses the concept of self-immolation, corruption and the human spirit
Al-Tanbura launches its third album
The band, known for preserving traditional protest songs from Port Said, launches an album full of political commentary
Egypt’s priceless artefacts disappear to the black market
“Stop the heritage drain” campaign fights to preserve Egypt’s inheritance by highlighting the theft of culturally significant objects
Egyptian movie Till When at the Gulf Film Festival
Egyptian silent film on the struggle of women competes in Short Film festival
Raising tyrants in the name of Islam
"In China, they have blocked YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and no one is upset; life is good and everyone is happy. And they say we do not have freedom of…
Sectarianism: Egypt’s uncomfortable question
For the past 10 years, Egypt has been reminded at least annually of its sectarian time bomb. If your only source of information were Egyptian media, sectarianism would be the…
Egypt’s banning of soccer fans from matches likely to boomerang
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian authorities have expanded the ban on fans attending matches to include international as well as domestic matches in a bid to prevent violence that is…
Egypt’s Shura Council agrees on new stamp tax
Al-Nour Party accuses government and Muslim Brotherhood of scaring away investors as a result of country’s new stock market tax