48 Iranians freed by Syria rebels in prisoner swap

Syrian rebels on Wednesday freed 48 Iranians they had been holding for months in a swap for 2,130 prisoners

Sara Abou Bakr

Three civilians facing military trials today

Military trials on the rise with 38 civilians facing military courts since November

Sara Abou Bakr

To Dr ElBaradei,

Allow me to relay a different point of view. Secularists in Egypt are not very smart. Well, not all of them, but their leaders are,  living in their bubble of…

Sara Abou Bakr

US Middle East peace envoy in Cairo

David Hale meets with Egyptian officials ahead of Quartet meeting on Thursday

Joel Gulhane

Freedom of expression and the religious state

In 2008, while veteran journalist and writer Ibrahim Eissa was receiving the Jibran Twini Lebanese Pioneer Press Award from the World Association of Newspapers in conjunction with the Lebanese newspaper…

Sara Abou Bakr

Have Islamic bonds paved the way for the establishment of a religious state?

Egypt has gradually been trying to come out from under the cloak of theocracy for many years now, the first attempt beginning after the start of the French occupation of…

Sara Abou Bakr

Postponed for another week

Al-Gizawy’s trial to resume on 15 January

Rana Muhammad Taha

Government calls off Matrouh search and rescue

After two days of searching and bad weather, the hope of finding missing fishermen has dwindled

Sara Abou Bakr

Bite Me Cairo: Donburi

In Japan donburi means bowl or rice bowl dish and in Cairo Donburi is a new Japanese restaurant at City Stars. The creation of Japanophile Mido Barsoum, it brings authentic…

David Blanks

Bites Fil Beit: Batates mahsheya bel lahma mafrooma

We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own…

Adel Heine