The mysteries of Qarun Lake
The many myths, even if they are fictitious, definitely add extra glamour to Qarun lake
Cairo’s Downtown coffeehouses
Downtown Cairo is Egypt’s heart of cultural and political dynamism and coffeehouses have long been a contributing force in that momentum. Some of them belong to the past but still…
In the lap of the gods
By Philip Whitfield The hounds have the fox in their sights. Unleashed, the dogged gird for affray. Morsy is forced to flee his palatial, besieged lair. Across town the Muslim…
Imagine
Imagine sitting at a friend’s house, watching the president address the nation after a week long crisis, with his supporters just the night before opening fire on civilian protesters in…
Jihadists seize key north Syria army base
The latest violence comes two days ahead of a Friends of Syria nations meeting in Marrakesh
Review: Columnists condemn presidential manoeuvres
Amid Morsy’s recent decisions, columnists criticise how the president blindly follows instructions from his Islamist group. Although the results of the national dialogue meeting were deemed successful by many, some…