Army officers can temporarily arrest civilians

New law harkens back to SCAF rule

Liliana Mihaila

Graffiti on the palace walls

“Those giving the orders are still alive”

Fady Salah

Silencing dissent

The image speaks for itself. Loudly.

Fady Salah

The Egyptian underground music scene

How independent musicians suffer to present their art and dream of a diverse market in which they can achieve recognition

Fady Salah

From the other side

Overthrow La vache qui rit cheese

Fady Salah

Contesting Egypt and de-contextualising narratives

Watch western TV news features on Egypt; you will find an almost identical discourse that de-contextualises current events. It always emphasises President Morsy’s declaration that gave him unmatched powers and…

Mustafa Salama

Review: Millioneya marches and Morsy’s (old) declaration

Before President Mohamed Morsy had issued a new constitutional declaration to repeal his old one, columnists continued to analyse the “million-man” marches that were organised in front of the presidential…

Fady Salah

Unexplained upturn in the market

EGX 30 moved up 213 points to close the session at 5,052 points

Liliana Mihaila

New taxes on mobile phone services

New tax includes an EGP 25 tariff on every SIM card sold

Liliana Mihaila