Cairo’s Citadel Music Festival to begin tomorrow
The festival is of crucial importance because it is now one of, if not the only, cultural event that is a portal from the artistic towers to the bottom of…
Markaz: traditional handcrafts with a unique twist
Markaz works with artisans from all over Egypt and although it is a commercial business, they are committed to making a positive social impact by creating a platform in which…
Trains in the Cairo nights
The railroad that traverses Maadi seems a relic from a time long past; grass grows between the iron rails and the trees that grow on the sides of the track…
His annoying Brothers
The Muslim Brothers and their people seem to have reached the dizzying heights of drunken power
Internal Memo 21581-2012
The army is one of the country’s largest and richest business empires and it is too integral to our economic interests to have it ran this way
Opinion pages kept busy with 24 August protests and Morsy’s visit to Iran
As three days passed after the 24 August anti-Morsy protests were organised, columnists have continued to analyse the repercussions of the demonstrations. Some writers condemned the entire notion, while highlighting…
Controversy over Abdul Moez referral to criminal court
Reports claim his involvement in the smuggling of foreign defendants out of Egypt, minister of Justice denies
“Killed by police” father arrested
Al-Mansh arrested for destroying public property, aggression against authorities
Global wheat prices expected to soar
By Basma Tharwat The drought that recently hit the United States and Russia, the largest wheat exporters in the world, triggered fears of a global price rise of the strategic…