“The Gulf tour that Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was scheduled to begin tomorrow has been postponed until Monday due to the fact that Sharaf has many commitments at home,” said Ahmed al-Saman, the prime minister’s media spokesman. Sharaf was scheduled … read more
The email took me by surprise. Egyptian Tourism was inviting a handful of journalists to be part of a delegation that would travel to Egypt for a week. The reporter’s task would simply be this: “To give a balanced and … read more
The Google executive who helped spark this year’s popular revolt in Egypt says he’s taking a “long-term sabbatical” from the tech company and setting up a nongovernmental organization to help Egyptians with their transition to the post-Mubarak era. Wael Ghonim, … read more
Two former Egyptian ministers are to face trial for selling natural gas to Israel at a low price, judicial sources said on Saturday. Sameh Fahmi and Mahmud Latif are accused of costing the state 714 million dollars in losses because … read more
Egypt has long been an important strategic ally of the West and Israel, but there is pressure to change its international relations after the country’s revolution, reports the BBC’s Yolande Knell in Cairo. During Egypt’s revolution, reformists’ calls were not … read more
Hotel worker Meena George rejoiced when a popular revolt ousted Egypt’s autocratic president, but since the tourists have stopped coming, his joy has given way to fear and desperation. George was made redundant by his employers at the Red Sea … read more
French Interior Minister Claude Guéant has continued his assault on Islam by saying that he intends to ban prayer in the street. It’s the latest in a series of comments which many have considered to be discriminatory. What many French … read more
People in Egypt have been using social networks to call on Muslims to protect Coptic prayers during Easter holidays, Ahram Online reported. Several Facebook groups and event invitations have been circulating calling on Muslims to head to churches on Saturday … read more
Forget figurines of the Sphinx, the pyramids or pharaonic kings. Souvenirs from Egypt have taken on a revolutionary and modern tone following the Spring Awakening. As thousands caught the revolutionary spirit in Egypt, those who make a living selling souvenirs … read more
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s detention has been extended by another 15-day, amid reports that the authorities are mulling sending the former strongman to jail or to a prison hospital. Public prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmud today ordered extension of Mubarak’s … read more