Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Red hearts on a torched truck
A photo of a torched CSF truck painted with red hearts near Tahrir Square took the virtual world by storm a couple of days ago. It seems some creative soul decided to decorate the recently torched truck with festive hearts, possiby to display his deep and undying love for his beloved amid the rubble. Valentine’s …
Minister of Interior responds to police protesters’ demands
The Minister agreed to supply the police with 100,000 pistols and to remove some disciplinary procedures
Review: Commentaries ask: ‘What are Islamists fighting for?’
After Islamists organised a number of protests on Friday calling for the implementation of the Sharia, many writers are asking what their exact definition of “Sharia” is. On another note, some columnists criticise the performance of the “opaque” security apparatus in Egypt. Who stands against the Sharia? Emad Al-Din Hussein Al-Shorouk newspaper Hussein recalls …
Surviving Cairo
Towards a distant fading light I march the streets of my lambent city. Quietly I move my feet, fearfully I take tiny steps into my questionable direction. Cairo has no room for certainty; certitude has become one of our luxuries. I confess to being one of those who ponder in doubt their very own existence; …
Reviving the art of caricatures
Without any formal training, Mohamed Saeed proves that art can be about mere talent
Moqattam’s hidden treasure: Saint Samaan church
The story of Saint Samaan church
Turkish Airlines adds Red Sea resorts to their destinations
Turkish Airlines’s recent addition of Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh as new flight destinations is a good example of faith in Egypt
Painting the town red
Adel Heine’s weekly column
Editor’s letter: On the interior and stability nonsense
A few months before the revolution’s spark ignited, I had two Palestinian friends working in the media visiting me in Cairo. The last time I had seen them before this was during an Arab summit in 2007 (we were working together back then). So, the three of us met at a fancy Mohandiseen flat they …
Will Morsi Face Mubarak’s Fate?
By Sherif Elhelwa As Egyptians celebrated the second anniversary of former president Hosni Mubarak’s ousting, protests organised by opposition groups continued against the rule of Mubarak’s successor President Mohamed Morsi, who some believe will meet Mubarak’s fate. Others believe he remains firmly in control. Although promoted as “peaceful”, marches toward government institutions and the presidential …
Review: Columns attack Brotherhood’s electronic militias and slow decision-making processes
Writers explored an assortment of political topics in Egyptian newspapers. Some have debated the issue of the electronic militias of the Muslim Brotherhood, and others have denounced Morsi’s slow pace in making urgent decisions. The failure of the electronic militias Mohamed Salmawi Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper Salmawi speaks about the groups belonging to the Muslim …
Photo Gallery: Saint Samaan church
Photos by Abdel Rahman Sherif
Siwa Boutique
Siwa store in Zamalek features many different types of handmade garments and accessories made by inhabitants of Siwa
Bite Me Cairo: Salad Days
David Blanks recalls “Salad Days”
Bites Fil Beit: Foul
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 home. And just so you know what to ask for, we have added how to say the ingredients in Arabic. No more excuses, off to the souq!
Where corruption thrives: Public universities in Egypt
Public universities in Egypt are institutions with multi-layered corruption from sexual harassment to nepotism. The Daily News Egypt was intrigued by a recent corruption case in Ain Shams University to look into the different forms of corruption directed at students at public universities. Students recount their experiences with corruption and what they think the solutions are.
Review: Op-Eds encourage consensus ahead of elections
The current state of political polarisation might drag Egypt to an even more dangerous stage after the upcoming parliamentary elections. Writers in several newspapers have debated the importance of reaching consensus ahead of the elections. On another note, some other commentators have listed the reasons for President Mohamed Morsi’s failing management. What does the …
6 April begin escalation in search of justice for Jika
The movement will use new methods of non-violent protest if their demands are not met
A Hundred and One Nights translated into German
While One Thousand and One Nights talks of the eastern side of the Arab world, One Hundred and One Nights’ stories take place in the western side
Meen Fena: Volunteerism in a song
The song is a huge voluntary collaboration
Changing homes changes lives
Nebny aims to use the sense of enthusiasm and patriotism that was an integral part of the 25 January uprising and turn it into tangible acts of development and growth
New addition in Karnak’s museum
Queen Hatshepsut’s quarters are restored and reinstalled it in Karnak’s open musem
Thirty-nine percent drop in Morsi votes if elections held tomorrow
A Baseera Centre poll evaluates Morsi’s performance after seven months in power
Therapy required for Shura Council
Shura Council Human Rights Committee blames women for being victims of sexual assault
The Horror
For the past week I have been avoiding, ducking and evading the black hole of negativity that has seemingly sucked everyone in. It wasn’t an easy task especially because for everyone I spoke to, the news of what’s been happening in the country, from mass sexual assaults and terrorism to police torture of street children, …
‘Morsy is Mubarak’ protesters chant
Demonstrators marched to Tahrir Square and the presidential palace on the two-year anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s ousting
Review: Columns attack opposition
The Egyptian opposition is in dire need of creative ideas that can enable them to defeat the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, wrote several commentators. As many opposition groups focus on the constitution and the constituent assembly, parties need to consider new mechanisms to gain the support of Egyptians, who have proved their inclination towards Islamists. …
Prosecution appeals release of presidential palace detainees
The Heliopolis Court ordered the release of 19 detainees arrested last Friday
Syrian National Coalition meets with Arab League
Coalition president Ahmed Moaz Al-Khatib meets to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria
Clashes around Mahalla court
Protesters demand acquittal for detainees accused of damaging public property