Since the early 2000s, Egypt has seen the liberalization of the media market, with the state opening up media ownership to private players. A host of privately owned newspapers and…
Months after his controversial decision to give himself power to remove immunized heads of supervisory bodies, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree Sunday appointing two deputies to Hesham Geneina,…
“December 12, 2015, will go down in the history of the planet. In Paris, we saw a few revolutions, but this is the most peaceful of all: a revolution for…
The COP21 climate negotiations in Paris are entering a critical phase. In about 24 hours, 195 countries are expected to agree on a final text that aims to limit the…
Those who manage to receive news of their loved ones say they lack access to food, clean water and medication.
Two hundred days ago, security forces stormed a house in Santa (a district in Gharbiya Governorate) after midnight on May 24. They arrested a young man called Nour Khalil, a college student.…
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi praised the performance of the police during his visit to the Police Academy on Thursday, asserting that they play a major role in ensuring the stability…
The Endowments Ministry revoked all licenses given to religious institutes and cultural centers that are not administered by the ministry or Al-Azhar, a ministry statement said on Saturday. The ministry…
Thousands of people protested the death and torture of Afify Hosny at his funeral in Ismailia on Saturday. Hosny was reportedly tortured to death by an officer at a police…
The east Cairo Police Academy gives off a more serious vibe than its Tora counterpart when it temporarily turns into a courthouse. Former heads of state have stood trial here,…
Student union elections are due to start this week, but when the acting student union president at Al-Azhar University enquired about the schedule, he was told there is no information, despite other…
"On the banks of the river Nile, the future of Maspero burns bright.”
Mada Masr contributor Hossam Bahgat recently published a statement on his Facebook account in which he documents the events that took place during his three-day detention by military intelligence and…
A year in the works, a draft law for the regulation of newspapers and media was completed in August. If passed, it would mean far greater regulation of Egypt’s digital…
Speculations abound as the cause of a Russian plane crash in Egypt’s North Sinai on Saturday, which killed the 217 passengers and seven crew members on board, remains unknown. A…
Voter turnout for the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections amounted to 26 percent for the first round and 21 percent for the runoff, the High Elections Commission (HEC) announced…
Downtown is not just another Cairo neighborhood. A hub for social, cultural and political activity for decades, many have a deep sense of belonging to the area. Since becoming the…
Am Adel sits outside the large red building that occupies the corners of Adly, Emad Eddin and Abdel Khalek Tharwat streets, referred to as the Halawa building but officially known…
With Egypt’s long-awaited parliament due to convene early next year, the fate of the laws issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the absence of a legislative authority remains in…
Egypt’s minority Shia population is thought to make up around one percent of Egypt’s total population. And yet, every year when Shia Muslims celebrate Ashura — commemorating the death of…
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