The Need for Speed A street race gone wrong on the Airport Road in the capital city claimed the lives of at least five last month, shining the spotlight on one of Egypt’s most unusual subcultures. Throw in a fugitive Qatari prince and It’s Too Fast, Too Furious, Egyptian style. EARLY ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 22, Hossam Gamal got a phone call from a friend he prefers not to name, because to speak his name might make him a suspect in an investigation into what would happen a few hours later. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. The subject of the call? A garia, Gamal was told, was going to take place late that night. The venue: Airport Road.
On the eve of one of most hotly contested parliamentary races in the nation’s history, both the ruling party and the opposition, fielding some 5000 candidates between them, already have their eyes on the prize: The constitutional amendments President Hosni Mubarak has said he will direct the next Parliament to debate
AFTER HIS SWEARING IN earlier this fall as the nation’s first elected president, Hosni Mubarak stressed in his inaugural address before the People’s A
Last month, Iraqis voted to adopt a controversial new constitution. Its backers say it will form the basis of a strong, independent nation. Critics say the “Yes” vote sowed the seeds of civil war. In the first of his dispatches from Iraq, Staff Writer Cache Seel looks at how the referendum unfolded in the multi-ethnic North.
A VISITOR’S FIRST WELCOME TO BAGHDAD is the gut-wrenching roller-coaster ride of the airplane’s evasive maneuvers as it makes its final approach to Ba
The Newsreel Digest Our spin on the month's news ByAzza Khattab Read more
Teaching Tolerance Preachers are now frantically trying to get the message across that Islam is a tolerant religion, but after last month’s clash in Alexandria, is it a little too late? ByHadia Mostafa Read more
Chickening Out? With the bird migration season in full swing, Egypt wakes up to the possibility of an avian flu pandemic if stringent measures are not followed by bird farmers and hunters alike. We speak with the nation’s leading flu expert to get the inside story on how worried Egypt should really be. ByManal el-Jesri Read more
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