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A picture taken on January 22, 2013 shows Egyptians walking past posters of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef outside a theatre in Cairo. (AFP)

Bassem Youssef airs first direct criticism of Sisi

by Mahmud El Shafey | Feb 22, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Controversial Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has put forward the strongest criticism yet of the military-backed interim authorities since the return of his popular show, Albernameg, three weeks ago, directly and explicitly stating his...

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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef laughs during an interview with The Associated Press at his studio in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Egypt’s top satirist prepares return

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2014 | Media

Cairo, AP—Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s most popular satirist who is often compared to US comedian Jon Stewart, says his team is preparing to bring back their widely viewed television show poking fun at politics in a country still beset by turmoil following a July...

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A file picture taken on May 15, 2013, shows Egyptian satirist and television host Bassem Youssef gesturing during the annual Arab Media Forum in Dubai. (AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB)

Egypt satirist says show’s suspension wasn’t nice

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2013 | Media

Cairo, AP—Popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef said Wednesday that he’ll take the military and the government at their word that they were not behind the decision to take his weekly television program off the air, but he said it still doesn’t make them...

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A man smokes a water pipe as he watches Jon Stewart on a TV screen at a coffee shop, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP)

Opinion: Jon Stewart for Luxor governor

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 25, 2013 | Opinion

Comedy can predict the future and be bitterly critical. On the same day Jon Stewart, the US satirist and TV host, told us on Bassem Youssef’s Albernameg television show that Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has appointed him as the governor of Luxor and that he...