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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) delivers a speech to a joint meeting of Congress on the floor of the US House of Representatives, in front of US House Speaker Republican John Boehner (C) and Republican Senator from Utah Orrin Hatch (R) in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on March 3, 2015. (EPA/Shawn Thew)
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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)
Bassem Youssef in hot water again
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has once more found himself at the center of controversy this week following accusations that he plagiarized an op-ed published in privately owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Shorouk. Youssef immediately apologized...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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)
After 3 months, Bassem Youssef back on Egyptian TV
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following a three-month hiatus, Bassem Youssef and his satirical Al-Barnameg program returned to Egyptian screens on Friday evening, with the controversial TV host taking aim at the state of Sisi-mania that has gripped post-Mursi Egypt. The...Caption:
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)