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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’s Al-Barnameg back in February

Bassem Youssef’s Al-Barnameg back in February

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef and his controversial Al-Barnameg TV program are set to return to Egyptian television screens in February 2014, according to his father Judge Ra’fat Youssef. The third series of Bassem Youssef’s hit weekly...
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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi are seen through an Islamist flag as they chant slogans during a rally near the University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013.


Opinion: Incitement to violence is always wrong

Opinion: Incitement to violence is always wrong

Last week’s mistake from Egyptian channel ONTV was met with the disappointment that the so-called liberal media in Egypt is drowning in. The channel’s host used vulgar language and directly incited violence against “some Syrians” in Egypt. The act reflected the...
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File photo of Coptic Pope Tawadros II speaking to the press. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)


Egypt Pope Rebukes Mursi over Cathedral Siege

Egypt Pope Rebukes Mursi over Cathedral Siege

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pope Tawadros II, leader of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, has accused Muslim Brotherhood affiliated President Mohamed Mursi of “negligence” following the deadly sectarian clashes that have swept the capital. Pope Tawadros II called a live...