Section: Mada Masr (Egypt)
Mother of the World, against the world and outside of it
Mohamed NaeemI have long known that the contemporary Egypt in which I was raised could easily produce a figure like General Ibrahim Abd al-Ati and his ill-famed sham device for vanquishing AIDS and hepatitis C. I knew that Egypt’s security doctrine could enable the killing of a young man like Giulio Regeni under torture, without the...
Alaa Mubarak among political figures exposed in Panama Papers leak
By: Mada MasrAlaa Mubarak, the son of former President Hosni Mubarak, is among the global political figures whose financial dealings were exposed in the “Panama Papers,” a document leak said to be the largest in the history of journalism.More than eleven million documents were leaked from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, which sells offshore...
Egypt sees large decline in happiness levels says World Happiness report
By: Mada MasrEgypt ranks among the 10 countries with the largest declines in how happy citizens see themselves to be, according to the fourth World Happiness report released this week ahead of International Day of Happiness on March 20.Egypt is ranked 120 out of a list of 157 countries, while Denmark secured the top spot, followed by Switzerland,...
In search of a legacy, Egypt’s leader buys arms
EconomyAbdallah HendawyEgypt appears to be finalizing a deal to buy 46 MiG-29 multirole fighters, worth $US 2 billion, according to Russian media reports.The nation’s recent shopping spree for arms is unprecedented, including billion-dollar deals for the purchase of fighter jets, helicopter carriers, multi-role warships, and high-tech...
