Shahira Amin, the number two at Nile television, explains why she resigned from Egyptian state television When I got into the car to drive to work...
“I am on the people’s side, not the regime’s”
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CATEGORY: Egypt
Egypt: Protesters move from euphoria to fury
I watched President Hosni Mubarak’s speech Thursday night from Tahrir Square, where a live broadcast of Al Jazeera was being projected onto a sheet...
Egypt: Media crackdown continues as Index award winner arrested
Amid the constant Egyptian government promises these days that it is committed to reform, growth and dialogue with all opposition forces, it’s worth...
Egypt: A co-ordinated campaign against reporters
If Wednesday was the day that the protesters occupying Cairo’s Tahrir Square were besieged by armed pro-government thugs, then Thursday was the...
Pro-Mubarak violence shows why protests happened in first place
The internet suddenly came back up this morning, which means that flood of amateur video uploads I predicted should really start flowing today. But...
Egypt’s last internet service provider goes dark
Last night at around 11pm local time Egypt's last remaining ISP was taken offline. There are also unconfirmed rumours that mobile network services...
Cracks widening in Egypt’s internet wall
As Egypt enters a seventh day of open revolt against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, the country’s internet access continues to be largely shut...
Egypt’s Twitter-less revolution
The cell phones started working this morning again, although I’m not sure they’ll stay that way. The internet (as of 7pm local time) was still...
Eyewitness: Cairo
I started today the Giza side of the river, across the Nile from Tahrir Square. Started from Moustafa Mahmoud mosque, a major landmark in the...
Egypt protests: Day four
As Egyptian protestors gather for a fourth day of mass demonstrations on Friday, the government appears to be making a major push to restrict...