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Kodak Agfa Presents A Night at Khan El-Khalil

Last Ramadan just like many Egyptian families, I visited Khan El-Khalili with my family where we had our breakfast and spent very good time there Million of Egyptians go to Khan Al-Khalili and Al-Hussein...

Posted Aug 22 2015, 10:04 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, Cairo, Grand Cairo, Egyptian History

And the Amshir’s dust storms have just started

The nasty dust storms of Amshir started on Tuesday in Cairo and Alexandria. Up till now the dusty winds do not want to stop. Of course I have an awful time with that dust and sand in the air thanks to...

Posted Feb 10 2015, 07:39 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, Photos, nature, Cairo, environment, Grand Cairo

#Sudan Revolts : Waiting for the Intelligence intervention to Free Shaimaa !!

Freedom for Shaimaa Adel by Mona Abdel Rahman 11 days now and Shaimaa Adel has been released and we have not heard any good news from Khartoum regarding her case. During the short visit of the Sudanese...

Posted Jul 12 2012, 12:32 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Cairo, Sudan, Khartoum, Morsi, Shaimaa Adel

President Morsi speaks in Tahrir

And not only Morsi came before 6 PM , he gave a speech that made some Egyptians cry and other Egyptians angry as well in a historical scene my generation as well millions of Egyptians will not forget at...

Posted Jun 29 2012, 10:00 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: News, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, Follow Up, Cairo, Tahrir square, Poltics, Presidency, Post revolution, Mohamed Morsi, Omar Abdel Rahman

The President in Tahrir

Today several political groups and parties are holding another protest in Tahrir square, it is not a big thing anymore to have a protest in Tahrir square but it is a big thing when we find an elected president...

Posted Jun 29 2012, 01:38 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Cairo, Protests, Al Azhar, Friday, Presidency, Muslim Brotherhood, tahrir, Post revolution, Morsi

Abu El Fatouh En Jesuit : 2 hours of questions

Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abu El Fatouh was invited for a lecture at the College De Sainte Famille “CSF” aka The Jesuit Downtown Cairo tonight by the Catholic patriarchs and priests association...

Posted Mar 28 2012, 10:05 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: News, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, Religion, education, Economy, health, Cairo, Muslims, Egyptian Life, Sudan, Christians, Abdel Moneim Abu El Fotouh, Elections 2012, Presidential elections 2012, Jesuit School

They Kill Cats in Gezira Club !!

Today I have just found that many stray cats may have been mercilessly killed in Gezira sports club “GSC” in Cairo by the orders of the administration because they are annoying the members !! Tweep Simbakis...

Posted Mar 21 2012, 12:39 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, Photos, Sports, Cairo, environment, cats, GSC, Photos Post Revolution, Animal Cruelty, Gezira Club

#Funeral:Pope Shenouda III Funeral in Cairo

Thousands of Egyptian Orthodox Christians are standing outside the St.Marks Cathedral. The traffic is blocked there. The Cathedral gates have been closed , some are saying that it was closed because after...

Posted Mar 20 2012, 12:29 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, Religion, Follow Up, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Christianty, Pope Shenouda III, minorites, Live blogging, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

#Egyworkers : And the Newspapers workers demand better training incentives

Today I met a protest “ not a big one” at the famous “Sahafa street” in front of the state owned major newspapers Al Ahram and Akhbar Al Youm. The protest included workers from state owned newspapers Read...

Posted Mar 13 2012, 02:25 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: News, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, National, Economy, Press, Cairo, Videos, parliament, Shura Council, Protesters, workers, Marches, El Sahafa street, #Egyworkers

#USembassy Clashes : Let’s pray that nobody gets killed for nothing

There have been clashes from couple of hours ago near the US embassy in Cairo which is couple of blocks away from Tahrir square and I am praying for hours now that nobody get hurt or rather gets killed...

Posted Mar 09 2012, 05:09 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: News, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, National, America, Cairo, National Security, Egyptian Army, Tahrir square, Protests, Clashes, tahrir, NGos trial, US embassy, Tawfik Okasha

#IWD : Happy International Woman Day

Today is March 8th , the International women Day. Today hundreds of Egyptian women are marching from the Syndication of journalists to the Egyptian Parliament demanding one main demand : 50% representation...

Posted Mar 08 2012, 12:03 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, Kuwait, Cairo, parliament, Marches, Post revolution, International Woman Day

Syrian Revolution : Another Friday , Another Massacre“Another +18 Graphic post”

And today is another Friday in Syria , another round of protests through out villages and cities across the country against El Assad regime despite the extreme cold weather in the country. Today is another...

Posted Mar 02 2012, 02:02 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Video, Syria, Follow Up, Iran, Cairo, Alexandria, MENA, Suez, Homs, Fridays, Rastan

Regarding the NGOs trial : It is more than NGOs crisis

The U.S NGOs workers have left Egypt today, they were taken by that U.S military plane that had land surprisingly in the Cairo international airport last night with no pre-knowledge of the airport officials...

Posted Mar 01 2012, 06:46 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, regional, America, Economy, Cairo, National Security, Egyptian Army, NGOs, Post revolution, SCAF, IRI, NDI, Freedom House, Fazia Abu El Naga

#UA07march : For the martyrs rights

Today the Ultras Ahlawy “UA07” movement is having a march from the Ahly Club to the office of the public prosecutor office to demand the rights of their martyrs in the terrible Port Said massacre. Today...

Posted Feb 15 2012, 01:43 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, Photos, National, Follow Up, Sports, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Port Said, Ultras, Port Said massacre, #UA07March, Abu Hamed

#Jan28 Our revolution Day

After many years history will say that the true revolution day in Egypt was #Jan28 or January 28th,2012 and not January 25th,2012 , this was the true day the Egyptian people showed the whole world that...

Posted Jan 28 2012, 03:34 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, National, Cairo, Videos, #Jan25, Post revolution

#Tahrir : The clashes continue and we do not know to where we are heading “Graphic”

Last night the ministry of health has declared officially that 760 were injured and 2 were killed , one from Cairo and one in Alexandria. Now today the ministry of health has declared the injured have...

Posted Nov 19 2011, 08:36 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, Follow Up, Police, Elections, Cairo, Egyptian Faces, Alexandria, Egyptian Army, Protests, Suez, ElBaradei, Sit in, #Jan25, tahrir, Post revolution, Revolution Youth Coalition, Abu Ismail

#Nov18 : Tahrir is packed

More than 100,000 are estimated to be in Tahrir square , the scenes of the Tahrir square during the Friday prayers were impressive. “Tahrir sqaure at 1:30 PM by Sherin Tadrus from Al Jazeera international...

Posted Nov 17 2011, 10:07 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Cairo, Protests, Islamists, Muslim Brotherhood, Sit in, Salafists, #Jan25, tahrir, Million Man protest, Post revolution, #Nov18, April 6, No military trials

#Damietta Crisis : Someone tell me what these photos mean !!

The Damietta crisis is still on , the sit in is not suspended yet the protesters everyday they open more routes to the Damietta port. The people of Sananiya village that located directly besides the MOPCO...

Posted Nov 17 2011, 08:35 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Video, National, Follow Up, Economy, Corruption, Cairo, pollution, environment, MENA, Nile, industry, Newspaper, Damietta, MOPCO, #Damietta, Lilian Wagdy, Sananiya, Ahram

#Sohag Sit in : The lessons we should learn

Last Eid’s eve I was actually terrified when I knew that the people in the city of Sohag were angry and decided to have a sit in at the railway station cutting it in vital time as well as in one of the...

Posted Nov 06 2011, 11:09 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, Economy, Cairo, Egyptian Life, railways, revolution, Sohag, governorates, Sit in, Post revolution, #Sohag, Fuel crisis

I have seen this scene before !!

I forgot to publish this photo when Ofir Gendelman had published it in order to win sympathy of the world. This is Bibi while watching on TV on how a group of Egyptian protesters stormed an empty apartment...

Posted Sep 22 2011, 08:11 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, politics, Follow Up, Cairo, twitter, MENA, National Security, israeli embassy, Bibi, Netanyahu, Post revolution

9/9 In photos and videos

As lazy as and as I am having internet connectivity I have finished uploading all the photos and videos I took on 9/9 protest at Tahrir square . I hope you enjoy the Ultras offensive chants."+18"...

Posted Sep 19 2011, 06:01 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, National, protest, Sports, Cairo, Videos, Tahrir square, zamalak, Ultras, Ahly, #Jan25, 9/9

#Flagman : Our Egyptian Spiderman

At 2 AM in the morning I found my iPhone twitter application sending notifications that made me get up from my bed and see what it was going on , it should be something big ; well it turns out that there...

Posted Aug 20 2011, 07:33 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, politics, Video, Follow Up, Cairo, Videos, Egyptian Faces, MENA, Giza, Sinai, israeli embassy, spiderman, Post revolution, #Flagman, Ahmed Shahat

Sinai Follow up : Waiting for a proper official reaction

There is a currently a strong protest at the Israeli embassy in Giza , of course this bring a lot of bad memories after what happened last night in public reaction. It is not that big , between 1500-5000...

Posted Aug 19 2011, 11:10 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, Arab, politics, Video, Follow Up, Cairo, Videos, National Security, Egyptian Army, Sinai, israeli embassy, Presidential elections 2011, Martyrs, Essam Sharaf, SCAF, Ahmed Galal

The Syrian Revolution : The Ramadan Massacre goes on

If the Mubarak’s trial was the trial of the century then what is taking place in the city Hama is considered the massacre of the century by all measures in the Arab region. The city is out of the world...

Posted Aug 06 2011, 08:43 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Video, Syria, Follow Up, Kuwait, health, Cairo, MENA, revolution, LAS, Hama, Deir ez Zor, El Rastan, Ramadan Massacre

Syrian Revolution : #Ramadan Massacre Indeed “Graphic +18”

Indeed it is Ramadan Massacre what has been taking place in Syria in the last 24 hours , it is a true massacre by all measures. I bet that El Assad boys would have done it like their papa and uncle in...

Posted Jul 31 2011, 09:23 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Video, Syria, regional, National, Cairo, Videos, Protests, ElBaradei, Hama, Aleppo, Daraa, Nabil Al Araby, #RamadanMassacre

Meanwhile in Cairo !!

At the same time Suez is on fire , Cairo is currently watching what is taking place anxiously especially at El Manial area. I hate to say but once again another police station in Egypt is besieged by angry...

Posted Jul 04 2011, 07:36 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, National, Follow Up, Police, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Unrests, Manial, News Photos, Egyptian police

The ministry of interior Friday : United for one thing

Today was the ministry of interior Friday , yes I will call this Friday with that name with my all due respect to the martyrs but seriously Friday we had a common goal : To deliver one message that we...

Posted Jul 01 2011, 11:07 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, National, Follow Up, Justice, Cairo, Alexandria, Tahrir square, Protests, tahrir, Post revolution, SCAF, El Adly, Human rights., 6 April, Fridays, Nawar Negm

#Jun 28th Follow Up : Day oF Rage indeed

Forget about July 8 because we have got Jun8 The ministry of health stated officially that only 72 were injured in the events including 34 CSF soldiers. Of course unofficially people are speaking about...

Posted Jun 29 2011, 12:49 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, National, Follow Up, Police, health, Cairo, Egyptian Army, Down Town, Protests, Ultras, Citizen Journalis, Official, Live blogging, tahrir, Post revolution, SCAF, Sharaf, MENA Egypt, #Jun28

Syrian Revolution : A tale of two protests

Today there were two protests at the same street about the same thing and the protesters were from the same country but they were now in different country , this the tale of the two protests I have seen...

Posted Jun 21 2011, 06:49 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: News, Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Democracy, Video, Syria, Follow Up, dictatorship, Cairo, Videos, Protests, revolution, Bashar El Assad, Syrian embassy

Eclipse in Cairo

Last night Cairo and other cities in the Middle East and Europe enjoyed a beautiful lunar eclipse for about 100 minutes. It was beautiful natural event I am so happy that many Egyptians enjoyed freely...

Posted Jun 15 2011, 11:08 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, Photos, National, nature, Cairo, environment, night, moon, Lunar eclipse

A Spy in our revolution

Egypt has officially announced that it arrested an Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel on suspicion of spying and trying to recruit Egyptians in Cairo. The supreme security prosecution ordered his detention 15...

Posted Jun 12 2011, 11:27 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, history, politics, Video, Cairo, National Security, Egyptian Army, Tahrir square, Spy, Mossad, Al Azhar, revolution, Lavon Affair, Egyptian Revolution, Post revolution, Ilan Grapel, ElGasoos, May 27

Khaled Said : The movement is still there

I did not expect that people would react to Yesterday’s silent stands , I did not expect that they would come and participate in the stands for one hour. I do not know why , I should have known better...

Posted Jun 06 2011, 11:45 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Alexandria, Upper Egypt, Torture, Khaled Said

Another Sad Friday Night : The Azabakia clashes "Updated"

For hours now Down town Cairo is being on alert as there are reportedly clashes between the people and the police force at the Azbakia police station. Traffic is paralyzed in certain areas in Cairo. Ramsis...

Posted Jun 03 2011, 11:24 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Video, Police, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Torture, Egyptia Life, Post revolution, military police, Ramsis, Azabakia

#May 27 in Videos and photos : All over the country

Ok today is May 28th and we began to see videos and photos from around the country not only Cairo from #May 27 , I do not care how big the protests were outside Cairo and Alexandria but I care about the...

Posted May 28 2011, 02:51 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Follow Up, Mubarak, Cairo, Alexandria, Tahrir square, Protests, Upper Egypt, Sinai, Qena, Suez, revolution, Delta, Sohag, Tanta, demcracy, mansoura, Ismailia, Follow, #Jan25, Post revolution, Human rights., #May 27, El Wadi El Gadid

#May27 : The demands List that rules other Demands Lists

Ok here is the demand list of #May 27 million man protest that rules all other demands list and it is in English as well. This demand list published today combines all the common demands in other demand...

Posted May 26 2011, 03:16 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, National, Follow Up, Cairo, MENA, Egyptian Army, 6th April, mansoura, Aida El-Kashaf, #Jan25, Post revolution, Ganzeer

Nakba Revolution : The people want to return back to Palestine and Golan

I do not remember that the anniversary of Nakba was as hot and as intense as today seriously. The people want the right of the return , the people want to return back to Palestine . The big surprise of...

Posted May 15 2011, 01:41 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, Palestine, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, Arab, politics, Video, Syria, regional, Lebanon, Follow Up, Refugees, Cairo, 1948, Alexandria, National Security, Egyptian Army, Golan, IDF, Nakba Day, El Assad, Maroun El Ras, Magdel Shams

#Jan25 : Walk like An Egyptian and sing like a Tunisian

For sure you have seen these photos with their famous caption “Walk like Egyptian” Well I am proud and thrilled to give the young man who actually did not only walked like an Egyptian “because he is” but...

Posted May 03 2011, 02:58 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Tunisia, Cairo, Videos, revolution, maghreb, #Jan25, tahrir, Walk like Egyptian, Aboul Qacem Echebbi

Syrian Revolution : In the heart of Cairo

Today Cairo reminded the World how once upon time Syrian and Egypt were one country . Today there were two protests in front of the Syrian embassy in Giza , one was held by the Syrian students and members...

Posted Apr 26 2011, 11:01 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Democracy, Video, Syria, National, Follow Up, Cairo, MENA, Protests, revolution, Daraa, Ahmed El-Youssef, Syrian embassy

Egypt,1920s in Color : Same place , Familiar Faces and different times

How to be a Retronaut website published an amazing collection of colored photos from Egypt in 1920s, it is must be seen and shared. A scene we do not see any more During the Nile flood These photos were...

Posted Apr 23 2011, 06:24 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, Photos, history, people, Cairo, Egyptian Faces, Egyptian Life, MENA, Giza, Aswan, Nostalgia, luxor, Al Azhar, Pyramids, National Geographic, 1920s, Retronaut

A protest in front of the Israeli Embassy “ Graphic”

There is currently a protest in solidarity with Gaza in front of the Israeli embassy in Giza. The protest comes after the start of a new Israeli military operation against city , the death toll in the...

Posted Apr 08 2011, 07:01 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, Palestine, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, politics, National, Gaza, Cairo, Videos, war, MENA, Tahrir square, Giza, Protests, Helwan

Tahrir is officially back

And the millions have returned back to the Tahrir square today. I have not gone there this time , instead I watch the whole event on TV. Already if I went there , I would go from early morning to find...

Posted Apr 08 2011, 04:42 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, politics, Democracy, Video, Syria, National, protest, Gaza, Mubarak, Corruption, Yemen, Cairo, Videos, Egyptian Army, Tahrir square, Sharm El-Sheikh, Protests, #Jan25, Post revolution, Trial Friday

#Jan25 : Departure Friday in Photos

On February 2nd after the first million man protest in Al Tahrir there was unforgettable camel battle the world witnessed and on February 3rd there was an invitation from the revolutionaries to the Egyptian...

Posted Mar 06 2011, 11:22 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, politics, Democracy, National, Follow Up, Mubarak, Cairo, Babies, Egyptian Faces, MENA, NDP, Tahrir square, revolution, alaa al aswany, #Jan25, Departure Friday, Safwat Hegazy

The fall of the State security kingdom in Egypt

After the fall of the state security in the hands of the Egyptian revolutionaries/ people in Suez , Ismailia , North Sinai , Damanhur and Kafr El-Sheikh , here comes the daughter of Alexander the great...

Posted Mar 04 2011, 11:27 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, politics, Democracy, Video, National, State Security, Corruption, Cairo, Videos, Alexandria, MENA, army, Egyptian Army, Dokki, Post revolution, Nasr City

Mubarak’s first and last international interviews

This is a part from Thames TV’s interview with Mubarak was shortly recorded after El-Sadat assassination in 1981 . It was aired on ITV on October 29,1981. I do not know if there were other international...

Posted Feb 25 2011, 11:09 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Mubarak, Interviews, Corruption, Cairo, Tahrir square, 1981, ABC News, Christiane Amanpour, 2011, #Jan25, Thames TV, Revoluiton, ITV

A possible last Photo For Mubarak before departing Cairo

CBS News published exclusively what could be the last photo for former president Mubarak before departing Cairo after step downing. I do not know why this man was waving , it seems that he is Mubarak after...

Posted Feb 17 2011, 02:19 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Before it was presidential

"This was written before the #Jan25 revolution from a very short time , I could not post then for reasons that are clear for everybody but I could not resist the temptation to publish it now when...

Posted Feb 10 2011, 10:35 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, Culture, politics, mideast, Mubarak, Tourism, Cairo, MENA, hotels, Nostalgia, Presidential palace, Helipolis Palace, Oroba Palace, Helipolis

#Jan25 : Here are the agents of Iran and Israel”1”

The official media claims that the people in Al Tahrir are agents of Israel and Iran , getting paid by dollars and receiving KFC meals !! Strangely KFC Al Tahrir is currently closed and KFC franchise itself...

Posted Feb 06 2011, 08:32 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, politics, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Mubarak, Iran, Cairo, Videos, Egyptian Faces, Egyptian Life, demcracy, #Jan25, Al Tahrir, Million Man protest

Chaos in Egypt

It has been a few days now and things are still very unstabble in Egypt. The Egyptians seem to have lost all fear of President Hosni Mubarak’s regime and continue to protest for their rights regardless...

Posted Jan 30 2011, 05:10 PM by Social Slave

#Jan25 : A Real New Hope

I remember that I called Mohamed ElBaradei as a new hope in Egypt , well what I have seen by my own eyes and heard by my own ears. If millions were and are at their homes , thousands , real thousands took...

Posted Jan 25 2011, 02:06 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: News, Human Rights, Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Follow Up, Mubarak, Cairo, MENA, National Security, Tahrir square, Giza, Protests, #Jan25

Another 3 Egyptians To Set Themselves on Fire in the Last 24 hours !! 'Updated'

It seems that Mohamed Bou Azizi May Allah bless his soul has set a trend in Egypt : A housewife in Alexandria set herself on fire yesterday at the same time we were busy with Abdel Manam Hamda in Cairo...

Posted Jan 17 2011, 11:05 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Economy, health, Cairo, parliament, Egyptian Life, Alexandria, MENA

A protest in Mansoura

Here is a video for a protest that was held yesterday in Mansoura in solidarity with the victims of the attack. A stand in Mansoura Yesterday was the big day of protests in the country , many Christians...

Posted Jan 03 2011, 03:13 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Terrorism, Cairo, Activism, Alexandria, National Security, Protests, Shubra, Two Saints, reactions

Follow Up : Orabi 2010

There was no doubt that if Ahmed Orabi were alive today , he would be transferred to a martial court and from it he would be on his way to the gallows , anyhow the grand descendants of Orabi who took down...

Posted Sep 21 2010, 06:35 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Cairo, Videos, Alexandria, Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, Port Said, nfc, Orabi 2010

Breaking News : Even This Kid

Do you see this kid in that photo !!?? Mahmoud Shokeir This kid was in a police station detained with his mother and a group of activists and it seems for the information in this late hour in Ramadan that...

Posted Aug 13 2010, 11:16 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, National, Bloggers, Cairo, breaking News, Presidential elections 2011, ElBaradei, presidential elections 2010, nfc, Ahmed Shokeir

Follow Up : 23rd of July Khaled Said's silent Revolution

May be it was not a silent revolution in Cairo but it was huge silent revolution indeed in Alexandria. As agreed activists across the country held the usual weekend silent stands for Khaled Said ; of course...

Posted Jul 23 2010, 10:59 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Alexandria, Khaled Said

Musafir Khana : The Khedival Birthplace Which Was Forgotten

Right after we know that Zahi Hawas will add the title of "Reality TV star" beside his other titles he got whether officially "the head of the supreme council of antiquities" or unofficially...

Posted Jul 08 2010, 09:18 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, Culture, Video, National, Cairo, Farouk Hosni, Egyptian Royalty, Khedive Ismail, Zahi Hawas, antiquities

Al–Tunsi Market Fire : To See A Catastrophe In Making Under Our Own Eyes

Last week Egyptians especially Cairenes woke up one day to find one of their biggest popular markets ever destroyed in fire , some of them was shocked , some of them expected it and some of them was surprised...

Posted Jun 30 2010, 09:40 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Video, mideast, National, Economy, Cairo, Tunsi Market

Follow Up : Alexandrian Anger

Alexandria is still angry for the murder of Khalid Said and is still insisting on impressing us with its action. Yesterday Friday Alexandrians held a sit at the Corniche to object the regime's practices...

Posted Jun 18 2010, 10:27 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Alexandria, Police Brutality, Khalid Said

ElBaradei tours old Cairo

Mohamed ElBaradei has visited this morning Old Cairo along with a group of his supporters. His group invited those who were interested to join them in their tour yesterday despite it was not Friday but...

Posted May 30 2010, 05:50 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, Religion, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Presidential elections 2011, Old Cairo, Mohamed ElBaradei, Ben Ezra, Hanging Church, Amr Ibn Al-Aas

Follow Up : Bahaa Saber's Torture Marks

First of all Bahaa has been released after paying a bail of EGP 5,000 yesterday and do not ask why he had to pay a baill for something he did not do , not to mention after all the torture he had suffered...

Posted Apr 16 2010, 01:29 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, mideast, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Torture, 6th April, Bahaa Saber, Amira El-Tahawy

The Sudanese Voted in Egypt

The Sudanese community in Egypt has participated in the current Sudanese elections yesterday in the Sudanese embassy , I hope they preserve this right ,it is very expensive one. Why can't Egyptians...

Posted Apr 12 2010, 05:37 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Democracy, National, africa, Follow Up, Cairo, Sudan, Presidential elections 2011

A Long Day , A Sad Day

Today is the 6th of April and as usual the 6th of April youth wanted to have their annual protest in the Tahrir square and in front of the parliament and as you know things got ugly in the past few hours...

Posted Apr 06 2010, 05:35 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Ayman Nour, Down Town, Tahrir square, Freedom of expression, Hamdi Kandeel, 6th April, Mohesna Tawfik

Saving Heliopolis Style

We have an Egyptian a unique architectural style that does not exist anywhere in the world ; this style is called " Heliopolis Style ". As you can see from the name , this early 20th century...

Posted Mar 28 2010, 11:25 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, Culture, mideast, National, architecture, Cairo, Arts, Baroque Style, Heliopolis

Mohamed ElBaradei's Big Day in ElHussein

I knew last night that Mohamed ElBaradei was going to pray the Friday prayer in a big and popular Mosque , I though of all big Mosques in Cairo, Giza and even in 6th of October except ElHussein Mosque...

Posted Mar 26 2010, 04:05 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Islam, politics, Democracy, mideast, National, Follow Up, Press, Interviews, Cairo, Egyptian Faces, Egyptians, AUC, Presidential elections 2011, Mohamed ElBaradei, ElHussein

Restoring Maimonides

The news of restoring and re-inaugurating Maimonides synagogue are making the headlines around the world these days , the synagogue from one year ago was in a terrible status if you remember and the NDP...

Posted Mar 09 2010, 06:45 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, Palestine, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, history, Culture, politics, Religion, mideast, National, Follow Up, Religions, Cairo, Farouk Hosni, Minorities, Jerusalem, Zahi Hawas, Maimonides

Rains and Hails

Today is a real February day , a real winter day unlike that strange summer weather that we suffered from last week. Of course today was a real tough winter day I believe many people have not seen from...

Posted Feb 25 2010, 05:36 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, Photos, mideast, National, Weather, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Alexandria, Sinai, Rains, mansoura, hails

Pal Sarkozy To Show His Paintings in Cairo

Oh oui, Papa Sarkozy is going to show his painting in Cairo as the second stop after Budapest. Paul Sarkozy is a surrealist painter and I think he is latest collection is inspired by his son and daughter...

Posted Feb 12 2010, 02:19 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, middle east, citizen Journalism, Photos, Culture, politics, mideast, Europe, Paintings, Cairo, Arts, France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni, Pal Sarkozy, Paul Sarkozy

Egypt Beats Algeria , Will Play With Ghana Next Sunday

I think you have heard the news , Egypt has won Algeria with 4 wonderful goals :) A wonderful game that showed our players real powers where as unfortunately showed the Algerian players worst manners Read...

Posted Jan 28 2010, 06:39 PM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, Video, africa, FOOTBALL, Sports, Cairo, Soccer, Algeria, Ghana, Angola, CAN2010

Princess Ferial’s Funeral

And so the Princess has returned back home , for once and for all !! Princess Ferial Farouk has returned back to Egypt in a coffin to be buried besides her sisters and her father in Cairo. People are wondering...

Posted Dec 01 2009, 05:05 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, politics, mideast, National, Follow Up, Cairo, Egyptians, Egyptian Royalty, Mohamed Ali Royal Family, Farial Farouk, Ferial Farouk, Princess Ferial, Funeral

A Real Son of Madam

Do you know who Israel will send to Egypt as its coming Ambassador ?? Yitzhak Levanon and do you know who is his mother ?? His mother is Israel’s first madam Shula Cohen ; the infamous Israeli spy caught...

Posted Nov 23 2009, 01:23 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, history, Arab, politics, mideast, regional, Lebanon, Economy, Cairo, Beirut, National Security, Spy, Mossad, Zaven Kouyoumdjian, Prostitution, Rashid Karami, Shula Cohen, Yitzhak Levanon

Follow Up : NDPC 2009 Day 2

Ok today was the second day of the NDPC circus ; Prime minister Nazif and Gamal Mubarak spoke today. Nazif spoke as usual as the prime of another Egypt in far far away Galaxy in a long time ago !! I do...

Posted Nov 01 2009, 04:42 AM by Egyptian Chronicles

Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Economy, Cairo, Gamal Mubarak, NDP Conference, Ahmed Nazif, NDPC 2009

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