Qwaider Planet : Egypt

Eid Mubarak!

Caledoniyya — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:17:09 GMT

After much hmmming and hawing over the actual date of this year’s Eid, I have decided to enter the celebratory fray midway and wish one and all a might, hearty, blessed… EID MUBARAK! Enjoy...(read more)

Egypt’s Car Portal ContactCars Launches its iPhone Application

ArabCrunch — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:01:58 GMT

ContactCars.com a car listing and buying portal in Egypt has launched its Arabic iPhone app offering users the latest car prices in the Egyptian market. The app features tens of car models complete with...(read more)

An Activist Is Detained in matrouh

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:49:04 GMT

An opposition activist called Nabil Abdel Rahman from Matrouh has been detained from few hours ago before Mubarak’s visit tomorrow to the borders governorate. Mubarak is going to pray the Eid prayer after...(read more)

Mortada Mansour Rants More Than Usual

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:16:04 GMT

Mortada Mansour was hosted in 2X2 show yesterday and his interview was too provoking , too rude and too .. that forced me to post his especially he crossed all the lines when he spoke about the opposition...(read more)

Eid Time

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:05:00 GMT

The Eid will be next Friday insh Allah in Egypt so happy Eid to all our Muslim world. It is great thing that our Eid is coming at the same time of the Coptic new year “1727” and Rosh Hashanah “Jewish Year...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Hassan The Bassorite {27}

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Here we are in the 27th night of our radio Arabian nights , it is already the last night in Ramadan and the last night in our tale and in our Arabian nights this year. I did not want to end it last night...(read more)

مع محاكمة المسؤولين الحقيقيين عن اهدار ثرواتنا الثقافية - بيان

كشفٌ Kashf — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:52:00 GMT

رغم الاستنكار الذي ساد أوساط المثقفين و التشكيليين و المهتمين بالحراك العام في مصر و العالم تجاه حادث...(read more)

Mahmoud Mohieldin To The World Bank : A Prize For Destroying Our Economy

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:52:03 GMT

Mahmoud Mohieldin , the minister of investment and one of Gamal Mubarak’s policies committee economic pillars in the regime has been appointed as the managing director of the World Bank , yes the world...(read more)

Dr. ElBaradei speaks to The Egyptian Youth

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:17:04 GMT

Dr. ElBaradei addresses not only the Egyptian youth but all the Egyptians if I may say. You can watch the video after the break ElBaradei addresses the Egyptian Youth He speaks about the claims of the...(read more)

Follow Up : Camilla Shehata , A Crisis By The Blessings of The Regime

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:33:01 GMT

Why do I believe that the current dying regime in Egypt is approving and is feeding the tension resulted from Camilla Shehata disappearance !!?? Why do I have the feeling that the Egyptian state could...(read more)

Gamal Mubarak’s Support Race : Search For the Parliamentary elections

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:31:05 GMT

No one can deny that Gamal Mubarak’s posters and banners are taking Egypt by storm from north to south in the posters war even more than his own father yet this does not mean that there is a genuine support...(read more)

Where is Osama El-Baz ??

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:07:00 GMT

Again I am asking where is Osama El-Baz ?? Where has he gone !!?? Is he still really among Mubarak’s advisers !!?? It was said that he left his position or rather had to leave it because he clashed with...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Hassan The Bassorite {26}

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:02:05 GMT

Here we are in the 26th night of Arabian nights waiting to know what is waiting for Hassan , the Bassorite or Hassan El-Bassery in the 3rd part of his tale. By the way there is a real Hassan El-Bassery...(read more)

Do Not Mess With The Social Network Generation

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:41:01 GMT

The activists in Egypt have reached to an important finding in the ElBaradeis photos issue or rather Laila ElBaradei’s FB account screen cap in that group ; it is fake. According to Language settings in...(read more)

Why Ramadhan in the Middle East means overeating and Dramas on TV

wasapnin jordan? — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:15:49 GMT

I recently read an article which was forwarded by an Egyptian colleague about over eating and watching TV during the month of Ramadhan in Egypt. The full article can be read here. I have lived 2 years...(read more)

ElBaradei : When We Go To The Streets It Will Be The First And The Last Time !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:33:05 GMT

"When we go to the streets , it will be the first and the last time !!" Dr. ElBaradei and his supporters had a public Iftar yesterday in Sayida Zeinab area where he said this very important warning...(read more)

The Ramadan of Crises , The Ramadan Of Anger

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:07:00 GMT

I do not think that we had Ramadan like the one we are having before considering the crises we have : A Wheat crisis : Russia got fires forcing it to ban the export of grains , Egypt will suffer...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Hassan The Bassorite {25}

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:54:01 GMT

Tonight we will continue the tale of Hassan El-Bassery or Hassan the Bassorite with the strange Persian man who knows the secrets of Chemistry or rather Alchemy and can turn copper in to Gold. Tonight...(read more)

Sometimes You Need To Slap More Than To Denounce

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:42:01 GMT

Many Egyptians remember when Zaki Badr ,the infamous notorious minister of interior was slapped surprisingly and powerfully in the heart of the Parliament in 1987 by a Wafd member and it happened as followed...(read more)

When Jimmy Met Bibi !!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:09:05 GMT

The Israeli media claims that Gamal Mubarak met Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington and the Egyptian press , the independent and opposition press of course took the news and published with no comment because...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Hassan The Bassorite {24}

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:47:00 GMT

Here we are in a new night and a new tale , tonight Scheherazade will start a new tale : the tale of Hassan the Bassorite. The name of this tale varies from one translated version to another version The...(read more)

Hard Sell: security AND sovereignty

Btnafas بتنفس حريه — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:37:00 GMT

After ignoring the part where The writer refers to Obama as (Hussein) to be more consistent with the ongoing debate by GOP whether he is Muslim or not!! The writer points out future scenarios for...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Ma’aruf The Cobbler {23}

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:44:00 GMT

Here we are in the 23rd night of our old and beautiful Arabian nights where we know the final destiny of Ma’aruf , today is the final and sixth chapter of his tale and his adventure in the kingdom of Kheytan...(read more)

Arabic X-Files : RIP Hend El-Fassi

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:45:00 GMT

Late Hend ‘ Hend El-Fassi has passed away’ a strange surprising news no one expected to find in the newspaper from two weeks , how and when were the two questions many Egyptians asked and I believe they...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Ma’aruf The Cobbler {22}

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:47:02 GMT

Here we are in the 22nd night of our old and beautiful Arabian nights where the Egyptian Cobbler Ma’aruf meets unexpected challenge in the 5th chapter of his tale. There is something I wish you have noticed...(read more)

Egyptian X-File : Who Is Behind General Soliman’s Campaign !!?

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:37:01 GMT

At First specific photojournalists including AP Cairo based photojournalists in certain newspapers received tips about the locations of these posters , then restrict orders to the newspapers not to publish...(read more)

Posters War in Egypt

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:38:04 GMT

At first Egyptian Activists tried to put ElBaradei and NFC posters in different cities and all what they got was being arrested and humiliated by police forces then we found Gamal Mubarak support group...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Ma’aruf The Cobbler {21}

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:12:05 GMT

We are in the 21st night of our old radio Arabian nights , we are still following the strange adventure of Ma’aruf the cobbler who escaped from his awful wife in Egypt to the unknown. Last night we knew...(read more)

Ramadan 2010 around the world

أفندينا — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:53:00 GMT

* * The crescent moon is seen near mosques in old Cairo on the fifth day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 15, 2010. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih) * * 45 pictures from around the world about Ramadan...(read more)

The old Man of The Middle East !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:19:03 GMT

These photos show a kind soft side of Obama who is listening carefully to an old Middle Eastern man visiting him at the White House . That photo shows the concern of Abbas, Abdullah and Obama. Mubarak...(read more)

Helicopter taxi ….the latest on “Sarcasm in Egypt”

Mini T blog — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:52:03 GMT

I was shuffling between Blogs in Kuwait until I found one of the blogs posting and admiring a funny sarcastic new on masrawy website Cairo will soon provide a new means of transportation via Helicopter...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Ma’aruf The Cobbler {20}

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:56:02 GMT

Here we are in the 19th night of our Arabian nights my dear readers and the second part of Ma’aruf the cobbler’s tale. Do you know Ma’aruf the cobbler’s tale was presented in the Egyptian cinema as a film...(read more)

Mubarak : A Nation With in Our Grasp !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:17:04 GMT

Hosni Mubarak has written an op-ed in the NY Times about Peace process Obama is trying to revive with the title “ A Peace plan within our grasp ” ! Of course it would have been more honest and more realistic...(read more)

So Junior Is in Washington

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:51:04 GMT

The absence of Gamal Mubarak from the annual National unity breakfast held by the Egyptian Church made me wonder where he has gone and why he did not appear !!?? At first I thought that he avoided that...(read more)

Rami Malek Joins Twilight !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:46:02 GMT

Ok here is a little story will make many Twilight saga fans in Egypt including my cousin extremely happy : Rami Malek , the American actor from Egyptian descent will join the cast of Twilight as Benjamin...(read more)

Euro-Mediterranean School 2010 Open For Entrepreneurs’ Applications

StartUpArabia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:37:00 GMT

The Euro-Mediterranean School (EMS), which is an initiative that aims to offer young entrepreneurs from the Euromed countries an opportunity to follow a learning program in the field of business management...(read more)

Euro-Mediterranean School 2010 Open For Entrepreneurs’ Applications

StartUpArabia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:37:00 GMT

ElBaradei To Return Back to Egypt tonight

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:16:04 GMT

Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei will arrive Cairo tonight to spend the last ten days of Ramadan in the country. “9 days actually” He is arriving in a very critical time with new battles waiting for him and his family...(read more)

Ramadan in Egypt with El Ekhwan EL muslmeen

Mini T blog — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:42:23 GMT

As I am not at all a person who could follow a TV series in Ramdan ,not out of religiouse point of vew but because they ALL suck, except one of them that has captured my attention .Egyptian national TV...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Ma’aruf The Cobbler {19}

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:50:03 GMT

Here is the 19th night of our Arabian nights my dear readers and the second part of Ma’aruf the cobbler’s tale. You can check the first part of the tale at the related post section in the post page. Ma...(read more)

Ghada Is Our Carrie Bradshaw but 3ayza Atgawez Is not Our Sex and The City !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:34:01 GMT

Dear follow blogger Ghada Abdel Aal is being labeled Egypt’s Carrie Bradshaw or the veiled Carrie Bradshaw with the international success of her book that is based on her successful blog with the same...(read more)

Qatar To buy Omar Effendi !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:53:03 GMT

Qatar bought Harrods and it seems that its eye is now on Omar Effendi. There are rumors that Saudi Anwal is having negotiating with Qatar holding that wants to buy the famous department store that suffered...(read more)

سيجار وكاس

كشفٌ Kashf — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT

(١) " سيجار وكاس" عنوان وضعه صحفي حنجوري في مطبوعة "مصر الفتاة" أول التسعينات لصورة ضمت محاميا كان يدافع...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : Ma’aruf The Cobbler {18}

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:17:01 GMT

Here is the 18th night of our Arabian nights my dear readers , tonight we have got a new tale with new adventure , the famous adventure of Ma’aruf the cobbler. Ma’aruf the cobbler is from the very famous...(read more)

International Day of The Disappeared : Egyptian Edition 2010

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Today August 30 is the international day of the disappeared , the day which should remember and remind people with all the victims of enforced disappearance. After few hours the ANHRI will hold a press...(read more)

Is this Real !!?? Is This Saad El-Din Ibrahim

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:08:01 GMT

Youm 7 reports that Saad El-Din Ibrahim has signed the Gamal Mubarak proxy , was not he supporting ElBaradei !!? It has published photos !! Signing the proxy of shame !! Is this the price Ibrahim had to...(read more)

Mansour and Beck

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:53:00 GMT

I have always thought that Beck was looking familiar to me , he reminded with someone and I was right. Glenn Beck and Mortada Mansour Mansour compared to Beck is a genius , truly loud genius. By the way...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : The Barber of Baghdad {17}

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:29:02 GMT

Here is the 17th night of our Arabian nights , technically we finish the tale of Barber of Baghdad and his brothers tonight. You can check the first parts of the Barber of Baghdad tale at the related posts...(read more)

No Military Trials For Helwan Workers

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:27:04 GMT

Today the saga of the Helwan workers continue in front of the military court , the saga that should be stopped now. If you do not know what I am talking about , well the story started last August...(read more)

an Egyptian in Jordan: Racism and hot chicks

mab3oos — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:35:00 GMT

An Egyptian friend of mine was in Amman for the Summer. Here are a few of his observations: His Jordanian landlord in Jabal Elweibdeh flinched when heard of his nationality and tried to over charge him...(read more)

Mubarak’s BBF Friend in Israel Wants Palestinians To Perish

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:09:01 GMT

Hosni Mubarak ‘s BBF friend in Israel Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef wishes that God would strike Abbas and the Palestinians with plague !! Now I am sure that Yosef is not sick as I thought , this...(read more)

حول ترحيل بعض اللاجئين السودانيين في مصر

كشفٌ Kashf — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:24:00 GMT

وصلتني هذه الرسائل من أصدقاء وزملاء سودانيين حول ترحيل مزمع للاجئين سودانيين (غالبهم من دارفور) عن مصر...(read more)

Listen And Learn From Tarek El-Bishry

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:07:00 GMT

Judge and thinker Tarek El-Bishry spoke about the liberal era in Egypt in an old interview with Ahmed El- Muslamany. It is a must see interview , it is not about historical information we do not know about...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : The Barber of Baghdad {16}

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:51:01 GMT

Here is the 16th night from our Arabian nights You can check the first parts of the Barber of Baghdad tale at the related posts section. Technorati Tags: Culture , Arabian Nights , 1001 , Books , Audio...(read more)

Mubarak To Washington For More Than Peace talks

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:52:00 GMT

Mubarak will head to Washington to participate in the direct Peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis , this is what is officially being said and nobody in Cairo buys it. Egyptians believe that Mr...(read more)

AdobeAir.me: A Directory for Adobe Air Applications

ArabCrunch — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:44:24 GMT

If you are not familiar with AdobeAir it is a cross platform runtime environment developed by adobe for building and running rich Internet applications using Adobe flash, Flex, HTMl and Ajax and can run...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : The Barber of Baghdad {15}

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:37:05 GMT

I think I will be the worst Scheherazade ever , the Scheherazade that forgets to complete the tale next night !! I apologize as usual for not posting the 15th night of our radio Arabian nights at its correct...(read more)

رمضان كريم :غزالة أم السبع توائم بحاجة للعون

كشفٌ Kashf — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:32:00 GMT

قبل عامين تقريبا انشغلت الصحف المصرية بخبر السيدة التي كانت حاملا في سبع توائم. انجبت غزالة الأطفال في...(read more)

Nasr Allam : Our First Minister on Twitter

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:12:03 GMT

Nasr Allam , our current minister of irrigation and waters sources has joined twitter and has become the first Egyptian minister in office. He has joined the twitter world since last August 23rd and he...(read more)

Ghazi’s Arrest Will Not Release Shalit

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:28:05 GMT

This message is from a Palestinian student called Mohamed Ghazi who was arrested in Egypt by the orders of the state security and is currently in jail , he sent to the Nadeem center . That Palestinian...(read more)

لا تتركوا الضعفاء يسحقون: استمرار اعتقال ١٥ لاجئا سودانيا في مصر رغم قرارات الافراج

كشفٌ Kashf — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:11:00 GMT

لازال اللاجئون السودانيون المعتقلون في مصر منذ يناير ٢٠١٠ يعانون ظروفا انسانية مهينة ، فرغم أن قضية تأسيس...(read more)

The Ad of the Day : Lost in Translation

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:29:03 GMT

The Coca Cola easy twist off cap Cinema ad is making headlines unexpectedly not in Egyptian blogs but in American blogs to be specific LBGT blogs and even political blogs written by gays . Coco Cola twist...(read more)

Nice Idea For Al Tahrir Square Dilemma

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:05:00 GMT

For the past 20 years we have been waiting for the Al Tahrir square underground parking project losing hope and getting used to the ugly chaotic scene of the square. An email from dear friends in Europe...(read more)

Because You Claim That ElBaradei Was Pro-Israel in IAEA!!

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:18:00 GMT

The Mubarak regime media claim shamelessly that former IAEA director Mohamed ElBaradei was Pro Israel anti Egypt in the IAEA because he did not take so-called stand against Israel which has not signed...(read more)

Ramadan’s Arabian Nights : The Barber of Baghdad {14}

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:52:03 GMT

Here We are in the 14th night of the Arabian nights with Scheherazade at the Chinese emperor's court listening to the strange story of the barber of Baghdad’s brothers. Do you know that there...(read more)

To Put Off A Fire

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:02:01 GMT

Yesterday there was a protest at the Saint Mark Cathedral at Abessiya, a group of Christians came from Upper Egypt to protest the disappearance of some underage girl ; of course they blame Muslims for...(read more)

Leave Our Great Pyramid Alone Glenn Beck !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:39:00 GMT

Just like the king of all African jungles Qaddafi , Glenn Beck demonstrated in a presentation a strange connection between our great Pyramid in Giza and some ancient American place called Newark Earthworks...(read more)

Abdullah Kamal : When Hate And Jealousy Unite And Speak

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:51:02 GMT

Did anyone by chance or by mistake watch Abdullah Kamal last night in Manshat on On TV !!? What is this huge hate or rather jealousy towards all other newspapers in the market !!?? What is this huge hate...(read more)

Naguib Sawiris Offers One Million Pound Reward For Any tip About The Stolen Van Gogh Painting

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:02:00 GMT

Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris has offered one million pound as a reward to anyone with an information that can lead to the stolen Van Gogh Painting . This is a good move from Sawiris but what is...(read more)

نريده شعبا فقيرا جاهلا

كشفٌ Kashf — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:13:00 GMT

أميرة الطحاوي* أن يكون تي شيرت قد لا يتعدى ثمنه في أحسن الأحوال عشرين جنيهاً مصرياً هو ثمن توقيع مواطن...(read more)