In Egypt, it rains disaster
Problems on hold In most countries, developed or otherwise, rain is no catastrophe. Quite the contrary, it waters thirsty lands ...
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Watani rides out the first challenge
Problems on hold I wish to express my deeply felt appreciation and gratitude to the shareholders of Watani Corporation for ...
Time for party reform
Problems on hold President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has won the confidence of Egyptians, who voted him in for a second presidential ...
Watani faces the challenge
Problems on hold I usually write this column in my capacity as Editor-in-Chief of Watani. Occasionally however, I find it ...
Uber and Careem predicament: Government flagrant failure
Problems on hold The Administrative Court’s recent ruling to halt the operation of Uber and Careem on the Egyptian market ...
Rationalisation of water consumption: Discriminatory decision by Cairo Governor
Problems on hold If we desire that everyone should respect the law and abide by it, we must ensure that ...
Not again! Exams on Christian feast days?
Problems on hold Last week, Watani posted on its website www.wataninet.com a news item to the effect that Fayoum University’s ...
Beware of creating a new Aboutrika
Problems on hold Media frenzy over footballer Mohamed Salah The name of Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah, who plays for Liverpool, ...
Even so, the proof is in the application
Problems on hold First list of unlicensed churches legalised Under the title “The proof is in the application”, I wrote ...
Objective: Robust political parties
Problems on hold Yesterday, the National Election Commission announced the names of the candidates who will be running for president ...
Egypt shall not be brought to her knees
Problems on hold Given the perpetual provocation and harassment Egypt is subjected to, one must pray for wisdom, vision and ...
Watani’s poll on its editor-in-chief
Tomorrow, members of Watani’s editorial family will cast their votes as to whether the current editor-in-chief should remain in his ...
Again: If disgraceful, why do we do it?
Problems on hold Where Coptic issues are concerned, Egypt’s House of Representatives notoriously persists in hiding its head in the ...
We need stronger parties
Problems on hold Together with many Egyptians, I welcomed news that President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi would be running for a second ...
The proof is in the application
Problems on hold For Egypt’s Copts, 2018 started on a hopeful note. On the evening of 6 January—Coptic Christmas Eve—they ...
Watani started as an Egyptian weekly Sunday newspaper published in Cairo. The word Watani is Arabic for “My Homeland”. The paper was founded in 1958 by the prominent Copt Antoun Sidhom (1915 – 1995), who strove for the establishment of a civil, democratic society in Egypt, where all Egyptians would enjoy full citizenship rights regardless of their religious denomination. To this day when Watani is published as a weekly paper and an online news site, the objective remains the same. Those in charge of Watani view this role as a patriotic all-Egyptian vocation. Special attention is given to shedding light on Coptic culture and tradition as authentically Egyptian, this being a topic largely disregarded or little-understood by Egypt’s media. Watani is deeply dedicated to offer its readers high quality, extensive, objective, credible and well-researched media coverage, with special focus on Coptic issues, culture, heritage, and contribution to Egyptian society.
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