Would Egypt give Tarek Shawki up to UNESCO?
It is self-evident that the nomination of an Egyptian to a leading position in a prominent international institution is for ...
Tag: Problems on hold
Coronavirus is here to stay
As 2020 draws to a close, people are exchanging wishes willing it to go away and take with it the ...
Can history be selectively dismissed?
Should only the brighter aspects or incidents of national history be acknowledged and highlighted, or should every part of that ...
In need of party reform
Egypt is currently in the process of giving birth to a new House of Representatives which would take up its ...
Reading into 17th decision for legalising churches
Under the title “Back to legalising unlicensed churches”, I wrote earlier this month reviewing the latest decision by the Cabinet ...
No matter who wins presidential election: US loses
I write this editorial as the US presidential race rages on, with millions around the world holding their breath to ...
Parliament in its new look
Egypt is about to conclude the process of electing a new House of Representatives. Today, voters belonging to the 13 ...
Back to legalising unlicensed churches
On 19 October 2020, the Egyptian Cabinet spokesperson announced that Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly had presided over the Cabinet committee ...
Family law for Christians now in Cabinet
Earlier this month, representatives of the three main Churches in Egypt, the Coptic Orthodox, Coptic Catholic, and the Evangelical ...
UAE and Bahrain: Your efforts are appreciated
The two normalisation agreements signed last September between Israel and the UAE and Israel and Bahrain were cause for optimism. ...
US presidential elections: Americans vs the world
The countdown for the US presidential election which takes place 3 November 2020 has started, and the world is holding ...
Towards a cashless society
It appears that the day when Egyptians would leave their homes with not a penny in their pockets is closer ...
Towards reliberating Egyptian women
I would like to draw attention to the title of this editorial, which does not call for “liberating the Egyptian ...
Deir as-Sultan: Between Egypt, Ethiopia and Israel
On Sunday 13 September 2020, Watani printed on its Opinion Page and posted on its website an article written by ...
Lebanon: Still on old ground
A few weeks ago, I wrote under the title “Lebanon’s labour pains” about the Lebanese wrathful outburst that started in ...
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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