Egypt’s new parliament: The rules have changed
Problems on hold Now that Egypt’s House of Representatives has been elected, Egyptians are eagerly waiting for the majority and opposition ...
Tag: Youssef Sidhom
Towards a balanced parliament
Problems on hold With the election of a new parliament earlier this month, Egypt at last completed the steps charted by ...
Justice Tahani al-Gebali: Political ambition in overdrive
Problems on hold Tahani al-Gebali is a name we first heard of in the 2000s when she was appointed the first ...
It’s not the rain, it’s the corruption
Problems on hold Watani’s issue of last week (21 November 2015) featured a story on the torrential rains that caught Egypt ...
Daesh attacks Paris…and digs its own grave?
Problems on hold The recent terrorist attacks in Paris left some 130 dead and 352 injured, and a bitter aftertaste of ...
Talk of the town: Who’s the next speaker of Parliament?
Problems on hold As the second round of parliamentary elections approaches, paving the road for the first House of Representatives in ...
Syria’s destiny
Problems on hold As last October drew to a close, the city of Vienna witnessed United Nations-backed peace talks on Syria. ...
The Nile silt we are losing
Problems on hold Egypt’s current engrossment with elections for the upcoming parliament has not overshadowed public interest in issues concerning the ...
Copts rights wait for Parliament
Problems on hold Egyptians are currently busy electing their first parliament after the 30 June 2013 Revolution. This massive revolution saved ...
Will the upcoming parliament be forfeited?
Problems on holdEven as the first round of balloting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections takes place, public debate rages over the ...
EDITORIAL
Problems on holdRussian airstrikes in Syria:Stone in stagnant waters The active role that Russia has recently assumed in Syria has the ...
Back to lifetime president?!
Problems on holdPresident Sisi’s credit of love and respect has been rising by the day in the hearts of Egyptians. ...
Problems on hold Will the ‘kids’ grow up?
EDITORIAL Last week I wrote wondering at the possible outcome of the upcoming parliamentary elections given that the electoral scene in ...
Parliament: names, names, names
Problems on holdPolitical parties in Egypt have long insisted that sound democratic practice pre-requires healthy, dynamic parties. This, they always ...
Political parties: pitifully fragmented
Problems on hold My heart goes out to those Egyptians who are still keen to go to the polls in the ...
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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