Defendant convicted of killing military officer in 2013 executed
Last month, 19 defendants were executed in terrorism-related cases
Latest in Tag: 2013 Highlight
Latest in Tag: 2013
Brotherhood says âjustice is indivisibleâ after Mubarak trial postponement
Group says there have been âjudicial farcesâ in Egyptâs courts over past 15 months
The 2014 Egyptian Constitution: Without accountability, checks or balances: Part II
The following is the second of a two part article by the Arab Reform Initiative, an independent research network, concerning the 2014 constitutionâs treatment of human rights and the separation of powers in the government. The first part, published yesterday, addressed the constitutionâs articles concerning the military and security apparatus. The second part, below, deals …
Aleppoâs tears
By Dr Cesar Chelala âAleppo was a large and terrifying town,â wrote the American writer Frederic Prokosch in his famed novel âThe Asiaticsâ.  This has been never truer than now, as I read about the barrel bomb attacks that have killed dozens of civilians just in a few days. I look at an October 2013 photograph of a …
Egypt Year in Review 2013
The year was coloured by unrest, with widespread protests against President Mohammed Morsi followed by his removal and the installation of a new interim government, which subsequently saw additional demonstrations.
Egypt: Three years of unrest
AFP – Key developments in Egypt since the 2011 revolt that led to the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in power: — 2011 — – 25 January: Massive protests erupt, after a revolt topples Tunisia’s ruler. About 850 people die in unrest over 18 days. – 11 February: Mubarak resigns …
Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008
Death tolls vary widely, but all point to a sharp rise in violence.
Lifestyle: Year in review
The Lifestyle pages in 2013 were filled with stories about health, fashion, jewellery, food, wellness and green initiatives, to name but a few. We went to new restaurants to try out the food, investigated hosting a colony of bees on our roof, found out what roller derby is and shared an abundance of tasty recipes with you. Here is a sample of our favourites of 2013.
Art&Culture: A year in review
The Art&Culture scene went through a few difficult phases in 2013 but managed to survive and even flourish. Music, contemporary dance, photography, festivals and exhibitions, regardless, despite or because of the restrictions the political climate and reality imposed, artists everywhere used their talent to chronicle the times we lived in.
While society was divided along stricter lines in the past year, artists in Egypt found inspiration in the differences and the diversity in their work made for a year filled with art that moved, surprised and made us think. Here are some of our highlights of 2013.
The turbulent 2013
Read Daily News Egypt’s review of 2013
Most read columns of 2013
As the year comes to an end, we list the columns our readers enjoyed the most.
Year in review 2013 – Workers hold 2,486 protests
Strikes were the second most common with 558 strikes, or 22.4% of the total.
Escalating violence at Egyptâs universities in 2013
No official statistics for the death toll of university students who died during political events currently exists.
Egyptâs 2013 foreign affairs â a year of contrasts
Another turbulent year that saw a major shift in Egyptâs foreign policy following the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July.
Top trials and verdicts of 2013
A list of the most influential trials and verdicts of 2013
2013 a ‘black year’ for human rights
Lawyer Gamal Eid, director of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, said that human rights conditions have been âdeterioratingâ throughout the year.
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Egypt’s road accidents’ rates spike in 2013
The total number of accidents in Cairo and on travel roads in 2013 is 13,957 with a 24% increase from 2012
Egypt 2013 in numbers
52%: Voter turnout in the second round of Egyptâs presidential elections 2012, compared to 46.4% in the first round. Source: The Official Website of the Presidential Elections Committee 2012. 6%: Percentage of the villages in Egypt which have sanitation systems. Source: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 43%: Percentage of Egyptian females who …
Political parties and Egypt’s constitutions
The Daily News Egypt takes a look at the positions of prominent parties in both years.
Setting the records straight
The year 2013 has not been kind to Egyptians or history books. Twisting facts has become the mantra highlighting this year in Egypt. Between the voices of Hosni Mubarak supporters getting louder and pro-Morsi team chanting “legitimacy”, accusations of 30 June protesters of being “army lovers” while others prodding Al-Sisi to run for presidency, the …
2013 Key Events Timeline
DNE’s timeline of 2013 key events
2013 hottest tourism spots
We go down memory lane and review the best touristic things weâve done in 2013
Will you vote this year?
This will be the third year in a row that Egyptians will vote on a constitution. Yet another referendum with yet another Yes campaign. Vote Yes for stability , they said in 2011. Vote Yes for Islam, they said in 2012. Vote Yes for your country, they are saying in 2013. Never are there campaigns …
Elections experts worry that Egyptâs new elections will make the same mistake as last time
Defective election method probably elected wrong candidate, Mohamed Morsi
2013 Winner and Losers
With the year winding down, itâs time to count this yearâs winners and losers. Winners: 1)Â Â Â Â Â The Nour Party: Hands down 2013âs biggest winner is the Salafi Nour Party. It played its hand perfectly after 30 June, recognising its symbolic importance to the 3 July coalition on both national and international levels. The party managed …
Activists call for protests in memory of 2011 âcabinet clashesâ
Victims’ lawyer calls for âunveilingâ results of cabinet fact-finding committee
Egypt worst Arab country for womenâs rights: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters conducted its third annual gender poll on womenâs rights in Arab League countries
Waiting in the QueueâŠ
Weâve been fighting for fifty years the same war, we canât forget And the country is like a waiting room, And the queue reaches the airport âFrom the Queueâ, By Mashrouâ Leila âŠâŠâŠ.. A picture of a wedding, where the bridesmaids are all wearing army fatigues, appears on your timeline. Another picture of a different …
Squandered Opportunities
Over the past 3 years, there may have been numerous instances when Egypt has taken the wrong turn. Some of those wasted chances are indeed lamentable. The bitter irony is that 32 months following 25 Jan, there isnât a single concrete aspect in Egypt that justifies the soaring death tolls, the economic stalemate, the degradation …
Egypt 2013: What can you tell?
By Fadi Elhusseini Genuine democracy requires practice and partnership, and cannot be realised aloof from people. Mobilising crowds to replace the ballot box is very dangerous as the lust for power and authority can be cast in popular demands, and gain proforma legitimacy. In order to put forward a truthful analysis, one should call a …