Latest in Tag: Al-sisi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-sisi
‘If world can provide support, I will let people demonstrate in streets day and night’: Al-Sisi
Al-Sisi stresses importance of US presence in the Middle East and Islamic moderation, justifies Morsi’s ouster, disputes applicability of Western ideals to Egypt
Attempts to ban Egyptian militant football fan group gather momentum
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian prosecutor has set the stage for the banning of a group of hard-core, militant football fans by charging them with accepting money and explosives from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to stage last month’s Cairo football riot in which 22 people were killed. The Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, said the …
Al-Sisi’s Germany visit unconditional: German ambassador to Egypt
Haber discusses relations with Turkey, terrorism, arms deals with Egypt and results of Economic Summit
Suspension of judges ‘violation’ to judicial independence: Rights group
Previously published leaks suggested government intervention in judiciary
Egypt needs $200-300bn, summit to be held annually: Al-Sisi
Al-Sisi tightens completion deadlines of Siemens and General Electric projects
Merkel invites Al-Sisi to visit Germany
Situation in the region depends on Egypt’s stability, says German vice chancellor
Egypt unveils key projects, lures foreign investments
The project will cost $45bn, and will take between five to seven years to complete, Ministry of Housing Mostafa Madbouly said
Focus on major projects is not the way to build an economy: TAG-Org founder
Talks are currently being held with ICT Ministry to host first privately-owned computer cloud in Egypt, says Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
World shares votes for Egypt, US committed to achieving democracy: Kerry
US Secretary of State discusses terrorism, Palestine-Israel issues during Economic Summit which “brings business and peace investments together”
International financing institutions strong backers of Egypt
International financing institutions confirm attendance to Egypt’s Economic Summit this month
Solar energy best investment in Egypt: HECSOLAR Chairman
The best investment opportunities in Egypt are in solar energy, Wang Weiting, Chairman of High Equal Circle Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (HECSOLAR) told Daily News Egypt Thursday Evening. Sending a message to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and the Egyptian people, Weiting said on the sidelines of the Economic Summit in Sharm El-Shaikh, that he is …
Fate of impoverished uncertain under Egypt’s neo-liberal aspirations
Government focuses on consumption-based projects involving quick revenues, says researcher
US confirms Kerry’s Economic Summit participation
US Secretary of State will attend Economic Summit and meet with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Hamas members in Egypt to be arrested, assets frozen: Justice Minister
Group leaders demanded Saudi intervention to revoke verdict
Can the security strategy performance for confronting extremism be improved?
The higher strata of the middle class, with society’s higher authority, insist on supporting the security strategy for confronting terrorism and extremism. On the one hand, they fear that using any other strategy may detract from the luxury they enjoy. On the other hand, they do not feel any direct harm from the security’s subjugation …
Al-Sisi meets Burundi‘s presidential advisor in Cairo
The meeting aims to discuss the Nile Basin issue
Egyptian spectator ban: Flashpoint for conflict and statement of weakness
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian cabinet decision to end the suspension of professional football in late March but reinstitute the ban on spectators attending matches could spark renewed clashes between militant fans and security forces. The decision against the backdrop of mounting evidence that Egyptian general-turned-President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has no apparent intention of easing …
Al-Sisi promises pardon of Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt respects judiciary and I can’t interfere to pardon them until final verdict released, Al-Sisi said
Al-Sisi visits Saudi Arabia
Egyptian, Saudi Arabian heads of state to discuss regional security situation
New terrorist entities law vague, violates freedoms: NGOs
Over 20 NGOs criticised law which could be applied to peaceful individuals, statements and newspaper articles
Prosperity amidst turmoil, Egypt sees some light
By Ahmed El-Wahsh With the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to the presidential palace, one of the key highlighted sectors that needed up turning and nutriment was Egypt’s economy. On 11 February, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it had started witnessing a “turnaround” to the Egyptian economy, eight months into Al-Sisi’s reign …
$1.4m increase in Suez Canal revenues in January 2014
Suez Canal revenues for January 2015 have increased to $434.8m, compared to the same period in 2014, which recorded $433.4m
240 referred to Minya military courts for attacking churches
Defendants charged with violent acts after forceful dispersal of Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in
Notes from America: The accidental hero
By Ahmed Tharwat In his book “Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era”, Joseph Nye of Harvard University divided American presidents into two groups. One is made up of “transformational” leaders – those with the grandiose goal of using American influence to spread democracy and liberty around the world. The second group contains …
Whose lives matter in current day Egypt?
By Semanur Karaman On 9 February, in response to the deadly police violence that left 40 football fans killed and dozens murdered in Cairo, Shadi Zalat compared the price of a ticket to the price of life. Unfortunately, in present-day Egypt, the rhetoric behind the comparison is a saddening one as lives of ordinary civilians …
The Libyan Tango
For a government that did virtually nothing for families of the slain Egyptians as they sought help, this is a golden opportunity to paint an image of a responsive regime
Al-Sisi meets UK House of Commons delegation
The delegation is following up on the Arab Spring report
What Egypt and Russia want
Egyptian-Russian relations have been cold for around 40 years, but as Putin visits Egypt, the foreign policy game is changing for both countries
Football deaths raise stakes for Egypt’s general-turned-president Al-Sisi
By James M. Dorsey The death of at least 40 militants, highly politicised, and street battle-hardened Egyptian football fans in clashes with security forces raises the stakes for General-turned-President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s efforts to suppress political dissent. The incident is one of the worst in Egyptian sporting history and the latest in a number of …
Yellow card for Al-Sisi?
By Amr Khalifa Over thirty Egyptians did not return home last night and Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of Interior, shoulders responsibility. You can be certain the honorable minister is not the only party culpable in the second disaster of its kind to strike Egyptian football in the last three years, 74 lives having been extinguished in …