Latest in Tag: cairo Highlight
Latest in Tag: cairo

The âsayesâ: More than just a car keeper
The myths and realities surrounding unlicenced car keepers in Egypt

MNHD Board approves Al-Hokair Groupâs mega mall construction offer
Investments worth EGP 700m are expected to be injected for the development of the mall, says MNHDâs Investor Relations Manager

Endowments ministry to mentor female scholars on womenâs, childrenâs rights advocacy
The ministry has come up with at least 13 recommendations for updating Egyptâs religious discourse

Religious edicts need compatibility with time we live in: Endowments ministerÂ
Ministry of Religious Endowments researched new tools for religious discourse in Egypt

Flying against the wind: How did thousands of Egyptian pilots end up jobless
Unemployed pilots in Egypt escalate their demands of finding job opportunities, holding officials accountable for corruption
More protests worldwide denounce Morsiâs death sentence
11 police officers injured in Turkey in clashes with protesters

ABK acquires Piraeus-Egypt for $150m
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait acquires 98.5% of Piraeus Bank – Egypt shares

Cairo to host Syrian opposition conference in June
The conference aims at forming a united opposition front against Assad

Domestic hell: The plight of African workers in Egypt
The majority of African domestic workers in Egypt have fled their home countries due to hardships, only to find more traumatising experiences in Egyptian households

NGOs criticise amendments on using coal
Environment ministry to expand use of coal in unlimited number of industriesÂ

Morsi verdict sparks further international condemnation
Protests ongoing in Turkey, Germany and UK add to international condemnations list

Campaign for hundreds of suspended journalists starts with Press Syndicate protest
Around 800 staff have been dismissed from media outlets in the last year, according to campaignâs spokesperson

6 convicts in âArab Sharkas cellâ case executed
This is the 12th execution to take place since beginning of 2015

 âA child for saleâ
At least 5,500 children are missing since 2014, exposed to trafficking, rape and murder

Returning defendants to detention is merely political resolution: Mahienourâs lawyer
Mahienour El-Massryâs and Yousef Shaâbanâs detention location remained unknown for hours after judgeâs decision

Special edition of Al-Watan newspaper confiscated
The new version modified front-page headline, removed opinion article

Cairo University launches first TEDx event
The event brought together 15 speakers to inspire hundreds of students with new ideas
2 conscripts dead in North Sinai following militant attack
The military spokesperson announced killings of at least 700 militants since October

Spainâs defence minister signs pending military MOU with Egyptian counterpart
Spain continues to export arms sales to Egypt after partial embargo imposed by EU in 2013
Political movements call on universities to allow imprisoned students to sit exams
Five political movements sign joint statement, raising concerns over potential expulsion of imprisoned students

Investment opportunities to be presented at Dubaiâs AHIC: EGOTH Chairman
EGOTH recorded profits worth EGP 111m between July 2014 and March 2015, says Samir Hassan
3 people imprisoned for 15 days in Suez
Defendants face charges of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day in detention
ANHRI condemns Beheira journalistâs arrest

2 Giza preachers banned for not acquiring permission for religious speech
Religious Endowments Ministry uses its right of civil arrest for the first time on Friday

Hundreds of torture cases in April: El-Nadeem Centre
 âTorture Archiveâ aggregates reports by families, news outlets and rights organisations on torture cases inside prisons

Bomb explosion led to Alexandria-Beheira water pollution: Environment minister
Water station reopened in Ibis district after 72-hour shutdown

Endowments minister holds Muslim Brotherhood accountable for water poisoning
Commenting during a religious forum in Abu Dhabi, Gomaa also accused Iran of imposing influence on other countries

3rd Cairo metro line to resume amid workers’ strike
Train driver involved in Sundayâs derailment referred to investigations

Yemen air strikes, fierce fighting continue during first talks
Representatives of former Yemeni President Saleh held talks in Cairo and Riyadh, amid continued fighting in Yemen

The poor against Piketty
By Hernando de Soto Thomas Pikettyâs, Capital in the 21st Century, has attracted worldwide attention, not because he crusades against inequality â many of us do that â but because of its central thesis; based on his reading of the 19th and 20th centuries: that capital âmechanically produces arbitrary, unsustainable inequalitiesâ inevitably leading the world to misery, violence …