Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt

The state of the press through Egyptâs power shifts
The level of freedom of the media in Egypt was brought to headlines locally and internationally in December, when an annual roundup of violations against journalists across the world showed that Egypt is the second country in the world for the number of journalists arrested, and fourth âbiggest prisonâ for journalists in 2014, according to …
Religious institutions: a pillar of Egypt’s new security state?
What are top religious institutions doing to support Al-Sisi and his government?

Bright Sky Travel tourism numbers grow 25% during 2014: General manager
Blue Sky Group tourists during 2014 placed at 570,000 tourists

Egyptâs judiciary â by the government, for the government
In turn, Head of the Supreme Judiciary Council Judge Mohamed Abdelrahim said the president stood by judges against âattempts of intervention from some countries that wanted to comment on some verdicts they didnât like and asked not to enforce themâ.

Travco tops tourism companies, attracting 700,000 arrivals in 2014: Company official
Travco hopes to maintain its lead in attracting tourists to Egypt for fifth consecutive year despite 4 years of crisis in the country

Houthis bomb presidential palace opposing proposed constitutional draft
Yemenâs major roads are blocked and shops are closed after the attack

Egypt, Abu Dhabi sign agreement developing maritime transportation
Red Sea Port Authority and Abu Dhabiâs counterpart to form joint companies encouraging marine investments

Al-Sisi visits Switzerland to attend World Economic Forum
President set to deliver speech in special session on Thursday
Egypt to attend London summit on strategies to defeat ISIS
Foreign ministry says it wants to âcounter the negative image of Islamâ internationally

HRW lambasts Egypt’s prisons for deaths, torture
“Authorities are more aggressive when it comes to detained political activists,” says lawyer

Pound value depreciation continues, dollar reaches EGP 7.34
Dollarâs value increases to EGP 7.38 at NBE and Banque Misr

Mohamed Soltan’s health conditions deteriorate
Activist has been on hunger strike for 360 days to protest his detention
4 militants killed in North Sinai: Armed forces
Armed forces and militants post new photos on their respective social media accounts, as propaganda struggle continues

âFractalsâ latest solo-exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery
Artist Nada Baraka has her first solo-exhibition âFractalsâ, where she uses abstract work to explore perceptions of the human body

âIn Harmâs Pathâ reveals secrets of Al-Qaedaâs 9/11 plans
Yousry Fouda describes the details of his interview with the organisers of the attacks, and the other side of ISIS

In search of a new meaning for âhomelandâ
By Emad El-Sayed For a while the idea of emigrating from Egypt was persistent, and quite recently I reconciled with the idea of starting again, in a new place in any field of work. You may not be surprised to know that many of those who participated in the 25 January Revolution (nowadays a confession …

Violence against women still prevalent in Egypt: Amnesty International
Press briefing emphasises domestic, public, and state violence against women

Oil diminishes interest rates
By Ahmed El-Wahsh Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) director, Hisham Ramez took the decision of unexpectedly cutting nationwide interest rates by 50 basis points on the inflation expectation. This decision was implemented due to the current volatility of the crude oil prices per barrel that had been fluctuating, since the organisation of the petroleum exporting …

âWe plan to increase Egypt Post revenues by 10% by the end of FY2014/2015â: Chairman
IT infrastructure development for Egypt Post, improving employeesâ skills, and re-investing real estate assets form most important features of Egypt Postâs plans

EGP 5bn tax proceeds to E-Finance over 5 years: Company chairman
E-Finance working to increase online proceeds from taxes in near future, to increase economic growth rates
Army officer, 2 conscripts injured in Sheikh Zuweid
A roadside bomb exploded as army vehicle was passing by
Investment bank sees higher GDP growth after âpositive changeâ
Egyptian asset management, corporate finance and investment banking firm, Cairo Financial Holding (CHF), has raised its growth forecasts for Egyptâs GDP. The firm said that in the current fiscal year, GDP will be 3.7%, up from its 2.8% predictions in June 2014, as it noted increased foreign direct investment (FDI) and government measures towards bolstering …

Eni discovers 3rd new oil well in Egypt since 2012
New West Meleiha well production rate to be 2,100 barrels of oil per day

Antiquities ministry requests EGP 488m to continue projects: Cabinet spokesman
Better exploitation of antiquities will achieve more income than Suez Canal, says Mehleb
Telecom Egypt resorts to appeals court to annul interdependence case verdict
The verdict came out in favour of Vodafone

National Postal Authority projects in 2015
Daily News Egypt prepared a list of the most important projects that are planned to be run by the authority during 2015.

Egypt-Qatar ties improving, though disagreements persist
âWe will wait and see, but there is no meeting decision with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad,â says Al-Sisi

Alaa Abdel Fattah transferred to military hospital but health stable: Mona Seif
Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been on hunger strike for 79 days

Armed forces in media struggle with Sinai-based militants
Both sides post photos online claiming successful operations, seek to convince the public they have upper hand

Leak allegedly reveals government using media to shape public opinion
Officials purportedly pick media personnel to convince people that Al-Sisi is targeted