Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Egypt enters Guinness record with the worldâs largest Koshary plate
Disappointment hit some due to bad organisation, while others found it satisfying
Al-Wafd Party aims to compete with former PM in parliamentary elections
Party joined 19 political parties into one electoral coalition to face Kamal El-Ganzoury’s list
Revolutionary figures angered by media claims of opposition government in Germany
Activists and prominent figures deny unsubstantiated report in Al-Masry Al-Youm
Al-Sisi in Abu Dhabi for high-stakes energy summit
UAE allocated more than $10bn in development aid to Egypt in 2014 alone, says Emirati Embassy in Cairo
Faten Hamamaâs shining star fades away
Hamama closed her eyes for the last time last on Saturday at the age of 84, leaving behind millions of beloved and loyal fans crying for their loss.
Dollar value rises to EGP 7.19, further 5% devaluation expected
Government faces pressure to combat black market before the March Economic Summit
UN Population Fund, Egyptian government to ‘re-energise reproductive health, youth policies’
15-year strategic plan set in place
NGOs find creative solutions to educate Egyptians about reproductive health
Theatre, interactive media, cultural sensitivity, and non-judgmental attitudes are used as methods towards
disseminating information
Tunnel containing weapons, explosives discovered in Rafah
Tunnel was 1,200 metres long and extended beyond current buffer zone: Armed Forces
Democratic Current to file new lawsuits against Mubarak
Group aims to present reports to prosecutor general Sunday
2 policemen face criminal court over sexual assault charges
Suspects accused of kidnapping and assaulting woman in police car
What differentiates me is my style of western horror writing: Hassan El-Gendy
In his interview with Daily News Egypt, El-Gendy discusses the obstacles he faced to publish his first novels, revealing the other side of his mysterious personality and the sources of the ideas of his remarkable novels.
Letâs not fool ourselves â The roots of terrorism extend beyond Islam
By Mohammed Nosseir After committing their deadly crimes, terrorists often leave a message that Islam or the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is the motive behind their crimes. Scholars logically follow this lead, digging deeper into the Quran in an attempt to solve the puzzle of Islam to determine what motivates Muslims to kill innocent people, and …
Notes from America: Arab Americans, the new blacks
By Ahmed Tharwat The Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and the overhyped anti terror rally that followed exposed the hypocrisy of the Westâs secular free speech. It also started a debate about the future of Muslims in Europe and the US. There are about 7 to 8 million Muslims in France, the largest Muslim population in …
Education in Egypt hit harder by Arab Spring unrest
By Mohamed Ibrahim Education in Egypt has been further dented by the unrest that has engulfed the country since the start of the Arab Spring in January 2011. The education process has been largely disrupted since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak that year. Reforming the education system in the most populous Arab nation …
EGP 1bn retail banking portfolio at the end of December 2014: Emirates NBD
The bankâs figures show a total of EGP 18bn in total customer deposits by end of 2014 and EGP 2.4bn total financing for SMEs
Bank Audi aims to increase SMEsâ funding portfolio to EGP 400m by end 2015
Individual funding portfolio in Audi Bank in Egypt has reached EGP 2.4bn at the end of December 2014. General Manager of Audi Bank Egypt Mohamed Abbas Fayed said that the volume of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) portfolio has reached EGP 160m, noting that the bank aims to increase the portfolio funding to EGP 400m …
Japan to provide Egypt $360m in energy, infrastructure and technology aid
$200m as Japanese financial support for countries fighting ISIS, says Shinzo Abe
EGP 1.7bn cash repayments for goods, bread supply systems: Finance minister
EGP 341m to supply gas to homes, EGP 371m for Radio and Television Union, drinking water, textiles
NBE, CIB remain key players in treasury bills and bonds markets
Bank Misr, Crédit Agricole, Banque Misr also among market leaders for treasury bills and bonds
Egyptian judiciary violates human rights: German official
Christoph StrÀsser discusses the Protest Law, freedom of speech and the NGOs law as part of fighting terrorism, says Germany is accused of targeting Egypt
Egypt continues to link extremism with Israeli-Palestinian conflict as it bids for UNSC seat
Recent statements by officials suggest that Egyptâs hopes for security role is based on linking international extremism with neighbouring conflict
Court postpones dissolution of Al-Nour Party to 21 February
Anti-Brotherhood group vows to fight ‘religious political parties’ in parliament
Simulation games to deliver banking awareness for youth
As part of CSR programme, Barclays Bank aims to bring greater banking awareness to youth and train nurses for government hospitals by end of 2015
Egypt sees rising economic confidence: World Bank
World Bank report expects real GDP growth in Egypt to increase from 2.9% in 2014 to 3.6% in 2015, further 3.9% growth anticipated in 2016 and 4.0% in 2017
Al-Sisi to visit UAE, participate in World Future Energy Summit
Qatar is also expected to participate in the summit
Central Bank of Egypt cuts key CBE rates by 50 basis points
CBE explained that it has reduced its overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate and the rate of CBEâs main operation to 8.75%, 9.75% and 9.25% respectively.
British, Egyptian civil society figures pen open letters to protest abuse of activists
A letter in The Guardian follows a joint statement by top Egyptian NGOs protesting travel bans on civil society leaders
Security forces allegedly kill student in Giza protest
“Not a month passes without a student getting killed,” SAC spokesperson says
Jailed Al Jazeera journalist demands more effort from Canadian government
Anyone can become a victim of political turbulence in Egypt, says Fahmy