Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Government considers bartering commodity imports from Moscow: Official spokesman
A halt in trips from Moscow and St Petersburg to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada due to decline of rouble: AlMasria Universal Airlines chairman
Tunisians vote again in presidential elections run-off
Candidates traded accusations, personal attacks in heated run-up to poll
Over half a million Egyptians offered work contracts abroad: Manpower Ministry
Ministry of Manpower offered approximately 150,000 job opportunities between March and December
Egypt Post Chairman requests investigation of nepotism within Egypt Post
Chairmanâs decision comes due to numerous complaints of relatives working in same department, says official
Hamas commits to Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement
Egypt should take action “to stop the occupation’s violations” as peace agreement sponsor, says Haniyeh
Amer Group signs contract with Saudi Othaim Holding
The move coincides with decision to divide company into Amer Group and Porto Group
Egypt to deport 51 Palestinian migrants to Gaza
The migrants had entered Egypt through underground smuggling tunnels
Military operations in Sinai kill 14 militants
Armed forces arrested 45 militants, five of them wanted, the rest suspects
Over 10,000 people arrested for ‘rioting’ and ‘terrorism’ in 2014
Brotherhood âdown to last bitsâ, says assistant to Minister of Interior
Over 150 arrested on charges of âdebaucheryâ since 30 June: EIPR
Bath house raid one of many cases of clampdown on homosexuality since ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi
Writer Mohammed Magdy: My dark past created my bright present
The novels of the author succeeded at listing amongst the best seller novels for a long time at bookstores.
ICT market generally growing in Egypt: Intelâs META business director
By Mohamed Alaa and Sara Aggour With the government constantly announcing new plans to develop its information and communications technology sector, Daily News Egypt sat down with Intelâs regional business director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), Frederico Carvalho, to discuss potential opportunities in the market, the future of tablets, and big data …
Al-Sisi receives Qatari, Saudi envoys
Diplomatic reconciliation between Qatar and Egypt resulted from Saudi and US pressure: analysts
Upgrading Egyptian mentality should take priority over expanding its infrastructure
By Mohammed Nosseir An annex to the Suez Canal is rapidly being built, thousands of new roads are under construction, bridges are being erected to overcome traffic bottlenecks, hundreds of schools are in the pipeline – these are just a few examples of exploits the Egyptian government has announced over the past few months. Other …
My 800 word torture report
By Ahmed Tharwat The release of the Senate Intelligence Committee torture report has brought back painful memories. Now everyone knows that our government has âtortured some folksâ, as President Obama has put it when he wanted to be homey and cute. As someone who was tortured himself in an Egyptian jail, such charm is wasted …
Farmers struggle to uphold property rights in land dispute with government
The Endowments Ministry is seeking to evict thousands of farmers in the Alexandria governorate in order to pursue real estate development
Gulf human rights declaration increases heat on Qatar to act on migrant workersâ rights
By James M. Dorsey The adoption of a human rights declaration by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that was designed to shield wealthy Gulf monarchies including 2022 World Cup host Qatar from criticism by human rights and trade union activists is likely to increase pressure on the sports-focused Gulf state to significantly alter its controversial …
Cement companies look to control market prices in face of production decline: Sector Source
Establishment of higher council for building materials sought and introduction of new licence to control irregularly priced items
Fitch Raises Egypt’s Credit Rating to ‘B’
At end of 2014, national debt stood at 90.5% of GDP, and is set to drop to 85.8% of GDP by the end of the FY 2015-2016
Russian deal will make Egyptian products more competitive, increase tourism and trade: Russian-Egyptian Business Council member
Government sources confirm sufficiency of Russian tourism in Egypt, despite tumble in value of rouble
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza in response to rocket attack
First exchange of fire since August truce
On-campus violations against students continue: AFTE
Two students from Alexandria University refered to military courts, says student observatory
Ramsis bath house arrests violation of âprivacy and human rightsâ: EIPR
The defendants will stand in court Sunday
Shoukry meets Syrian opposition delegation to discuss political solution to conflict
Results of Egyptian initiative for non-violent transition remain uncertain, says expert
New US ambassador arrives in Egypt as Al-Sisi and Obama discuss bilateral ties
Phone call between two leaders covered regional security and human rights
What next after the Millennium Development Goals?
By Bjorn Lomborg If you could come up with goals for the world to aspire to over the next 15 years, what would they be? What should we focus on? The United Nations is currently conducting an online survey, asking people from around the world what matters most to them. Over 5 million people have …
Controversy surrounds excavation of million mummy tomb
The contradiction occurred when the facts of the American team opposed the ones of the Egyptian antiquities sector.
Free theatre course offers opportunity to work with Kevin Spacey
The Middle East Theatre Academy and Kevin Spacey Foundation have partnered together to create Home Grown, the regionâs first theatre programme to discover future performers
38% increase in sales in 2014: Tokio Marine Family Takaful MD
The main obstacle facing the insurance market is for people to be truly convinced to engage in insurance services, says Masaya Inagaki
Real Madrid qualifies for FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid carried on scoring points for this season by reaching its 21st consecutive win through several competitions.