Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
2 Egyptians killed, 4 injured amid heavy fighting in Libya
Egyptian Foreign Ministry warns citizens against travelling to oil rich country

Families of dead fishermen to receive EGP 5,000 compensation each
Fourteen fishermen still missing after collision with a containership in the Red Sea

Omar Samra announces latest challenge
Omar Samra will attempt “Adventurers Grand Slam”, a challenge involving climbing seven summits and skiing the North and South Poles

Gaza residents describe life in a city of ruins
After war and donor conferences, humanitarian catastrophe looms in heavily populated strip
Foreign Ministry condemns Michele Dunne’s statement regarding her entry to Egypt
Consular department claims that Dunne did not have the correct visa for entry

Government and fans battle in court and on the pitch in Egypt and Turkey
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian and Turkish football pitches are set to re-emerge as battlegrounds between militant, street battle-hardened fans and authoritarian leaders in a life and death struggle that involves legal proceedings to brand the supporters as terrorists and efforts to undermine their widespread popular base. Egyptian fans, barely a week after storming a …

Egypt looking to mend economy with energy moves
By Oxford Business Group Egypt has been making impressive progress in straightening up its balance sheet in recent months. Steep cuts in energy subsidies coupled with a drop in world oil prices have given the Middle East’s most populous country some fiscal breathing space, following three years of increasing budget deficits, mounting debt and …

10 quality specifications applied on local and imported automobiles
Egypt is competing with China in car component prices, says board member at Chamber of Engineering Industries
Accredited centres granting certificates for used cars needed: Consumer Protection Agency Chairman
Insurance, whether comprehensive or obligatory, is crucial to help accelerate the market and insurance payment, according to Atef Yaqub, Chairman of the Consumer Protection Agency. Yaqub said the government should speed up the process of establishing accredited insurance centres to evaluate used cars before they are sold. This will ensure a quick sales process and …

Banks seek to support car manufactures
Banks face little demand for car loans, sayd Director of Barclays for retail and branches sector

Consultations with Eurasian Union to sign free trade agreement: Minister of Industry
The agreement would open up a market of 400 million consumers

Resumption of military aid to Egypt part of US spending bill for 2015
A new clause permits Secretary of State to bypass democratic conditions on aid

Vehicle manufactures and CPA seek common ground
Both sides sat at Egypt Automotive Conference to discuss how to better the relationship between automotive manufactures, the CPA and complaining consumers

Shoukry, British meetings tackle international security in the Middle East
Shoukry stressed risk of third intifada as a result of “provocations” in Palestinian territories
UN, Egyptian rights groups link counter-terrorism to human rights
CIHRS hosted meeting with UN official to assess Egypt’s strategies to fight terrorism

Total Egypt initiate feasibility studies for new investment
Construction of new facility is expected to start within two years
Misr Al-Qawia Party calls for dialogue, criticises current penal institutions
Party presented short- and long-term recommendations to end ‘political turmoil’

Egypt-UN meeting tackles international security in the Middle East
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs praised Egypt’s attempts to ease tensions between Palestinians and Israelis

Egyptian fisherman killed in Rea Sea collision with container ship
At least eight fishermen are believed to be dead, many still missing

439 to face military court for violence following Rabaa dispersal
Egyptian prosecution retroactively applies law to try civilians in military judiciary

Trying Mubarak unconstitutional, should have taken place before electing president: Minister of Transitional Justice
‘My committee visited Tora Prison following the UPR and we did not receive any complaints of torture’, minister says
“Business News” launches annual “Egypt Automotive” Summit
The Business News Foundation for Press and Publication will launch “Egypt Automotive”, the annual summit for automotives manufacturing in Egypt, on 14 December. The summit falls under the sponsorship of Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour and Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman. The 2014 summit is held under the title “The future …

10 fighters killed in Sinai air raid
Security sources reported that a vehicle was destroyed, suspected to have been used in launching the attack
DP World plans to acquire 10% of goods traded globally
Discussions are underway to expand operations at Ain Sokhna Port
10,000 Sudanese acres ready for Egyptian farmers: Sudanese Investment Minister
Sudan is now adopting the open door policy for investments

Canada, UK embassies remain closed as security talks ongoing with Interior Ministry
Reported explosion outside British Embassy an ‘accident’

US seeks to ‘defuse tension’ between Palestinians and Israelis
John Kerry set to meet Benjamin Netanyahu Monday to discuss recent developments before UN Security Council meeting

CBE expected to allow further devaluation of Egyptian pound: HSBC
Investors remain concerned over companies’ vulnerability to governmental decisions

41% of Egyptian corruption investigations incomplete: World Bank
World Justice Project says Egyptian citizens and businesses find it difficult to access public services without paying bribes

Egyptian AIDS Society slams TV show over ‘homosexual orgies’ episode
Arrests part of campaign by government to distract attention from crackdown on civil society, says LGBT expert