Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Civil Service Law to increase state employees’ wages by 15%: Finance Minister
No one will be harmed by application of the civil service law, says Dimian
Italian Foreign Minister speaks with Shoukry in Cairo
Paolo Gentiloniâs visit comes following Saturdayâs attack on Italian consulate
Shoukry expresses condolences of Egyptian people at Prince Saudâs funeral
Egyptian foreign minister meets King Salman of Saudi Arabia following funeral
Egypt’s power supply gets an encouraging boost
By Oxford Business Group A $9bn deal inked in Egypt will give a substantial boost to the country’s electricity generation capacity, helping the government address power shortages and support a growing population and economy. On 3 June, German industrial conglomerate Siemens agreed to a deal to supply gas and wind power plants that will …
Government affirms farmersâ ownership of disputed land
Dispute witnessed violent clashes between farmers and feudal owners
Real Estate Division, NUCA, Housing Ministry negotiate latest draft real estate regulation
Administrative fees on signing lands sale contracts is 2% of land price, which is high and puts more cost burdens on housing projects, says Shoukry
Re-configuring the Middle East: IS and changing demographics
By James M. Dorsey The Syrian civil war and Iraqi sectarian conflicts involving âIslamic Stateâ (IS) have had far-reaching consequences for the demographics across the region. Once a relatively ethnically homogeneous autonomous region, Iraqi Kurdistan has seen its demography change radically as large numbers of Arab refugees pour into what was once an independent …
Press uprising against anti-terror lawâs Article 33
By Hussein Abd Rabu One of the most important readings of the anti-terrorism law that the Egyptian government rushed to pass after the assassination of the prosecutor general, was the state of instability in managing the country. Rushing to draft a law without adequate studies and discussions caused the law to direct a strike towards …
A message from âIslamic Stateâ to Al-Sisi
By Amr Khalifa The sun rose in Cairo on Saturday morning with a fury: another explosive message from âIslamic Stateâ to Al-Sisi. The attack on a building, associated with the Italian consulate, left eight injured and one dead in its wake, and marks the beginning of a far bloodier phase in an insurgency gaining momentum by …
âThe door remains openâ for Libyan negotiations: UN envoy Leon
Libyan peace agreement was not signed by GNC to date, still hailed as “very important step”
Ministry of Health closes TBS for failure to meet food safety standards
No one imagined that a gathering with the family around a plate of traditional Arabic dessert Om Ali, from a trusted shop, would end up in hospital with cases of food poising and diarrhoea. But that is exactly what happened to many people whoâve had the delightful meal from The Bakery Shop (TBS).
In a climate of intolerance, we cannot call Al-Sisi a failure
By Wael Eskandar It is no longer necessary to persuade the reader that Egypt is a country that has long forsaken its promised path of democratic transition, and whose rights abuses are systematic and deliberate. It is now a given, and whatever doubts there may have been dissipated with countless reports on human rights abuses, …
More security patrols to secure public facilities: Mehleb
Italian consulate attack sparks international concerns
Omega Soft, Suez Canal Authority negotiate to supply financial, administrative solutions
Company will grant licences and solutions for Applied Systems free of charge for new Suez Canal project
Smugglers make a profit in Egyptâs Delta
Though not career smugglers, many fishermen turn to trafficking during tough times
Electoral law passed, 2 remain for Egypt’s parliament
New constituency division amid scepticism regarding improvement
âState of Sinaiâ claims responsibility for Italian consulate explosion: Media reports
Attack left 26-year-old vendor from Fayoum dead, 9 others injured
Al-Sisi issues decree enabling dismissal of officials at independent state institutions
Decision, which has come into immediate effect, affects officials who become âuntrustworthy or unsuitable for his positionâ
Will Al-Sisi manage to contain Egyptâs youth or is confrontation inevitable?
By Mohammed Nosseir ‘Youth is the future!â is a common phrase frequently repeated in Egypt – but those who utter it are referring to the distant future; only when it has become old will the present generation of young people be entitled to claim this promising future. In other words, young people will be deemed …
Detention for âtorture t-shirtâ student to reach 580 days
Teenager Mahmoud Hussein was allegedly beaten and electrocuted into saying he possessed explosives, belongs to Muslim Brotherhood
âReplace My Faceâ blends Western beauty with Eastern charm
By Rana Khaled Have you ever noticed that Fouad El-Mohandes and Robin Williams look alike? Or paid attention to the resemblance between Bridgette Bardot and Naglaa Fathy, Ismail Yassin and Charlie Chaplin or Philip Seymour Hoffman and Yehia Al-Fakharany? A 24-year-old graphic designer, Hagar Nagi, decided to search for international celebrities who look similar …
Notes from America: Al-Sisi is the self-righteous Egyptian âcaliphâ
By Ahmed Tharwat American historian Richard Hofstadter once said: “A fundamental paradox of the paranoid style is the imitation of the enemy.” The Ku Klux Klan emulated the elaborate rituals and hierarchy of the Catholic Church, and McCarthyism ended up emulating a communist secretive organisation. âThe paranoid’s interpretation of history is in this sense distinctly …
Ministry of Defence releases video of disappeared individuals
Relatives of disappeared claim individuals have been tortured during disappearances
Terrorism by law
Why does the state insist on repeating history and losing the same old battles it has lost before, and will continue to lose so long as its aim is to suppress freedom? History does not repeat itself except in an undeveloped country and a run-down society. Despite everything weâve gone through, we have a youth that …
Implementation of Sinai-Gaza buffer zoneâs third phase still undecided: North Sinai governor’s office
Armed forces kill two militants driving vehicle carrying ammunition
Egypt to organise tourism week in Addis Ababa in July: Ministry official
Ethiopia is expanding tourism infrastructure in light of economic growth, making it important East African country, says official
CPJ urges Al-Sisi not to sign new anti-terror, cyber crime bills
Passage of restrictive draft laws by cabinet threatens freedom of media in Egypt, says CPJ
âSecretâ anti-sexual harassment force formed in South Sinai
South Sinai governorate ordered the formation of special anti-harassment force
Omar Sharif passes away at 83
Egyptian legend died of heart attack in Cairo
Expectations for anti-terrorism law amendment, government steps back in press crisis
Editors-in-Chief demand law guaranteeing information access as part of stateâs responsibilities