Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Underground musicians rise to the limelight
Independent bands move beyond live performances to talk shows, TV commercials and fame
Israeli and Palestinian factions begin ‘preliminary negotiations’
First round of indirect talks since August ceasefire agreement
MIGA offer $1bn new guarantees for cross-border investments in MENA region
We are ready to attract investors in power, infrastructure, transport, and agribusiness sectors, says CEO
Badie, 104 Brotherhood members referred to court for violence
Thirty out of the 105 are still at large to be remanded
Prosecution appeals against the release of Zamalek Ultras
Defendants accused of hooliganism, blocking roads, protesting without permission
Lawyers challenge âuntrustworthyâ jugde in case against activist Ahmed Douma
Court refused most of defenceâs demands, according to ANHRI
ISIS calls for more attacks in Egypt
Extremist group congratulates militants in Egypt for âtheir blessed operations in Sinaiâ
Al-Sisi begins UN visit
President looks to âcorrect some misconceptionsâ at the United Nations
Egyptian diver breaks world record for deepest scuba dive
Ahmed Gabr reaches depth of 332.35 metres in 14 hours
EGP 19bn of Suez Canal annual revenues allocated for interest, investment certificates: Finance minister
Handy Kadry Dimian said that the canal revenues will increase to nearly EGP 60bn by the end of 2023
Errors in manoeuvring procedures reason for blackouts: Expert committee
Final report sent to Al-Sisi and Mehleb details reasons behind sudden electricity blackouts and requests that electricity grid be improved immediately
Gulf of Suez project exporting 270,000 tonnes of PET annually: EGPC official
The Polyester Producing Company, subsidiary of the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company, exports 270,000 tonnes per year of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) while 150,000 tonnes of the product are provided to the local market, according to an official of Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company. He pointed out that the company, operating in an economic zone in the northwest …
Security forces treat Copts as badly as under Mubarak rule: EUHRO head
Situation of Christians to be discussed with Al-Sisi; EGP 21m paid in six months as ransom for kidnapped Copts, Nagib Gabriel says
6 killed, 1 injured in aircraft crash
Crash was due to technical malfunction
Purchases of investment certificates divided as 82% citizens, 18% institutions: CBE governor
Egypt post collected EGP 730m from 250,000 Egyptians, governor says
30 June fact finding committee extends work until 21 November
The updated report is expected to include data regarding Rabaa sit-in dispersal from âofficial entitiesâ and victimsâ families
Egyptian activist nominated for European Parliament Award
Members of European parliament nominate Alaa Abdel Fattah for award honouring his efforts in human rights achievements
Revolutionary Socialists refuse to participate in Al-Sisi’s initiative
President calls for Al-Ahram to hold seminar for youth and political parties to discuss their role in political scene
Al-Sisi heads Egyptian delegation to UN
President expected to speak at climate conference on Tuesday
Activists join international hunger strike campaign
Increasing number of activists in Egypt and abroad begin hunger-strikes in solidarity with Egyptian detainees
2 policemen dead in blast near foreign ministry
Seven people injured in the blast on 26 July Street in Bulaq Abul Ela area
US to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt: Pentagon
Hagel and Sobhi discuss regional issues, including ISIS
WANAS festival: Egyptâs first international folk festival
6 Egyptian, 3 international bands dazzle Cairo
Salata Baladi to be screened at Zawya
The film explores the concepts of identity and xenophobia through a story of mixed marriages in the filmmakerâs family
Middle East Realism â How power completely overcomes values
By Mohammed Nosseir What matters in the Middle East is the reality on the ground. Having good ideas and some moral values â but no power â makes you a useless entity, while possessing power but no ethical values can sustain your presence for a lengthy period and enable you to gain more ground. This …
Egyptâs fallen Ministry of Information
By Mohamed Selim On Monday, 23 February 2004, and at a tempestuous conference held at the headquarter of Egypt’s Syndicate of Journalists in downtown Cairo, former president Hosni Mubarak’s longtime loyalist and propaganda apparatchik, Safwat El-Sherif, declared that he would be the country’s last minister of information (a post that he had held for 22-years). …
Electricity ministry sets new energy feed-in tariffs
Ministry of Electricity announces prices for electricity generated from solar and wind energies in the framework of combating the energy deficit in the coming months
World Bank delegation to visit Cairo in 2 weeks to address business climate: Investment minister
New guarantees from World Bank for international investors in Egypt for energy, mining and the Suez Canal
Egypt begins collecting property tax for 1.5m residential and non-residential units: Finance minister
Government steps up actions to implement tax reforms amid efforts to increase resources and reduce budget deficit
37 Brotherhood members arrested for protesting Friday: Interior ministry
Protests had been aimed at âsupporting legitimacy and bringing down military ruleâ, says Muslim Brotherhood spokeswoman