Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Women on wheels, breaking taboo
All-female scooter clubs set to challenge social norms and encourage independence
â7 Billion Momentsâ recorded
An amateur photographer starts photography project encouraging people around the world to document their daily routine at a given moment
246 rare pieces of jewelry returned to state
The pieces originally belonged to the former ruling family of Mohamed Ali and his descendents
Trade between two unequal partners
Africa and Europe search for an elusive agreement
We hope to see 2 million British tourists visit Egypt next year: British Ambassador
Britain forms one of Egyptâs most important tourism markets and Egypt hopes to attract 2 million tourists from Britain next year
Egypt to be negatively impacted by Libyan conflict: ESCWA
The Libyan conflict could hurt the already struggling Egyptian economy
Administrative matters behind delays in Suez Canal certificates issuing: Finance Ministry
Government has yet to announce official date for investment certificates
80% majority of Egyptâs natural gas production goes to power plants: Petroleum ministry report
Power plants currently receive 80% of Egyptâs natural gas production, equivalent to approximately 3.043bn cubic feet per day, currently the maximum supply rate, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Petroleum. Approximately 519.8m cubic feet of the remaining 20% of Egyptâs gas production is directed toward the industrial sector. The other 1.79bn cubic …
Government studying means to increase citizensâ cash allowance for rations: Supply minister
Ministry of Supply to put forward proposal to allow for an increase in cash allowance for rations given expected rise in product prices
Regional partners convene in Cairo to discuss Libya crisis
Libya’s neighbouring countries meet to discuss internal political turmoil in Libya; fear “terrorist activities” may move across borders
A year behind bars: Mohamed Soltan
American citizen arrested in the wake of Rabaa clearing
Abbas requests deadline for 1967 borders
Al-Sisi offers support to Abbas to implement two-state solution
Khartoum hosts Renaissance Dam tripartite talks
Recommendations by international experts to be discussed during talks
Federation of Egyptian Industries chambers reject monetary donations to âBillion EGP Initiativeâ
Economy in need of industrial projects â donation initiatives are just âa media showâ, say chamber heads
Industry ministry issues decision to form committee dairy product safety and quality system
System to be implemented tracking all steps from farm to final product to meet export requirements for EU markets
Slum growth, electricity and water shortages are âenemiesâ to fight: PM
Government counts on Suez Canal, Golden Triangle, and northwestern Sahel projects to reduce unemployment rates
How uncertainty managed to negatively affect the Egyptian economy
By Mohammed Nosseir Egypt is in need of a coherent economic vision complemented by explicit economic policies. Undermining both, or using economic initiatives as substitutes and surprising citizens with an assortment of mega investment projects (even if they are beneficial) will not do our country any good. In a very short period, Al-Sisi has managed …
Syria: One year later
By Matthew Timmerman A column in honour of the one-year anniversary of Syriaâs chemical attack At 2.30 am on the morning of 21 August 2013, statements circulated on Twitter of a chemical attack in a Damascus suburb, and within days 1,500 individuals were reported dead. A UN investigation ensued as Western powers debated the appropriate response. …
Greater respect for international humanitarian law needed â 150 years after Geneva Convention
By Didier Burkhalter and Peter Maurer  150 years ago this past Friday, the first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field was adopted, enshrining the idea in international law that even in times of war, a certain degree of humanity must be …
Egypt looks to secure LNG production and supply
With its significant reserves of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Egypt has been a key exporter for regional consumers over the past decade but with growing domestic consumption and a number of fiscal constraints, the country has been looking to secure additional supplies by expanding LNG capacity. In May the Egyptian government signed a letter …
Ministry of Interior relocates street vendors causing outrage
Street vendors in downtown Cairo moved to Al-Torgoman, which they describe as “non-commercial”
Gaza fighting continues, no response to Egypt ceasefire call
Netanyahu calls on Gazans to evacuate sites used by Hamas, saying they are potential targets
Libyan militant group accuses Egypt of Tripoli air raids
Fajr Libya accuses Egypt of striking Tripoli with military warplanes, Egyptian foreign ministry denies responsibility in a statement
Call it ‘Al-Qaeda Separatists’, not the ‘Islamic State’: Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta
Egypt’s Grand Mufti launches campaign to “clarify the tarnished image of Islam” in light of atrocities in Syria and Iraq
No electoral alliance until districts are drawn: Al-Nour Party
Chairman Makhioun says party is open to coalitions but only until official electoral lines have been drawn
From pollution to art
Art exhibit showcases contemporary art made from trash collected from the Red and Mediterranean seas
Government bodies owe Petroleum Authority EGP 163bn
Several government agencies have stopped paying for fuel products they are receiving from the EGPC in light of their need for this money in order to pay dues they owe to partners and banks. Dues owed to the Petroleum Authority by government agencies are approximately EGP 163bn, according to an official at the Ministry of …
Government fails to abide by payment schedule with foreign partners
The government is the reason behind the continued inability of the petroleum sector to repay dues to foreign partners in return for oil and gas received monthly, said an official at the Ministry of Petroleum The EGPC has not complied with the agreement the ministry entered into with foreign partners for the payment schedule for …
Foreign partners demand government repays dues before increasing investments
Foreign companies operating in the oil sector have linked increasing their investments to their payment from the Egyptian government, in light of the governmentâs failure to keep to the repayment schedule that was previously agreed upon. According to an official at one of these foreign companies, the Egyptian government has no choice but to pay …
EGPC guarantees loan with naphtha, crude oil revenues from Ras Gharib
Total dues owed to foreign partners in the petroleum sector currently stand at $5.9bn, according to the head of the EGPC.