Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Nailed it
Salah, an architect, started constructing artwork with nails after quitting her job three years ago to take care of her newborn boy.
IFC, EBRD invest $60m in Mall of Arabia
Investment will be accompanied by additional $20m loan from the CIB
1 in 5 Egyptians experience food insecurity: Australian research firm
Gap between agriculture production and estimated population growth increasing, Australian research firm said
11 killed in Sinai raids: Military spokesman
Unlicensed vehicles destroyed in North Sinai raids on militant targets
Orphanage shut down after manager tortures children
Osama Mohamed Uthman, manager of orphanage, is arrested after his wife filmed him torturing children
Egyptian government presents trade, technology projects to India
Government conducts broad international talks to revive confidence in Egyptian economy threatened by political turmoil
Tourism ministry aims to increase Gulf visitors by 20% by end of August: Ministry official
Ministry of Tourism collaborates with EgyptAir and Air Cairo to launch flights between Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada
Ministry of Civil Aviation raises aircraft self-service fees to airport developments: Ministry of Finance
Self-service fees in Egyptian airports rise to $45, $60 and $78, according to weight of aircrafts
Egypt asked to hand Palestinian conditions for ceasefire to Israel
Israel implements seven-hour “humanitarian window” following condemnation of UN school shelling
Tax evasion reaches EGP 6bn in one month
Egyptian government has previously announced a 1.6% estimate increase in tax revenues during the current fiscal year
Egypt ceases supplying gas to Jordan indefinitely: EGAS
The official noted that the contracted amounts of gas exports to Jordan are 255m cubic metres of gas daily.
Douma trial postponed
Renowned activist accused of committing violence in 2011
Are arranged marriages less happy?
A new study suggests women who choose their own husbands experience higher levels of marital satisfaction and are less likely to experience partner violence – but not all experts agree
Big dreams for Rwanda’s ICT sector
Success story is grabbing global attention
Rwanda remembers
How private groups and government try to heal the wounds of genocide
Al-Tayyar Al-Sha’aby demands immediate release of student member
Amru Saleh, an Alexandrian student, arrested for confrontation with police officer
‘Operations Room’ trial adjourned over sound system problems
Court was supposed to hear the witnesses’ testimony on Sunday’s trial session
Al-Sisi looks into 3 ‘major’ investment projects
President seeks to establish facility for wheat and grain storage with a cost of EGP 100m
Hamas in Cairo for Gaza talks
US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Tony Blair visit Cairo in attempt to further talks on Gaza
Egypt participates in US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC
Al-Sisi administration hopes to take advantage of the summit to reassure US businessmen regarding the Egyptian economy
EGAS says it is owed EGP 16bn by industrial sector
Debts owed to Egyptian gas holding company EGAS for quantities of gas obtained by the industrial sector reached EGP 16bn by the end of July, according to a senior company official. Factories were notified in February that gas supplies will be cut in the event of non-payment of debts, but no significant measures have been …
Egypt’s foreign ministry orders complaint over US State Department comments
Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the declarations made were lacking the basic rules of credibility and objectivity.
In Pictures: Playtime in the mausoleum
Cairo-based nonprofit Al-Athar Lina converts abandoned historical buildings in into community venues that house art, drama, storytelling and English classes for children in poor neighborhoods
Close your eyes
By Wael Eskander A young black girl is raped and abused by two racist white men, who are then shot by the girl’s father during their trial. This is the premise of ‘A Time to Kill’, a book by John Grisham. In the courtroom drama the lawyer attempts to convince the jury to release the …
Misunderstanding Africa
By Robert Tashima Gold, oil, timber, cocoa: these four words could sum up the essence of African economic development over the 20th century. Investors dug mines, brought in derricks, and chopped down trees, but with few exceptions that was largely it. The impact of this was significant. Per capita GDP declined in the 1980s, …
Qatar invests in Israeli football despite Gaza and war of words with Jerusalem
By James M. Dorsey Qatar is emerging for the second time in a decade as the only Arab state without a peace treaty and diplomatic relations to have invested in Israel. Qatar’s latest investment in Israeli Palestinian football comes against a backdrop of a war of words between the two countries over the Gulf state’s …
NBE and Egyptian Gulf Bank to provide EGP 500m and 120m to Mobinil
Four banks participate in total of 1bn syndicated loan to Egyptian service provider
NIB funds EGP 270m in public housing projects this year: Board Member
National Investment Bank looks to finance housing projects in framework of state support for social housing projects
EGP 30m allocated to construct Assiut axis road
The complete project expected to cost EGP 300m, Assiut Governor Ibrahim Hamad said
Egypt denies using US weapons on protesters
Foreign Ministry spokesman says US spokeswoman comments are “ignorant of realities”