Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Bites Fel Beit: Summery Lemon Mehalabeya
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own home. And just so you know what to ask for, we have added how to say the ingredients in Arabic. No more excuses, off to the souq!
Dinner at Lulu’s
Cairo cook teaches culinary arts from home kitchen
UPDATE: Two blasts at Presidential Palace: one policeman dead, others injured
Explosives expert killed during bomb disposal, following warning from militant group
Budget deficit down to 10%, state budget approved by the president
Total expenditure set at EGP 789bn while revenues expected to reach EGP 549bn
Facts are stubborn things
On 5 March 1770, British soldiers killed five civilians in Boston, Massachusetts in what Americans would call the “Boston Massacre”. The incident happened within the larger context of escalating polarisation between factions calling for American independence and those loyal to the British Crown. Leading up to the trial of eight British soldiers, the polarisation was …
In answer to Pope Tawadros, now is the time to talk about human rights
By Wael Eskandar Last week Pope Tawadros issued the latest in a long list of fiery statements, when, in a visit to Norway, he remarked: “We can pray in a nation without a church but we can’t pray in a church without a nation. The statement is an attempt at nationalism to support Egypt. Yet …
Why Bush and Blair should be prosecuted for war crimes
By Dr Cesar Chelala Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently stated that air strikes and drones should be used once again on Iraq to stem recent gains by extremists in that country. Mr Blair is oblivious of the responsibility he shares with former US president George W Bush on account of one of the most serious …
Trial of 24 activists postponed until 13 September
Activists arrested during a march against the Protest Law in Heliopolis
Violence in Iraq costs Egypt EGP 10bn
EGP 10bn increase in fuel subsidies for 2014/2015 budget a result of violence in Iraq: Petroleum ministry official
Lantern prices increase 20%, Chinese products infiltrate market
Ramadan lantern prices increased this Ramadan over last year due to a price increase in raw materials and exchange rate
Supply ministry continues Ramadan offerings
Food commodity prices offered at 30% discount, ministry says
Egyptians fail to embrace “austerity” during Ramadan
A large number of Egyptians have purchased food products at small shops and large supermarket chains to take advantage of offers and discounts encouraging buyers to shop.
16m metres of gas and equivalent electricity deficit during Ramadan
Citizens waste energy through lighting, air conditioning, and watching television: Mohammed Sobky
Adel Imam highest paid actor during Ramadan at EGP 1 million per episode
Tamer Hosny and Ahmed Makki also make the list of highest paid actors
Ramadan serials costs repay in high ratings
Television serials with huge costs make an appearance this holy month, with “His Excellency ” highest costing serial, at EGP 65m, followed by “Saraya Al Abdeen” at EGP 55m
Hunger strikes see rising use as protest in Egypt’s jails
Soltan has abstained from food for over 150 days.
Saudi donates 3 tape digitisers to Egypt for broadcasting services
Saudi Arabia to help Egypt implement Broadcasting and Television Heritage Office’s restoration project
Appeals court sets date for Shura Council defendants
Activists sentenced to 15 years for breaking Protest Law to have appeal 22 July
16 Morsi supporters sentenced to three years imprisonment
Supporters charged with protesting without a permit and obstructing constitutional referendum
Fighting near Tikrit as Iraq pushes counter-offensive
Armed US drones were flying over the city to provide protection for the advisers and other American personnel against the militants led by the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Iraq receives Russian jets as it takes fight to militants
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Thursday announced that Baghdad was buying more than a dozen of the warplanes from Russia in a deal that could be worth up to $500m
Security forces arrest two over tribal violence in Aswan
Feuding families agree on second truce in three months
Over 200 arrested attempting to leave Egypt
Illegal migrants arrested on Beheira coast
Pro-Morsi campaign calls for 3 July ‘uprising’
Group supporting ousted president say Egypt has become “the laughing stock of the world”
4 police officers killed in Sinai
Second attack raises Saturday’s death toll to 6
Street art goes highbrow
New downtown Cairo art space, Heytan, seeks to celebrate and propagate street art
Picture refugee life in Egypt
New photo exhibit illustrates the daily challenges facing refugees in Egypt
Hazem Hegazy, head of retail banking speaks to Daily News Egypt
National Bank of Egypt planning to transform the country into a cashless society
HSBC sees huge opportunity for credit card growth: Bank’s head of retail and wealth management
Three main factors affect how high or low credit card penetration can be in a country, HSBC official explained
CEO of Fawry in dialogue with Daily News Egypt:
Value of financial transactions made through Fawry’s service $571m; 40 thousand outlets across the country for e-payment; one million transactions made daily through the company’s services; plans to expand to Arab Gulf countries in the coming period.