Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
UK appoints new ambassador to Egypt
New ambassador âproudâ to lead embassy âat this vital timeâ
Ramadan TV series: Political power and control
Two private TV channels decide to ban a TV series criticising a police officer, after showing promos
Napoleon’s sunken artillery recovered from Alexandria harbour
A Russian dive team stumbled upon dozens of 18th century rifles, pistols, and canons during a routine underwater survey
Stories of the streets
Book documents how the streets of Cairo were planned, built and adapted
Government agencies owe petroleum ministry total of EGP 160bn: Ministry official
By Mohamed Adel Government agencies currently owe the Ministry of Petroleum a total of EGP 160bn for petroleum products, according to a senior official at the ministry, who added these agencies owed about EGP 157bn at the end of April. The Ministry of Finance owes the Ministry of Petroleum about EGP 92bn, of which EGP …
Libyaâs political parties must focus on state-building to resolve unrest: Libyan Ambassador to Egypt
âWe will not return to autocracy and the contents of the roadmap must be finalisedâ, stated Jibril.
Arab Union for Industrial Exports Development targets 20% growth: Secretary general
The company aims to raise exports of member states in light of industrial expansion in Arab countries
COMESA considers establishing waste recycling factory with âŹ40m in investments: Company chairman
COMESA considers building the waste recycling factory through a coalition with Egyptian and Finnish companies, African banks
ABB targets sales increase to EGP 2bn by yearâs end
Swiss electrical hopes to raise sales in Egyptian market by 10% to EGP 2bn by the end of 2014
Government allocates EGP 75.3m to âmodernise industryâ in FY 2014/2015 budget
IMC aims to provide 2,825 services to about 995 companies for the 2014/2015 fiscal year (FY).
Nestle inaugurates first local confectionery plant
Company assures commitment to Egypt, introduces new product
Government tasked to apply maximum wage: Mehleb
Upcoming state budget seeks to apply financial and economic reforms
Industries Union demands favoring domestic industries in government procurement
By Abdel Qader Ramadan The Federation of Industries is demanding support for domestic industry that includes 40% or more local components by giving them the slogan “Made in Egypt,” and granting them a range of benefits. These will include preferential treatment for government procurement tenders, export subsidies, and customs exemptions provided by trade agreements signed …
Foundation reduces hospital waiting lists
AAIB has succeeded in reducing patient waiting lists in hospitals through its foundation âWe Owe it to Egyptâ
Activist Ahmed Doumaâs trial postponed
Delay for court to investigate confiscated material
Human rights groups push for torture allegations investigation
Groups demand immediate investigation and forensic examinations of female detainees
Nazra condemns targeting, detention of womenâs rights activists
Group says arrests due to womenâs legitimate activities in the defense of human rights.
Mauritanian leader wins new term as main rivals boycott polls
The former general campaigned strongly on his success in fighting armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda at home and in neighbouring Sahel nations.
Kerry in Iraq as Sunni militants seize strategic town, airport
Kerry met with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and was to hold talks with Iraqi leaders across the political and communal spectrum.
Israel launches air raids on Syrian positions in Golan
The air raids came after the 13-year-old son of an Israeli defence ministry contractor was killed on the Golan on Sunday morning.
Al-Nour Party may form secular coalition for parliamentary elections
Islamist party looks to civil parties for new coalition in upcoming elections
24 sentenced to life imprisonment in Mansoura for killing taxi driver
Court specialising in terrorism cases sentences the two dozen, allegedly associated to the banned Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt returns to African Union activity
Foreign minister leads delegation to in first African Union activity since suspension lift
Minya verdict âheinous crime unprecedented in historyâ: MB
Brotherhood hits back at judiciary over death sentence for 183 alleged Islamists
Britain summons Egyptian ambassador over Jazeera verdicts
Two British journalists working for the network were handed 10-year sentences.
Police officer shot dead in Sohag
Interior ministry says officer killed in campaign to arrest members of cell allegedly responsible for a number of crimes
Update: Harsh sentences for Al Jazeera journalists
Fahmy, Greste and Mohmed handed long-term jail sentences
Speaking two languages slows brain aging
New study shows bilingual children outperform monolingual peers at schools
Bad traffic costs Cairenes
Congested roads costs Egypt EGP 47bn yearly, according to a new World Bank report
Open letter to African Union heads of state
More than 10 years have passed since the Maputo Declaration, in which you, asAfrican leaders committed to allocating at least 10% of national budgets to agriculture and rural development â key sectors in the drive to cut poverty, build inclusive growth and strengthen food security and nutrition.