Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Egypt fails to make the cut in top 20 Arab Companies list: Forbes Middle East
Country was fourth largest contributor to Top 500 companies in the Arab Worldâs list, Forbes Middle East indicated
Furniture exports register EGP1.1bn, reaching EGP 2.8bn by end of 2014
Sector exports have increased steadily over the past four years.
Saudi Arabiaâs Beyti investing EGP 4bn for expansions in Egypt
Company plans new juice plant and two milk farms to increase market share to 35% within 5 years
Sawiris plans to raise capital of New Egypt to $230m after 20% purchase of Hermes
Sawiris-led Alliance purchasing 20% stake in Hermes from shareholders remains committed even if shares restricted from sale during first year
US committed to supporting Egypt in economy and security: Kerry
Kerryâs visit coincided with the announcement that $572m military aid has been released
Gas production rates decrease to 4.65bn cubic feet per day
The gas company cut 300m cubic feet of gas per day from cement factory consumption, from its estimated daily rate of 430m cubic feet.
Flynas targeting 30% share of Egyptian pilgrims annually: Deputy CEO NAS Holding
Flynas launches seventh route to Saudi Arabia in June
Palm Hills restores 56.77 feddans in Sheikh Zayed; New Cairo land settlement still outstanding
Palm Hills Development, cabinet and New Urban Communities Authority agree on EGP 229m settlement
Security forces disperse protest, arrest 24
Political parties and NGOs condemn arrests and call for the cancellation of the Protest Law
Syrian fire kills teen on Israeli-held Golan
AFP – The teenage son of an Israeli defence ministry contractor was killed on the Golan Sunday in the most serious incident on the plateau since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011. Israel’s defence ministry and the army said the 15-year-old was killed when a blast hit the car he was travelling in with …
Israeli troops kill 2 West Bankers in teen manhunt
Israel has seized on the opportunity presented by the operation to try to rupture a reconciliation agreement between Abbas and Hama infuriating Israel.
Verdict expected Monday in Al-Jazeera case
Court accuses journalists of terror-related charges
Second day of protests over Afghan election fraud claims
Supporters in the western Afghan city burnt their voter registration cards in protest against alleged irregularities in the contest between the former foreign minister and rival Ashraf Ghani.
Shiâa rebels wound 17 Yemen police in ambush
AFP – Some 17 Yemeni policemen were wounded in an ambush by Shiite Huthi rebels as fighting between government forces and the rebels neared the capital, officials said on Sunday. The Huthis â also known as Ansarullah â have been pushing out of their northern mountain strongholds towards Sanaa in a suspected bid to expand …
Iraq militants âturning back clockâ in captured Mosul
Security forces in Mosul wilted in the face of the onslaught, in some cases abandoning uniforms and even vehicles in their haste to flee.
âPresidential Palaceâ trial postponed
Next hearing will take place on Monday
Egypt condemns ongoing violence in Syria
Ambassador to UN calls for withdrawal of foreign fighters from Syrian conflict
Minya death sentences represent ‘travesty of justice’: Rights groups
Judge upholds death sentences for 183 alleged MB members as rights group condemn “new purge of opposition”
Child marriage remains common, despite legal ban
AUC seminar examines causes and solutions to child marriage
Hollywood and the changing face of Cleopatra
Hollywood has been fascinated with Cleopatra since one of the fathers of cinema, Georges Melies, featured her in a short silent film in 1899.
Egyptian playwright to present at London International Festival Theatre
Playwright Laila Soliman directs a play on Egypt’s 1919 revolution to mark the 100th anniversary of World War I
Al-Sisi: Egyptâs accidental democrat?
Despite his dictatorial tendencies, Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi may find himself unwittingly presiding over Egyptâs transition to democracy
The foreignerâs gift: Why Iran would gain from US military intervention in Iraq
By Michael Young What does one make of the apparent rapprochement between the United States and Iran over Iraq? Itâs difficult to say, principally because both countries have very different agendas in the country, even if their shared aim is to contain the offensive of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). For Iran, fragmentation …
Abraaj submits 2 tender offers for EGX-listed companies
Abraaj Group announced its submission of a mandatory tender offer for Cairo Medical Center and a stake in Cairo Investment and Real Estate Development
Seoudi reopens its doors, product prices maintained
Several news posts on social media websites claimed the supermarketâs prices were offered at reduced prices
Average occupancy at Hilton Corniche Alexandria Hotel âover 80%â: Hotel official
Rates expected to temporarily dip to 50% during Ramadan
Sunni militants take control of Iraq-Syria border point
An army major confirmed that the town and its surrounding areas were in insurgent hands.
Protests in Kabul deepen Afghan election impasse
More than 1,000 protesters gathered in the city for the largely peaceful demonstration but the United Nations warned that any street violence âcould lead to a spiral of instabilityâ.
International day to support Egyptian detainees
Opposition ârevolutionaryâ forces call for international day to support Egyptian detainees, march to Itihadiya Palace to denounce Protest Law
Russia concerned Ukraine military operation has ‘intensified’
Lavrov also said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s peace plan announced on Friday did not go far enough.