Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt

Fabricated charges, arbitrary suspensions in âmonth of labourâ: ECESRÂ
Suspended journalists are set to form an âAssociation for Suspended Journalistsâ through which they could voice their demands

Imprisoned journalist beaten in prison for conversion to Christianity
Lawyer submits complaint to Prosecutor General for unlawful detention and abuse
Islamist leader Essam Derbala arrested on terrorism charges
Derbala remained committed to Anti-Coup Alliance

At least 3 civilians killed in North Sinai road-side explosion
Bombing took place at same time Defence and Interior Ministers visit North Sinai’s security sites

Investments targeted using Google Maps
A new website launched on Saturday seeks to reopen closed facilities and attract skilled labour

Defence, interior ministers visit North Sinai’s security forces
Defence minister urges security forces to maintain vigilance and readiness to face potential threats

Creative graduation project campaign raises water pollution awareness
The campaign targets the elderly and children specifically with kidney failure, the most common disease caused by water pollution.

Arabesque: A student activity aims for a better Africa
Each year, the students get to choose a certain track, and over the course of a few months they learn all the basics about this specialty.

Why Germany should pay war reparations to Greece
By Dr Cesar Chelala In 1960, the then Federal Republic of Germany paid Greece DM115m on account of compensation for Nazi crimes. Greek governments stated that this was only a fraction of what is due on account of loss of life, damaged infrastructure, and the repayment of a forced loan the Nazis extracted on Greece in 1942. Recent statements by leading …

Electoral wars trap Al-Wafd Party: Leadership
Reform Front accuses party head of financial and administrative corruption, the supreme body responds with dismissal decision

Will the parliamentary elections be held?
Some people may not remember that the parliamentary elections were supposed to take place in October 2014, but were postponed more than once, and we are now in May 2015. The new promise is that the elections will be held after Eid Al-Fitr, roughly three months from now. These continuous postponements have raised many questions …
We are on the right track despite challenges: Al-Sisi
The President tackled a broad range of topics including terrorism, corruption, media and relations with neighbouring countries

Boosting Arab Culture on YouTube
By Diana Baddar, Head of YouTube Partnerships, Middle East and North Africa In recent years, YouTube has gone through a significant transformation. A large portion of native âYouTubersâ are growing up on the platform and helping define its potential, making YouTube the place it is today – a hub of creativity that keeps the world …
‘State of Sinai’ releases video threatening security forces and collaborators
Video arrives 2 days after North Sinai’s tribes announced their support of the army

Google evades taxes worldwide
Google is repeating a familiar story by avoiding tax payments, to achieve maximum short-term revenues, while ordinary people are left to pay the bill for basic services which directly benefit the company.

Vast growth in local Internet advertising in 2015
Advertising through the Internet is vastly growing during this period, said Natalie Youssef, CEO of Enova Digital Marketing & Advisory, noting that it grows with rates of more than 10% to date. She added that the industry grows steadily in the Middle East, especially Egypt. The North African country has all the major elements needed …

UAE to invest $2bn in Egypt in next FY in housing projects: Investment Minister
UAE Minister of State to coordinate between Kuwaiti, Saudi and Egyptian governments to determine spending of investments announced at Economic Summit

EGP 37bn to support food commodities in current FY: Supply minister
Volume of imported wheat in this fiscal year drops 40% to 4.6m tonnes, compared to 6.4m tonnes last year

Egyptian e-commerce market to reach $2.7bn by 2020
Egypt has most online buyers of any country in the Arab world, with 15.2 million people

Justice minister resigns, new appointment expected
Experts question whether minister’s replacement will really help the reality of social equality and justice in Egypt

Yemen ceasefire takes effect Tuesday evening
It remains unclear whether both sides will abide by truce after fierce air and artillery strikes earlier in day

Concern as Defence Ministry sets sights on telecoms controls
Expanded plans for military in new company suggests security and privacy implications

Egypt Air studies offer from French Airbus to develop Egyptian fleet until 2025
Nuclear energy is a strategic choice for Egypt; discussions with Asian and European countries over the best use of nuclear plants and mechanisms of safely implementing them: Mehleb

Startups complain over online advertising taxes
Facebook and Google’s lack of headquarters in Egypt gives companies profits without taxes
Egypt unsatisfied with NPT conference progress
Top priority for Egypt is Middle East NWFZ, calls for coordinatorâs resignation

Former Al Jazeera journalist to sue network
Mohamed Fahmy seeks $100m in compensation for manipulation and negligence of staff

Foreign ministry following up on Egyptian detainees in Libya
Reports circulate in media of Egyptians detainees held for illegally immigrating to Libya

Returning defendants to detention is merely political resolution: Mahienourâs lawyer
Mahienour El-Massryâs and Yousef Shaâbanâs detention location remained unknown for hours after judgeâs decision

A commemorative event for poet Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi
The event was hosted by Iman El Bahr Darwish

The inner journey of Marwa Adel
âMarwa Adel is one of the most professional photographers in the world, and she has a statement to make, and it is a very important one regarding women and society,â said Professor Shems Friedlander, director of the AUCâs photographic gallery.