Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Daily News Egypt
Wadi El-Rayan monks, Coptic Church face-off intensifies
Monks are opposing government plans to build a highway through monastery
Egyptian journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day remembering colleagues
âThe policeâs detention of journalists on their Freedom Day is alarming,â says prominent journalist
Press freedom or plain scoop-hunting?
Apparent press freedom struggle between Arabic-language press and Ministry of Interior in face of journalistsâ arrests
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis trial postponed to 19 May
Defendants stand charged with killing police officers and attempting to kill former interior minister among other charges
Shoukry, UN envoy in Palestine meeting
The officials discussed developments in the Gaza Strip reconstruction
4 injured in Al-Arish bomb explosion
Sinai-based militants claim responsibility for the attack
Setting the stage: The 2012 Abbaseya clashes
Although the political dispute between the State and the Islamists intensified after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, the May 2012 Abbaseya clashes count as the first main bloody confrontation between the countriesâ two political entities. In defiance of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forcesâ (SCAF) delay to hand power …
I write to revive Arab literature: Mahana
By Rana Khaled Listening to intensive doses of Omar Khairat’s music or Fayrouz’s voice, who have always been his biggest sources of inspiration , writer Ahmed Mahana spent years searching for the psychological motive to continue his novel “I’ll Tell Your Story”. Unlike most of the young writers, who search for easy success and adopt …
Egypt, Rwanda enhance security cooperation
Egypt to train Rwanda in techniques for fighting terrorism and extremist ideology
3 illegal immigrants die after boat sinks
Over 100 people arrested attempting to leave the country
Providing legal identity to all a great step for good governance
By Dr. BjĂžrn Lomborg Corruption last year cost the world more than $1tr. That is $1tr we canât use to get better health care, education, food and environment. A study shows that corruption in Egypt costs each citizen about EGP 2,715 each year. And corruption is only part of the problem of poor governance – many …
Notes From America: The Falafel Wars
By Ahmed Tharwat In my last flight to Paris, I was fortunate to be sitting next to a young man who seemed cautious; with an excessive head turning motion. He seemed like he was waiting for something to come or to happen. We avoided each other for a few thousand miles, until I started playing …
Without a hashtag: Egyptâs journalists forgotten behind bars
Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) put the number of jailed journalists in Egyptâs prisons at 12 at least, calling the country one of the worldâs worst ten jailers of journalists.
Why press freedom?
Voices from journalists worldwide on World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Day: Journalists under attack in EgyptÂ
The group referred to six journalists who have been killed by security forces and in clashes while covering protests since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
Mansour Foundation’s CSR activities exceed EGP 100m: Managing Director
After the revolution, we contributed to change through academic research, arts, culture, human relief, and social entrepreneurship, Hamoud says
EGP 4m for âOur Childrenâs Wheatâ CSR project: Mondelez
Daily News Egypt interviewed the Corporate & Government Affairs Manager in Egypt and the Levant for MondelÄz Foods Egypt, Ola Loutfi.
ABB triples spending on CSR programmes: Country Communications Manager
ABBâs CSR activities for 2015 include renewable energy, community development and energy saving awareness
Banque Misr continues CSR programmes in Fayoum, Aswan: Programme Manager
Banque Misr Foundation developed 34 medical units in university hospitals, developing 14 villages and informal areas
Housing and Development Bank spends EGP 20m in CSR activities
Bank donated EGP 10m to Tahya Masr Fund
Barclays invests EGP 10m in 2015 CSR activities
In 2014, 785 employees volunteered over 3,000 hours of their time and skills in communities, says Community Relations manager
Egypt, China sign new weapons deal
While economic relations are booming, Al-Sisi urges enhanced Sino-Egyptian relations in other fields
Sawari Ventures negotiates with 20 investors for $50m investment fund
By Mohamed Alaa El-Din Sawari Ventures is planning to launch a new investment fund with capital worth $50m, according to the companyâs CEO and Co-Founder Ahmed El-Alfy. In a statement to Daily News Egypt, El-Alfy said the company, which specialises in the management and investment of venture capitals in technology industries, is currently negotiating with …
Sudan’s Al-Bashir invites Egyptian President to inauguration ceremony
Al-Sisi discusses trade with Sudanese Foreign Minister after the opening of a crossing between the two countries
PHC, Housing Ministry negotiate on 2 real estate projects:Â PHC Managing Director
PHC acquired Giza Power Company after Economic Summit, says Al-Ansari
2 Giza preachers banned for not acquiring permission for religious speech
Religious Endowments Ministry uses its right of civil arrest for the first time on Friday
Al-Tarabeen tribe aids armed forces with militantsâ arrests
The tribe announced its stance against Sinai-based militants
Egyptâs 2015 âanti-workersâ Labour Day
Five labour activists arrested Friday, amid human rights groupsâ condemnation of laws criminalising strikes
Hundreds of torture cases in April: El-Nadeem Centre
 âTorture Archiveâ aggregates reports by families, news outlets and rights organisations on torture cases inside prisons
New law preserves ‘catastrophic provisions’: Rights Groups
Egyptian rights groups say new law is “vague” and “broad” in definitions of terrorist entities, likely to narrow public and political sphere
