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More Egyptians return from Libya, Yemen
25 Egyptians returned from Yemen, 189 from Libya on Sunday
Sobhi makes new appointments in military leadership
Senior army officials are promoted by defence minister
Palm Hills, MNHD sign MoU establishing residential project
Project’s revenues will range between EGP 4.6bn to EGP 5.5bn
UPDATE: North Sinai blast kills 6 military personnel: Army spox
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Militant group State of Sinai claim responsibility for second attack of the week
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45% decrease in non-tax revenues during 8 months
Total income tax revenues decreased to 28% during the period from July to February in the current FY
Mohamed Soltan, 36 others imprisoned for life
Court ratifies 14 death sentences in “Operations Room” trial, defence to appeal
‘State of Sinai’ militants claim recent attacks in region’s north
A video showing the killing of a conscript and another individual was released

ILO victory boosts Qatari hopes of defeating efforts to deprive it of World Cup
By James M. Dorsey A resolution by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to postpone until November a decision to investigate Qatar on charges of violating the Forced Labour and Labour Inspection Conventions is likely to boost the Gulf stateâs ability to defeat any attempt to strip it of the right to host the 2022 World …

Annual inflation jumps to 11.8% in March
CAPMAS attributed the rise to increase in food commoditiesâ and beverage productsâ prices by 9.3%

How does a âcoolâ guy turn into an extremist?
By Mahmoud Abu Baker At the end of the â90s, everywhere I went I was asked the same boring question as a journalist living in Algeria. It is a question that haunted the people who asked me and exhausted me: Is it true that Islamist groups are the ones behind all the terrorist crimes in …

Boldness and colours: Womenâs fashion for Summer 2015
Young fashion designers innovate new designs, opportunity to export Egyptian products, says El-Behairy

Broadband: A hidden treasure that could make every Egyptian $3,140 richer
By BjĂžrn Lomborg Where should the global community focus its attention over the next fifteen years? Health, nutrition and education may seem like obvious top priorities but, more surprisingly, there is also a strong case for broadband access to be considered. Tripling mobile internet access from 21% to 60% in developing countries over the next …

Electronic visa potentially to boost tourism, draw new visitors
The new system, expected to come into effect in eight months, will require tourists to provide a scanned copy of their passports, and their visas will be ready within three days
Egyptian-Sudanese agreement to provide postal parcels
A Sudanese Post delegation visited Egypt in the framework of Egyptian interest in promoting means of cooperation with other countries

NUCA budget doubled to EGP 28bn in FY 2015/2016
New Upper Egypt cities will have a share in Authorityâs development plans

The life and imprisonment of ‘terrorist’ Mohamed Soltan
With Ministry of Interior officials treating him “like they were God” and negligence from the US government, Soltan has been on hunger strike for over 420 days

Interior Ministry should âclean its ranksâ of radical elements ahead of Easter
Egypt’s Coptic and other Christian minorities grow increasingly fearful of further terrorist attacks

Prosecutor General refers 379 to criminal court over Al-Nahda sit-in
Defendants face charges of murder, possession of weapons, arrest and torture of civilians

Citizens âmay be executed any minuteâ: Anti-death penalty group
âThis is not a punishment, this is murder,â lawyer says
HRW condemns Houthi use of weapons against protesters
Daily protests have been calling for Houthis to cease using Taizz as military base

Shoukry to discuss Libya issue in Rome
Egyptian FM Shoukry met Italian and Algerian representatives to discuss the ongoing crisis in Libya

Shell to acquire BG for $70bn
25% increase in oil and gas reserves of Royal Dutch Shell

Police officers referred to court on accusations of torturing lawyer to death
Reports of death due to torture in police stations have increased since year beginning

Moodyâs expects Egypt economy to grow 4.5% by June 2015: Finance Minister
Non-banking financial activities witnessed significant growth last year, 2015 indicators are promising, says Mehleb

Officials reflect on possibility of 12 million tourists targeted by year-end
Egypt targets 20% growth in tourist numbers next winter, 15% next summer

Tourism revenues rise to $4.5bn in 1H current FY: Official
Ministry of Tourism aims to increase sectorâs income to $10bn by end of fiscal year 2014/2015, compared to $5.1bn last year
Dar Al-Ifta condemns âracistâ US bus poster campaign attacking Islam
Posters on buses in Philadelphia equated Islam with Nazism as âJew-hatingâ

Al-Sisi to Interior Minister: Balance between security, human rights should exist
The president reviewed the ministryâs efforts in maintaining security
Exhibition in the memory of painter Mahmoud Said
Nine of these paintings have Said’s signature on them. For his 118th anniversary, the loyal art-lover and fan showcased printed and magnified versions of his original paintings in her art gallery.

Samsung acquires 70.8% smartphone sales, maintains top spot in Egyptian market
Talking to Daily News Egypt on the companyâs Egypt market share, El-Gamal said Samsung obtained the biggest smartphone market share by acquiring 70.8% of the total devices sold by the end of the first quarter of this year.