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

Egypt, Jordan sign gas sector MoU: Petroleum ministry
Discussions held on expanding Iraqi gas pipelines to reach Egypt through Jordan to benefit from Iraqâs oil and gas supply
Business leaders await definitive steps in economic transition
âWe are optimistic about economic reforms,â leaders say

Activist sentenced to 6 months in prison for âinciting workers to strikeâ
Ayman Al-Fakhri was arrested while demonstrating in solidarity with Helwan industrial workers

Saudi, US tourists major spenders in Egypt during 2014: Ministerial Economic Adviser
Ministry of Tourism hopes to raise sector expenditure in Q1 of 2015 to $85, increase tourist numbers to 1.2 million
Netanyahu claims victory in Israeli general elections
Future Israeli governing coalition still unclear, Palestinian authorities pushing to bring Israel to ICC

Police officer killed, another injured in Matruh
“Intensified efforts” to capture assailants being implemented, says interior ministry
EGOTH targets revenues at EGP 120 in next FY
Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels will pump EGP 900m for development of its hotels and resorts to make up for losses

Al-Sisi reviews Ethiopia dam agreement with top government officials
A deal between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia is to be sealed on 23 March
Parliamentary election procedures to begin from scratch: State Council
Electoral commission to refund candidacy insurance fees

On the life of a rebel: Ghassan Kanafani
On answering a question regarding the relation between his political life and being a novelist, Kanafani replied: âMy political position springs from my being a novelist.
Egyptâs tourism revival sought at Economic Summit
Luxor and Aswan were excluded from tourist projects at the Economic Summit, says Tourism Chamber Chairman

Cairo comics creator publishes Egyptian Manga
The Captain blends an Egyptian sense of humour with Manga storytelling

On the urgency of stopping recruitment of European and North African girls and women to jihad
By Moha Ennaji There have been several reports of European and North African women travelling to Syria to join up with jihadists there. The precise number of girls and women seeking to join the terrorist groups is unclear, but some analysts estimate that roughly 20% of recruits from Europe and North Africa are women, often …

Netanyahuâs Congress Speech: Manipulating the Middle Eastâs security architectureÂ
By James M. Dorsey A satirical video of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahuâs speech to the US Congress captures the essence of his message and his political strategy on the eve of Israeli elections. âThere are three things we must always remember: First Iran, and second Iran, and third Iran, Iran, Iran, again and again; …
Over 100 arrested Monday for belonging to Muslim Brotherhood
Teacher in Sohag arrested, purportedly confesses to receiving orders from Brotherhood leader in Turkey
Visitors to Egypt required to obtain visas prior to travel starting 15 May
Similar decision was taken in 2011, but was suspended for tourism concerns
Car accident killed Mohamed El-Gendy: Prosecutor General
Activistâs case was temporarily closed, pending police further investigations on the car owner
Ministry of Communications to launch 2 new IT projects
By Mohamed Alaa El-Din The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology offered a tender to supply devices for the electronic document-archiving system for the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). According to the ministry, the financial and technical bids will be viewed on 22 March. The ministry also offered a tender to supply the devices …

TE aims to increase infrastructure investments to EGP 3bn during 2015
By Mohamed Alaa El-Din Telecom Egypt (TE) allocated EGP 3bn for investments in the infrastructure sector this year, with an increase of EGP 500m than 2014, said Mohamed El-Nawawy, CEO of TE, to Daily News Egypt. According to Nawawy, revenues from marine cables amounted to EGP 1.2bn, with the support of two giant projects with …

Orange seeking greater Mobinil shares after economic stabilisation: Gauthier
Egypt is promising economy given increasing population, with greater Egyptian investments expected
Fayoum University students strike continue for 7th day
90% of the students are not attending lectures: AFTE
7 protesters remain free, 11 in detention pending investigations
Arrests were made following a violent demonstration in Downtown Cairo days before 25 January Revolution anniversary
Ultras leader arrested, referred to court
Said Moshageb is accused of storming club headquarters, attempting to murder head of the club
Ultras members accused of killing 22 football fans: Prosecution
Muslim Brotherhood used âtight relationsâ with Ultras White Knights to commit violence, says âProsecutor General

Madinaty dispute due to be resolved
TMGH will pay the government approximately EGP 2.9bn, in addition to 3.2m sqm of Madinatyâs completed lots
Prosecutor General accuses policeman of Al-Sabbagh’s killing
âAuthorities intransigent towards defence lawyers and Al-Sabbagh’s colleagues,â says lawyer

EGPC to commence crude oil production in south Iraq by beginning of 2016: Chairman
1.1bn oil barrels of reserve for the â9â zone in Basra
Egypt, Croatia hold bilateral talks on regional issues, cooperation
Egyptian-EU trade is expected to increase in aftermath of the recent Economic Summit
‘Operations Room’ death sentences a political verdict: Defence lawyer
Regime terrorising citizens with unjustified sentences after 14 defendants were handed death sentence, Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson says

Qalaa examines Suez Canal outline to contribute logistics projects: MD of transport
Transport sector sees profits for first time in 2015, Sub-Saharan African markets under microscope, improving transportation system requires effort