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First âWhite Wedding Festivalâ helps couples organise their nuptials
With discounts on shows and jewellery, the festival covered all wedding needs

Fifty Shades of Grey film boycotted by domestic violence, anti-porn groups
A campaign called â50 dollars not 50 shadesâ is asking people to boycott the film, and instead donate money to domestic violence groups

Yellow card for Al-Sisi?
By Amr Khalifa Over thirty Egyptians did not return home last night and Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of Interior, shoulders responsibility. You can be certain the honorable minister is not the only party culpable in the second disaster of its kind to strike Egyptian football in the last three years, 74 lives having been extinguished in …

What are the existing strategies in the face of terrorism and extremism?
The terrorist events that took place in Sinai on 29 January 2015 have raised major concerns and debates. Concerns were very obvious on TV screens, in newspapers, within political forces, and perhaps also ruling circles. These concerns, in my opinion, are justified. A year and a half after the first Rafah incident which targeted a …

Young political parties and the election game: To play or not to play?
Party members eager to reflect revolutionâs demands for democracy by participating

Update: Death toll at football game rises to 27
The fans had been entering the stadium to watch the game between Zamalek and Enppi team
Economy needs investments to counter unemployment: Pepsi Regional Manager
Fight to cut domestic debt to 84% during coming years, says Salman

No increase in Egyptâs gas production in FY 2015/2016: EGAS
Foreign companies to postpone linking of wells before re-pricing, decline of 1.2bn cubic feet in annual gas production in fields

Field irrigation project to provide 7%-10% increase in cultivated land: Beltagy
Project would provide approximately 10bn cubic metres of water per year for reclaiming at least 300,000 acres in new land
5 commercial land parcels offered in Sheikh Zayed and New Cairo
Commercial land parcels to be used for restaurants, document coping centres and cafeterias amongst other projects

More parties to boycott elections, blaming government for ‘oppressive laws’
Thousands of opposition politicians are behind bars, says Salafi Watan Party

Egypt concerned over Yemen situation
Al-Houthi announced new parliament and interim government Friday

Students begin semester with protests
Falcon private security firm maintains strict security measures at university gates

Amal Clooney requests meeting with Al-Sisi over Fahmy release
Fahmyâs Egyptian counsel informed by Egyptian officials that release imminent, says Clooney

Egypt condemns Boko Haram’s killings in Cameroon, Niger
Latest attack left more than 100 dead

4 Bedouin development communities created in North Sinai
155 feddans will be utilised for agriculture and fish farming, says minister

âPort Said Massacreâ retrial postponed to 9 February
Charges are hypothetical and imaginary, says defence

12 arrested at Egypt-Libya border
Detainees face prosecution after being found in military zone

News leaks allege governmentâs âdissatisfactionâ with Gulf countries
Despite publically strong ties with GCC, speakers in the leaks argue relations should be based on self-interest

9 Muslim Brotherhood members arrested in North Sinai
âState of Sinaiâ claimed IED explosion targeting a military vehicle Sunday
2 injured in bomb explosions
The bombs were detected in the cities of Helwan, Ismailia and Sheikh Zayed
Court sentences 3 to death for âconspiringâ with Al-Qaeda
Convicts planned terrorist operations against officers in Sinai, court says

Every idea chooses its form of writing for itself : Mohammed Meselhy
In an interview with Daily News Egypt, Meselhy revealed the preparations of his novels, the obstacles he faced to publish some of his stories, and the secrets of his future literary works.

Why do politicians keep fighting despite common goals?
Most projected electoral coalitions describe their goals as representing the 25 January and 30 June revolutions, rejecting terrorism and extremism, and safeguard the national identity
Criminal court sentences Syrian citizen to life imprisonment on terrorism charges
Defendant convicted with shooting 6 civilians in Tahrir Square

âNotes from America: How American footballâŠexplains America
By Ahmed Tharwat Last Sunday, more than 140 million Americans congregated in living rooms, bars, restaurants to eat, drink and watch the Super Bowl XLIX  (49). This is the biggest sporting event of the year, with highest TV rating (39.1 points); the game day ticket price averaging $10,466, it brought more than $500M economic value (debatable) to …
Infographic: Egyptâs Game of Seats
DNEâs special coverage of Egyptâs parliamentary elections

EJB, government coordinate for Economic Summit to meet foreign ambassadors: EJB Secretary General
Discussions underway with German, Russian, and Italian ambassadors, US and Greece will be invited soon, says Salem Mashhour
Government used recession to restructure tourism: Official
Early handover of Tahrir Hotel administrative building in May 2015 as part of project for tourist hotel in Tahrir Square worth EGP 450m, says Hatabah
Investment funds assets increased by EGP 851m in 2014
Head of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) Sherif Sami said on Thursday that four investment funds have been established in 2014; therefore the total amount of investment funds in Egypt is 95. The total amount of cash in these funds was valued at EGP 6.5bn by the end of 2014, increasing by EGP 851m …