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When a night out for football in Egypt turned dark
Having friends over in Egypt, my home for over a year and a half now, is always both a great joy and bit of a hassle. What should and shouldn’t I show them to give them the best holiday and the best impression of Egypt? However, seven Dutch university friends proved to be an easy …

From Port Said to Cairo, rival football fans share mutual grief
27 people killed ahead of Zamalek, Enppi game
EGP 1.6bn capital increase approved by Palm Hills’ general assembly
Real estate company seeks to expand its commercial and residential portfolio

SODIC estimate clients’ contract to be EGP 4.1bn
Company to invest EGP 2.3bn and deliver 684 units in all projects

On first day of Putin’s visit, stock indexes slightly drop
Positive yields from Putin’s visit could influence the capital market on the long term

Baghdad curfew suspension is double-edged sword for citizens
Decade long curfew ended Saturday

Court sentences Mahienour El-Massry and others to 2 years
Case started in 2013 with clashes between activists and Muslim Brotherhood supporters

Young political parties and the election game: To play or not to play?
Party members eager to reflect revolution’s 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
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

EGP 3bn investments for Ashgar City Project: IGI Sales & Marketing Director
Ashgar Heights another project to be expanded this year, worth EGP 700m in investments

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

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

12 arrested at Egypt-Libya border
Detainees face prosecution after being found in military zone
2 injured in bomb explosions
The bombs were detected in the cities of Helwan, Ismailia and Sheikh Zayed
Court sentences 3 to death for ‘conspiring’ with Al-Qaeda
Convicts planned terrorist operations against officers in Sinai, court says

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

Papyrus fund aims to raise $250m for tourism projects
Fund will be presented at March Economic Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh

Egypt condemns local, international commentary on mass sentence
NGOs, governments previously condemned the life sentences handed out to 230 people by Judge Nagy Shehata

Don’t fall for Nasrallah’s bluff
Nasrallah’s pompous speech rejecting the “rules of engagement” ignores the reality of Hezbollah’s difficult geo-strategic situation in Syria and the fear of a second front with Israel
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial postponed to Thursday
The Wednesday trial of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi for escaping Wadi El-Natrun Prison in January 2011 was postponed to 5 February, state media reported. The defence repeated its request to the Cairo Criminal Court for the introduction of new defendants and questioned the possibility that “Israeli elements” committed these crimes to destabilise security. Morsi …

Surplus in Egypt-Algeria trade balance in Egypt’s favour
The surplus is equivalent to approximately $43m, where in 2013 trade balance recorded a deficit of $ 89.9m

6-year-high in capital market, EGX-30 reaches 10,055 points
13 companies listed during 2014, new listings expected in 2015

Egypt reviles ISIS killing of Jordanian pilot Al-Kasasbeh
Several solidarity marches took to the streets following prayer for him in Amman

Dollar stable at EGP 7.53 at CBE, EGP 7.63 at NBE
Rate ranges between EGP 7.8 to EGP 8 in unofficial market.
Egyptian Embassy in US criticises top newspaper over Al-Sisi coverage
Flack given over Washington Post’s letter criticising current Egyptian government’s stance

Activist Ahmed Douma handed life sentence
Douma defended himself and asked for an investigation into killings during cabinet clashes

OCI MENA BV buys stake in OCI SAE worth 12.5bn
The purchased stake account for 23.425% of company’s total shares, total number of shares bought by OCI MENA is 48.94m

Output and new orders of private companies decline: HSBC
Lower demand contributed to output, the bank stated