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Yemen: The ravaging of a country
Recent indiscriminate air attacks by Saudi Arabia on civilians in Harez (northwest of Yemen) have resulted in 33 civilian deaths, and left 67 people with serious injuries. Those numbers add up to what is increasingly becoming a national tragedy, as coalition forces continue their attacks on Houthi fighters. Cities on the northern border with Saudi …
Egypt: Country of remarkable, yet jailed, women
By Semanur Karaman and Sara Katrine Brandt No country in the world is safe for women human rights defenders, yet Egypt is particularly dangerous for women who want to contribute to democracy and assert their presence in the public-political sphere. Here are a few examples of defenders who have been punished, attacked, who have experienced …
Emaar Misr boosts net sales by 20% in H1 of 2015
Real estate developer scored net sales of EGP 3.91bn in first half of current year
Italian Foreign Minister speaks with Shoukry in Cairo
Paolo Gentiloniâs visit comes following Saturdayâs attack on Italian consulate
Shoukry expresses condolences of Egyptian people at Prince Saudâs funeral
Egyptian foreign minister meets King Salman of Saudi Arabia following funeral
CBE to reveal details of commodity prices developments in June
By Hossam Mounir The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is expected to reveal on Wednesday details pertaining to developments of commodity prices within the markets last June, upon which the state inflation rates are determined. The details would be announced in the CBEâs monthly report that is issued on the 15th day of every month. …
Government affirms farmersâ ownership of disputed land
Dispute witnessed violent clashes between farmers and feudal owners
Re-configuring the Middle East: IS and changing demographics
By James M. Dorsey The Syrian civil war and Iraqi sectarian conflicts involving âIslamic Stateâ (IS) have had far-reaching consequences for the demographics across the region. Once a relatively ethnically homogeneous autonomous region, Iraqi Kurdistan has seen its demography change radically as large numbers of Arab refugees pour into what was once an independent …
Press uprising against anti-terror lawâs Article 33
By Hussein Abd Rabu One of the most important readings of the anti-terrorism law that the Egyptian government rushed to pass after the assassination of the prosecutor general, was the state of instability in managing the country. Rushing to draft a law without adequate studies and discussions caused the law to direct a strike towards …
Concern over European warnings against travel to Egypt: Investors
Income from tourism sector, Suez Canal are important for Egyptâs economy to acquire foreign currency
Administrative authorities to report available lands to Investment Authority: Salman
Authority to be investorsâ exclusive representative in completing dealings with administrative authorities, says Investment Minister
Analysis of offers to supply 50,000 smart metres to be completed within weeks
Elsewedy, Siemens, Huawei and ZTE are most prominent competitors
Egypt strikes deal with Chinese company to fund 1m Acres Project infrastructure: Ministry of Housing
Facilities of the One Thousand Factory Project completed, temporary licenses are being issued after the approval of the cabinet, says Madbouly
A message from âIslamic Stateâ to Al-Sisi
By Amr Khalifa The sun rose in Cairo on Saturday morning with a fury: another explosive message from âIslamic Stateâ to Al-Sisi. The attack on a building, associated with the Italian consulate, left eight injured and one dead in its wake, and marks the beginning of a far bloodier phase in an insurgency gaining momentum by …
In a climate of intolerance, we cannot call Al-Sisi a failure
By Wael Eskandar It is no longer necessary to persuade the reader that Egypt is a country that has long forsaken its promised path of democratic transition, and whose rights abuses are systematic and deliberate. It is now a given, and whatever doubts there may have been dissipated with countless reports on human rights abuses, …
EGAS, Rosneft negotiate technical, financial details for 24 LNG shipments
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Russian government-owned Rosneft are negotiating technical and financial details to supply 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Egypt in the next two years. A senior EGAS official said in a statement to Daily News Egypt that the negotiations over the shipments will hopefully be finalised soon, …
Al-Abbar requests reduction in administrative capital project share to 20%
Sources say Housing Ministry may approve request on condition investors commit to projectâs financing from abroad
Smugglers make a profit in Egyptâs Delta
Though not career smugglers, many fishermen turn to trafficking during tough times
Metawee Group invests EGP 750m in new âBlue Blueâ project
Project is located in Ain Sokhna and covers 121,000 sqm
Electoral law passed, 2 remain for Egypt’s parliament
New constituency division amid scepticism regarding improvement
IMF projects slower growth in emerging markets
Growth in emerging markets and developing countries will reach 4.2% in 2015, down from 4.6% in 2014, expects IMF
âState of Sinaiâ claims responsibility for Italian consulate explosion: Media reports
Attack left 26-year-old vendor from Fayoum dead, 9 others injured
Al-Sisi issues decree enabling dismissal of officials at independent state institutions
Decision, which has come into immediate effect, affects officials who become âuntrustworthy or unsuitable for his positionâ
Banque du Caire launches charity convoy for third consecutive year
Banque du Caire has continued its organisation of the charities convoy launched three years ago. According to the banks’ Chairman and CEO, Mounir El-Zahid, this yearâs convoy was distributed among the governorates of Minya, Fayuom, Giza, Beni Suef, Qena and Luxor. El-Zahid explained that since the convoy was launched in 2013. The bank was keen …
Detention for âtorture t-shirtâ student to reach 580 days
Teenager Mahmoud Hussein was allegedly beaten and electrocuted into saying he possessed explosives, belongs to Muslim Brotherhood
Ministry of Defence releases video of disappeared individuals
Relatives of disappeared claim individuals have been tortured during disappearances
âSecretâ anti-sexual harassment force formed in South Sinai
South Sinai governorate ordered the formation of special anti-harassment force
Omar Sharif passes away at 83
Egyptian legend died of heart attack in Cairo
Expectations for anti-terrorism law amendment, government steps back in press crisis
Editors-in-Chief demand law guaranteeing information access as part of stateâs responsibilities
Shafiq revokes National Movement Party resignation
âParty will witness internal reshuffling,â says Shafiq