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Fahmy meets with Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo
Palestinian president in Cairo for Al-Sisi inauguration

Skilled labour abandoned tourism sector, training a big challenge: Tourism ministry official
Low incoming tourism to Egypt pushed tourism workers to work in other economic sectors; Egyptian hotels face big challenges training workers, says adviser to tourism minister
Abu Zaabal police van guilty verdicts overturned
Court’s move could be good for the victims, says lawyer

EIPR launches website on building collapses
Rights group joins forces with Shadow Ministry of Housing on human effects of building collapses
20 killed in 3 Friday road accidents
By Sarah Abdallah Twenty people were killed in three separate road accidents on Friday. The first of these was on the Aswan Agricultural Road and happened between two cars and two trucks. The bodies of the three fatalities and injured were transported to the General Cemetery of Aswan. 14 injuries were sent to Aswan Educational …

Reporters Without Borders beseeches Al-Sisi to ensure freedoms enshrined in constitution
It is the presidentâs responsibility to ensure journalists receive the protection they need, says media freedom watchdog
Anti-Coup Alliance calls for week of protests after Al-Sisiâs election
Statement calls for end of “60 years of military rule”
Amnesty International warns of Egyptian authoritiesâ plans to monitor social media
Human rights watchdog says mass surveillance of social media would “deal a devastating blow to the rights to privacy and freedom of expression in Egypt”

Al Jazeera trial postponed to Wednesday
Defence and prosecution begin their closing arguments

EU congratulates Al-Sisi and reiterates concerns
The European Union offers its partnership in the field of improving âgood governanceâ

Public holiday for Al-Sisi inauguration: Cabinet
Al-Sisi will take the oath of office before the Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday
28 Morsi supporters sentenced, 10 others acquitted in Sohag
A Sohag court issues guilty verdicts for more than two dozen Morsi supporters

Morsi urges resistance in statement from detention
Former president Morsi lauds those protesting the current government

Cantalop a new âGoogle for jobsâ: Founder
New job search engine targeting Egypt job market plans to develop Smartphone application

EGX-30 inches up 1.92% following Al-Sisiâs victory
Capital market gains over EGP 6bn after series of losses

88% decline in consumption of 95-octane gasoline in the domestic market: EGPC report
Cars belonging to the presidency, cabinet, and embassies used 5,000 tons of 95-octane gasoline in the first nine months of FY 2014/2015, says former EGPC deputy president

Suicide bomber kills three at Libya ex-general base
Ex-general Khalifa Haftar was in the base at the time but escaped unharmed.

China state media calls for âsevere punishmentâ for Google, Apple, US tech firms
US companies such as Yahoo Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc threaten the cyber-security of China and its Internet users, said the Peopleâs Daily on its microblog, in comments echoed on the front page of the English-language China Daily.

Online transactions popular among youth: PayFort
75% of online purchasers are in their 30s or younger

Landslide victory for Al-Sisi, inauguration slated for Sunday
The president elect prepares to take the oath-of-office after receiving vast majority of votes

Shipping lines between Egypt and Jordan not sufficient: Commercial office
Ministry of Trade and Industry and Commercial Office in Amman intend to increase trade between Egypt and Jordan
Alexandria activist released on bail
No charges pressed against him, says ANHRI lawyer
Foreign Ministry summons Turkish Charge dâAffaires
Ministry expresses âdistasteâ for comments made concerning last weekâs elections

Property law approved, expected to raise EGP 3bn: Government officials
Tax rate applied will be 10% of the unitsâ rental value
Egypt business activity shrinks in May: PMI
Reuters –Â Business activity in Egypt shrank for the third month in a row in May, a poll showed on Tuesday, in a sign the economy remains fragile as former army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is set to become the countryâs next president. Egyptâs economy has been hit by more than three years of political and …

EGP 3.69bn to be invested in petroleum by public sector companies for FY 2014/2015: EGPC president
The total amount of investments that are hoped to be collected from public sector companies amount to EGP 3.69bn for the 2014/2015 year, according to Al-Mula.

Egyptian foreign ministry welcomes Palestinian unity government
MFA hails Hamas-Fatah agreement as âimportant step for the restoration of Palestiniansâ legitimate rightsâ

Arabian Cement begins preliminary coal usage to increase power output
Company figures show that in 2013, production output was at approximately 4 million tonnes, versus 4.3 million tonnes produced the year before.

Fiscal deficit to remain in double digits, inflation unlikely to rise: CitiBank
Economy remains weak with consumption under pressure and investment affected, the report stated

Government monitoring of social media âwill not violate freedomsâ: Interior minister
New monitoring system contradicts 2014 constitution, says lawyer Amr Imam