Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE

Foreign ministry officials meet families of kidnapped Egyptians in Libya
Ministerâs assistant assures relatives of the kidnapped of âmaximum efforts exertedâ

âWe are the solutionâ initiative is positive step, lacks organisation: Ayman Nour
Morsiâs reign was part of a counterrevolution that started after Mubarakâs ouster, says liberal politician and former presidential candidate

Egyptian citizen allegedly assaulted by Saudi police
Egyptian expatriates stage protests in aftermath of alleged assault
75 Brotherhood supporters sentenced from 3 to 25 years
Defendants are charged in 11 cases of violence and “terrorism”

43 NGOs registered to monitor election, as deadline approaches
Maat Foundation to monitor with two international organisations
Al-Azhar blasts West for âdouble standardsâ on freedom of speech
Western leaders alleged to welcome âterroristsâ in march against terrorist attacks, and to decry anti-Semitism while allowing Islamophobia

In Video: In the memory of Faten Hamama
Video By: Mohamed Khokha

Morsi still defiant in first speech of espionage trial
Former president accuses SCAF of killing protestors in 2011 uprising
North Sinai roadside bomb injures 4 army personnel
‘State of Sinai’ militants post new propaganda photos alleging attacks on armed forces

More students sentenced as 25 January anniversary approaches
33 Al-Azhar students receive 1 year imprisonment; 6 female students to spend 15 days in detention pending investigations

The French role in the use and export of torture practices
By Dr Cesar Chelala As the world is reacting with justified condemnation to the tragic events in Paris, the same condemnation should be extended to industrialised countries that have resorted to violence and torture in their recent history. In addition, those countries not only have used these techniques themselves but have exported them to other countries. …

A Muslim perspective on Charlie Hebdo – a side war
By Karim al-Andalusi Prophet Muhammad has been one of the top defenders of the freedom of speech, and from there we go. Is it worth it to take to the streets to fight a deep European behaviour, or to dig deeply in the European values and try to perceive and influence it? I argue that …
Egyptian officials meet with Libyan tribe
Meeting aims at keeping track of the security situation, according to foreign ministry

Turkish football: Illiberal President Erdoganâs latest victim
By James M. Dorsey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganâs illiberal policies have targeted the media, the judiciary, the police, militant football fans, and anti-government protesters. Now they threaten to claim yet another victim: the game of football itself. In a major blow to troubled Turkish football, Yildiz Holding, a conservative conglomerate known for its confectionary and biscuit business and …

Misr Real Estate Management seeking to expand in New Cairo, 6th of October projects
Company plans to market and manage administrative buildings and towers in Road 90, says chairman Mohamed Bassyouni

City Stars signs contract with French company Prism to manage pyramidsâ sound, light
$50m investment costs for project; the opening will be with during the coming New Year
600m investments for large-scale medical project: Al-Rajhi
Series of investment agreements to be signed on 31 January in second annual Saudi-Egyptian Businessmen Association ceremony

Access Infra to invest $400m in Egyptian solar, wind energy stations
Company negotiating with Egyptian entities to enter alliances, considering bank offers

Communications ministry, Google launch Tamkeen Initiative
Initiative aims to support innovation and entrepreneurship for mobile phone applications

Logistic centres to be set up for agricultural crops in governorates: Supply minister
Egyptian Sugar And Integrated Industries Company buys ton of sugar cane from farmers at EGP 400
2 phases of Galleria project to be completed in 2015: Chairman
Prices of apartments have increased by approximately 15% in 2014, and are expected to reach 25% in 2015, says Sawa Company project manager

Egypt enters Guinness record with the worldâs largest Koshary plate
Disappointment hit some due to bad organisation, while others found it satisfying

Al-Wafd Party aims to compete with former PM in parliamentary elections
Party joined 19 political parties into one electoral coalition to face Kamal El-Ganzoury’s list

Revolutionary figures angered by media claims of opposition government in Germany
Activists and prominent figures deny unsubstantiated report in Al-Masry Al-Youm

Al-Sisi in Abu Dhabi for high-stakes energy summit
UAE allocated more than $10bn in development aid to Egypt in 2014 alone, says Emirati Embassy in Cairo

Faten Hamamaâs shining star fades away
Hamama closed her eyes for the last time last on Saturday at the age of 84, leaving behind millions of beloved and loyal fans crying for their loss.

Dollar value rises to EGP 7.19, further 5% devaluation expected
Government faces pressure to combat black market before the March Economic Summit

UN Population Fund, Egyptian government to ‘re-energise reproductive health, youth policies’
15-year strategic plan set in place
250 referred to military court in Minya
Charges include torching a post office and joining a âterroristâ group

Rafah crossing to reopen for 3 days starting Tuesday
Students and humanitarian cases will cross in both directions