Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE

Al Jazeera’s lawyer bailed out on the defendants, so we paid for our own: Mohamed Fahmy’s fiancée
Marwa Omara speaks to Daily News Egypt about the details of Fahmy’s arrest, and the circumstances surrounding it

Brotherhood, SAC call for escalation ahead of 25 January
Groups call for protests under slogan “Together We Revolt”

Islamic banking takes upward trend in Egypt
Approximately 2.5 million Islamic banking clients in Egypt, constitute 20% of country’s bank clients

Egyptian exports inched up by 0.15% during 2014
Exports declined in December to $1.84bn, compared to $1.915bn the previous month
Transport ministry, Suez Canal Authority reject Port Said pier allocation to import gas: Petroleum ministry
Ain Sokhna port to accommodate two ships, as Port Said is not economically feasible, says Dahi

Russian, Italian, Spanish offers to invest in Global Logistics Project
Since announcement of project, Egypt has received offers from several countries seeking to invest in project

National project for social protection launched in Egypt’s villages: Prime minister
Regular meeting to follow-up on development in villages, inspection of 78 villages to determine progress of development efforts

Al-Sisi celebrates Judges’ Day in High Court
President reaffirms judicial independence

Committee sets rules for media coverage of elections
Journalists cannot ask voters who they will vote for or conduct surveys outside polling stations

Post-Paris shootings: Al-Sisi calls Hollande, US issues global warning to its citizens
Egyptian president told French counterpart that Islam condemns such brutal killings

Hamas defiant as US expresses ‘concern’ over Meshaal visit to Turkey
Hamas also denies Meshaal’s expulsion from Qatar

Egypt continues to push for UN Security Council membership in international meetings
Egypt reaffirms desire to be key regional security player at international conference as it seeks support of African countries in its bid
Several deaths in Friday protests
A shooting on Central Security vehicle leaves 5 injured

Parliamentary elections to start 21 March
Voting processes are to be divided into two stages

Morsi presidential palace trial verdict postponed
Verdict to be announced on 21 April, says Cairo Criminal Court

Up migration to make the world richer
By Bjørn Lomborg There is a way to make the poor of this world $500bn better off, but this solution is rarely discussed. This matters, because the international community is gearing up to produce the next set of development goals for 2015-2030, to follow on from the Millennium Development Goals. $2.5tr in development aid, …

A vote for Prince Ali is a likely vote for change – and for challenge
By James M. Dorsey FIFA vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein’s announcement that he will challenge the world football body’s four-time president Sepp Blatter in elections later this year has definitively turned the poll into a battle for the group’s future. A vote for the prince is at least a vote against the FIFA president …
HOTAC develops 5 branches of internal trade companies : Investment ministry
Private sector carried investment cost of development and paid an annual income for partnership worth EGP 7.6m, with a 10% increase annually

Government begins accelerating implementation of National Roads Project: Cabinet
National Roads Project requires EGP 6bn to be finished next September, banks must participate in financing, says Contractors Union
Investors issue note to tourism minister refusing Red Sea ports coal expansion: TIA chairman
The Tourism Investors Association (TIA) in the Red Sea and Ain Sokhna will issue a note to the Tourism Ministry regarding damage from imports of coal. The Ministry of Transportation has been using ports along the Red Sea coast to receive imported coal. On Monday, the ministry chose Safaga and Al-Adabiya Ports close to Ain …

30,000 housing units to be built in 8 new cities: Housing ministry
First phase housing of 30,000 units rather than 150,000 will be implemented over four stages of Dar Masr Project’s first stage

Effect of oil prices to reflect on Q3 2014/2015: Osama Kamal
Brent crude oil decline to $50 per barrel
Condemnations pour in after deadly France attack
Amnesty International describes the attack as a “chilling assault on freedom of expression”

Rafah evacuation continues, amid efforts to destroy all Gaza tunnels
Second phase of ‘buffer zone’ plan starts Thursday, says North Sinai governor

Al-Sisi gives speech in Christmas mass in Abasseya cathedral
Presidential visit provoked different responses
10 more Egyptians missing in Libya
Last connection with workers who are detained near Beni Walid, says relatives

Palestine to join International Criminal Court: UN Chief
Despite failure to achieve nation status at UN Security Council late December, Palestine to be accepted onto UN war-crimes court, while official speaks of possible Israeli retributions

Egypt condemns alleged ISIS attack on Saudi border
First attack on Saudi Arabia from militants

Supreme Electoral Commission to announce details for parliamentary elections
Voters to update personal information at committee’s voters’ database

4 discoveries made this week by archaeologists
Ancient tombs, artefacts, and a tunnel have been discovered this week in Egypt