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Relations with Egypt should be established on intact ground: Turkish official
Turkey has repeatedly expressed opposition to current Egyptian government
CBE to double mortgage initiative to EGP 20bn by 2015: Minister of Housing
Real estate prices in Egypt will not decrease; solution is to increase income and we need 500,000 housing units annually, says real estate expert
Last presidential visit to China in 2012 witnessed signing of seven agreements
China said in 2013 that it would give Egypt a $24.7m non-refundable grant
3 Egyptian conditions for developmental projects to be implemented by China
Real figures for China’s imports to Egypt not less than $22bn
Al-Sisi invites Chinese inventors to March Economic Summit
Al-Sisi said the Egyptian economy was in a “very difficult position” 16 month ago, with inflation reaching its highest rates, international agencies lowering the country’s credit ratings, and the fleeing of foreign investments.
Yazidi women victims of torture, sexual slavery in ISIS captivity: Amnesty International
Rape and sexual violence among reported ISIS crimes in Iraq
Suspect charged with ‘threatening diplomats’ in Egypt referred to court
Embassies recently froze their activities over unspecified ‘security threats’
Mehleb’s visit to Al-Azhar Grand Imam reaffirms state’s support of institution
The visit comes in context of recent escalation of criticism against institution
Al-Sisi ratifies electoral districts law amid concerns over fair democratic representation
Regulations do not weigh votes equally and will empower businessmen and Mubarak-era figures, says panel at CIHRS
Disputed report in Turkish media takes aim at both Egypt and Erdogan foe
Daily Sabah alleges that Egyptian police raided a Gülen-affiliated school in Cairo, removed Turkish flags
Detained Al Jazeera journalists send Christmas Greetings and plea for help
I’m a desperate Canadian citizen that needs the government to stand by me, says Fahmy
Indian Embassy in Egypt celebrates first Indian Yoga ministry
Indian government spends over $100m on ministry’s scientific research
Al-Sisi congratulates new Tunisian president and hopes for “new era of solidarity”
Essebsi declared winner with 55.68% of the vote
“Third Eye”: Mashrabia Gallery’s newest exhibition showcases young photographers
Five young photographers with plenty of promise showcase their work
Al-Sisi ratifies electoral districts law
President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi ratified Monday the electoral districts law after its cabinet approval earlier this month. Under the new law, Egypt is divided into 237 constituencies assigned for individual nominees, and into four constituencies for the party list system, according to a presidential statement. The law also defines the range and elements of each …
Is there a peace partner in Israel?
By Fadi Elhusseini The Palestinian-Israeli peace process has again ground to a halt, and each party blames the other for this unfortunate failure. Israeli officials repeat continuously that there is no Palestinian peace partner, and accuse Abbas and his authority of flexing their diplomatic muscle in an attempt to isolate Israel internationally and making unilateral …
From Syria and Iraq to Iran: Kurdish minorities push for autonomy
By James M. Dorsey More than three years into Syria’s brutal civil war, Syrian Kurds have carved out an entity of their own close to the border with Turkey. Their battle against Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that has conquered chunks of Syria and Iraq, for Kobani, a stone’s throw from the Syrian-Turkish border, symbolises …
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr closes with speculation general Mubasher channel will air from Egypt
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, the Qatari news network’s live streaming channel focused on Egypt but airing from Qatari capital Doha, aired its last news brief Monday evening. The channel’s official twitter account announced the news right before the news brief’s airing. Nadi Abou El-Magd, an Egyptian journalist working for Al Jazeera, tweeted the news saying: …
EGP 1.5bn total funds for the white taxi project
Alex Bank promised to exempt white taxi owners from repaying interest rates that were supposed to be paid for three installments that go back to 2011
Ministry of Tourism finalises studies for March economic summit: Chairman of TDA
Tourism Development Authority projects hope to attract investments worth EGP 5bn
Proposal of mega information technology projects using PPP technology to revive market
Project and initial tender worth EGP 650m by January, Integrated Solutions Group Chairman
Gold prices remain low: FEDCOC Gold Division Head
Official says gold prices were not notably affected by oil pricing crisis
Appeals court adjourns FGM victim case to 26 January
A previous verdict acquitted the accused doctor and father
Shoukry reaffirms trilateral cooperation between Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus
The summit’s objective was to develop a tripartite partnership in various fields including “promoting peace, stability, security and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean in all fields (political, economic, trade, culture, tourism)”.
Bassem Youssef to be fined EGP 100m
“I’m not a part of this dispute”, surgeon-turned satirist tweets
Economic restriction on Russia will not affect Egypt’s wheat imports: Gomaa
By Mohamed Abdel Monsef Egypt’s wheat imports were not affected by the US and EU economic restriction on Russia’s grain exports, according to Abdel-Salam Gomaa, President of the Agricultural Professions Syndicate. In statements to Daily News Egypt, he said the global production of wheat this year amounts to 775m tonnes. He added that the amount …
EIPR to register under ‘flawed’ NGO law, will continue work to replace it
CIHRS says it will not register under an “undemocratic law”
Three parties withdraw from Egyptian Front Coalition
Parties cited “unclear criteria” of selecting members as reason for withdrawal
New Tunisian president talks up relations with Egypt, need for joint counterterrorism
Essebsi won Sunday’s run-off poll in Tunisia’s first democratic presidential elections
2 policemen detained pending investigations on rape charges
The incident allegedly took place in Shubra Al-Kheima over a week ago