Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Over 4,000 students undergo drug testing at Cairo University
University president assures students tests are “in their own interest”
BREAKING: Police vehicle targeted in deadly Sinai bombing
Incident leaves six police personnel dead and four injured, according to state media
Brotherhood accuses Interior Ministry of ‘false propaganda’
The Ministry of Interior’s charges of sabotage are politicised, says Brotherhood
Path to sanity: Political humour in Egypt
By Amr Khalifa “A girl writes she is every Egyptian young man’s dream. She thinks she is a visa to Kuwait.” via _El_haram . Welcome to Twitter political humour, a humour that lays bare an Egypt consecutive regimes have sought to paint as rosier than its reality. Conflict, bloody and otherwise, has a deep impact …
Egypt launches Holy Family trip on Tuesday to increase tourist numbers: Tourism Chairman
Egypt launches tourist programme following the Holy Family’s path this Tuesday amid efforts to raise tourism revenues to $10.5bn
Communications Ministry aims to increase sector GDP to EGP 195bn
The number of indirect jobs the sector will provide is set to increase from 45,000 to 750,000 by the end of 2020, according to the official.
Interior Ministry arrests 52 ‘terrorists’ for targeting infrastructure
Among the accusations are monitoring the movements of police officers and possessing large sums of money
Cabinet reassures press syndicate involvement in drafting laws
Press Syndicate called for Prime Minister to refrain from forming committee to draft press legislations
Employment challenges in MENA linked to economic governance: World Bank
Governments can help job creation by reforming policies protecting politically-connected companies, World Bank study says
Sales at public business sector companies reach EGP 48m: Hanafy
The summer sale took place between August and the first week of October, the Minister told state television, having been extended for an additional month from the first week of September.
Tripartite talks ends with shortlist of consulting firms for GERD
Sudanese president meets with Minister of Water and Irrigation in Cairo
58 student protests in the first week of the academic year: Democracy Index
163 students arrested in protest against security presence and violence on campus.
Al-Bashir arrives for talks with Al-Sisi
The two presidents are expected to discuss the GERD and situation in Libya
Amnesty International condemns heavy handed tactics at Egyptian Universities
Student protesters injured by tear gas and shot gun pellets
Reshaping body image
A student uses her talent to draw portraits for overweight girls showing them wearing bright colourful dresses, bikinis, skinny t-shirts, encouraging a more positive self-image
Reshaping the Middle East: UAE leads the counterrevolution
By James M. Dorsey War planes from oil-rich Gulf states play a supporting role in the US-led air campaign to counter the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Despite their massive weapons acquisitions in recent years the Gulf states’ participation may make little military difference in the war against the jihadists, but it serves everyone’s …
Signs of rebound in Egypt’s tourism sector
By Robert Tashima The government in Egypt is expecting a recovery of its tourism sector by next year after the latest data showed the tide may be turning for an industry hit hard by domestic instability over the past three years. With Egypt’s recent period of relative calm following the May election of President Abdel Fattah …
The lie behind the Gaza Reconstruction Conference
By Ricard Gonzalez A good-hearted global citizen would assume that the amount of money raised in an international conference of donors under the title “for the reconstruction of Gaza” is for that purpose. However, they would be wrong. The official declaration of the conference that took place in Cairo last Sunday, stated that the donor …
Intel cooperating with education ministry, Banque Misr to provide computers for schools
Education technology is top company priority in Egypt, says Intel’s Egypt executive Al-Fatih
Government chooses partners for economic summit conference
Tourism Ministry books 600 hotel rooms in Sharm El-Sheikh for participants, Finance Ministry offers 9 PPP projects
CIHC finalises evaluation and plans evacuation within days
Finance ministry will pay Kaaki for the evaluation, with value not exceeding company’s privatisation price
Masr El-Salam prepares for EGX listing next month
Chairman says company is “offering 20% of shares worth EGP 80m to construct first phase of the Salam Industrial Complex”
2 Egyptian companies ranked in 10 most expensive brands in Arab telecommunications
Saudi Arabia’s STC topped the ranking with its brands worth $4.9bn, while Telecom Egypt and Mobinil ranked ninth and tenth
Defence ministry to gain ruling share of communications infrastructure
Government and sovereign agencies will obtain the ruling share of the national infrastructure of communications, Gamal El-Sadat, CEO of Etisalat Egypt, said.
Mehleb forms parliamentary election districts committee
The law for election districts is to be final
NGOs express concern over lawyers’ working conditions
13 Egyptian NGOs release joint statement condemning abuses against lawyers
Citigroup to exit consumer businesses in Egypt
International finance company will, however, keep institutional client business
Egypt participates in international ISIS strategy meeting
Obama stresses there is no “quick fix” in military and ideological fight against ISIS
Human rights groups condemn use of force by riot police in campuses
Students stage further protests in response to storming of Alexandria University
Foreign ministry condemns Israeli attack on mosques
Ministry condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and attack on Nablus mosque