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Industrial sector requests government protections following energy price increases
The federation said the government must enable industry to withstand the wave of extensive energy price increases that were recently approved by the government.

Surge in fuel prices threatens food commodities
Fuel prices to reflect on food commodities, says head of Citizens Against Price Rises Association
Hamas looks to Egypt to ease crisis
Call for Egypt to apply pressure on Israel to end âaggressionâ

Ramadan beneath the surface: El Shabka and the five brothers
We, a meat-loving Egyptian and a flexible vegetarian foreigner with a shared love of food, go on a culinary quest through the streets of Cairo to experience Ramadan beneath the surface.

10 sentenced to death for blocking Qaliub road
Life sentences handed to Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide and 36 others
Libya, Egypt FMs to discuss security issues
Egypt FM to host Libyan counterpart following discussions on Libyaâs security situation
3 killed by blast in alleged IED manufacturing site
Security forces find approximately 20 other explosive devices

Prosecutor carries out âsurpriseâ prison inspections
Overcrowding, lack of ventilation and water identified in inspection of prisons
One CSF conscript killed in Helwan clashes
A police officer was killed, while three were injured amid clashes on Thursday evening in Helwan, where protests in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi were being held. According to a statement by the Ministry of Interior, the conscript died from gunshot wounds while two officers and another conscript received facial burns and sustained injuries as a …

Army destroys tunnels, arrests ‘intruders’ and captures marijuana
“Very dangerous” alleged militant arrested
Comesa Trade & Marketing considers establishing waste recycling factory with âŹ40m in investments: Company chairman
Daily News Egypt is republishing this article because Comesa Trade & Marketing was incorrectly referred to as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in the original publication
Economists question governmentâs ability to meet GDP target for FY 2014/2015
Ministry of Finance had raised GDP target by EGP 400bn to EGP 2.4tn to keep deficit ratio at 10%

100m cubic feet of gas to be added to gas production by the end of July
Production rates will not exceed 4.9bn cubic feet of gas until the end of this year, reflecting the continuing decline in the productivity of wells and small projects connected to the production line

Finance ministry mulls formation of ETA-Orascom committee: Former Head ETA
Company was acquitted by the prosecutor general on the tax evasion case, invalidating the prison sentence on Nassef Sawiris
17 students arrested at Ministry of Education protest
High school students were arrested while demanding educational reform

We aim to raise eFinance revenues by 15% during 2014: e-finance Chairman
Ibrahim Sarhan, Chairman of e-Finance, says revenues will increase by 15% this year through expansion of existing projects and addition of new products
ITIDA signs EGP 35m agreements with governmental institutions
The board of directors at the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) signed on 29 June EGP 35m three-year cooperation agreements with several government institutions. The authorities involved include the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Eitesal association, affiliated to the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI). Also involved in the agreement is the …

Anti-Coup leaders arrested in ‘barbaric raids’: Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood claims arrests designed to create “outright conflict and violent confrontation”
Nassef Sawiris imprisonment verdict suspended
Company says lawsuit was filed by the ETA prior to the prosecutor general’s decision to acquit the company

Once-leading Red Sea oceanography institute now lifeless
Tourism restrictions, legal dispute keep visitors from discovering mermaid mysteries and underwater secrets

What are the social and cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (3)
We stress for the third time, the four attributes of slums that were described in the previous two articles: the first, that most slum residents are marginalised; second, that these residents are poor; third, that these neighbourhoods lack utilities, services, and urban and humanitarian planning in advance; and fourth and last is that these neighbourhoods …
Exporters object to cut in export subsidies to EGP 2.6bn in new budget
The Ministry of Industry made an early announcement for a new programme to support exports starting in early July.

Criticism of security forces in wake of palace bombings
Condemnation of âterrorist attackâ that killed two policemen coupled with calls for tighter security
Israel bombs Gaza after three settler teens found dead
The Israeli military opened airstrikes on Gaza after three missing teenage Israeli setters are found dead in the West Bank
Christian kidnapped in Sinai
The incident is the third to take place in June

HRW Press Statement: ISIS Holds 130 Kurdish Children
Children kept hostage for one month

Minya death sentences ‘a staggering violation of international human rights’: UN
Largest confirmed death sentence in Egypt’s history continues to draw international condemnation

Young political cartoonists use symbols to fight âred linesâ
Since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, cartoonist say it has become more taboo to draw the country’s leaders in an unflattering light

Tough topics, drawn out
Internet cartoonist Islam Gawish tackles critical public issues with satire and good humour

The special court for Sierra Leone rests â for good
The court, ruling in April 2012, found Mr Taylor guilty of five counts of crimes against humanity, five counts of war crimes and one count of other serious violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated by Sierra Leoneâs Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels, who he supported.