Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
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Palestinian killed in Israeli crackdown over missing 3
The army says more than 150 Palestinians have been arrested in the search for the three youngsters Israel says were kidnapped by Hamas militants from a settlement bloc in the southern West Bank on Thursday night.
Faced with an uncertain future, Cairenes turn to yoga for peace
Yoga has become a quiet and still unrecognised seed of change for many who search within for personal strength and a deep-seated spark of inspiration to deal with urban living.
âI’ve had to adaptâ: Play presents Egyptian perspectives on living with HIV
The play “Disease is Not a Charge”, presented by the nonprofit advocacy group Ta3osh, aims to fight discrimination against HIV-positive Egyptians
900 Egyptians evacuated from Iraq: Ambassador
Embassy and consulate in contact with Egyptians workers inside Iraq
Security forces confiscate issue of rights groupâs publication
AHNRI head says security forces claimed WASLA was Muslim Brotherhood-linked
Bomb kills 11 as Afghan election contestants claim fraud
Eleven voters in the western province of Herat had their fingers â which were dipped in ink to register their ballot â cut off by insurgents.
British delegation visits Fahmy in Cairo
Group discusses terrorism, recent elections
In Pictures: Demonstrators rally against sexual harassment
Several hundred demonstratorsâboth men and women, Egyptians and foreignersâgathered outside the Cairo Opera House in Gezira to protest against the ongoing phenomenon of sexual harassment and sexual assault in Egyptâs streets. Dubbed âWalk Like An Egyptian Woman,â several anti-harassment groups were widely represented, including I Saw Harassment (Shoft Taharosh) and Dignity Without Borders. Other …
Syria government retakes strategic town on Turkey border: State TV
AFP – Syrian government forces on Sunday recaptured the strategic town of Kasab, near the only border crossing with Turkey in northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported. âUnits from the army are reestablishing security in the province of Latakia after killing a large number of terrorists and destroying their weapons,â the television said, referring …
South Sudan crisis âdeterioratesâ after six months of war
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more than 1.5 million people from their homes, and aid agencies warn of the risk of famine should fighting continue.
Iraq presses counter-offensive as US deploys warship
The militants, spearheaded by the powerful jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), have overrun all of one province and chunks of three more since they launched their offensive late last Monday.
Government shuts down Seoudi, Zad supermarkets
Chains closed for affiliation with Muslim Brotherhood
Israel PM says Hamas responsible for teens’ kidnapping
Israel broadened the search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by militants, arresting 80 Palestinians overnight and imposing a tight closure on the Hebron.
More than 50 killed as Pakistan bombs militant hideouts
AFP – Pakistani fighter jets launched air strikes early Sunday against militant hideouts in the country’s troubled northwest, killing more than 50 insurgents, the Pakistan military said. However local security officials put the death toll far higher, saying that about 150 militants died in the air strikes, which primarily targeted Uzbek fighters in a remote …
Trial of Al-Qaeda leaderâs brother postponed
Mohamed Al-Zawahri, 67 others, accused of establishing a terrorist organisation
Lebanese singer looks to fans to fund album celebrating Arab women
Tania Saleh plays three concerts in Cairo
The first step to solving a problem
You donât need to read the United Nations report saying 99.3% of Egyptian women have been sexually harassed (and worse) to know how serious of a problem the issue is in Egypt. Half of Egyptian society is under constant threat in the public space â studies, reported cases, and anecdotes all make this very clear. …
Egypt needs a fair and firm leader â not a hero
By Mohammed Nosseir Egyptians are looking for a hero, a person who will magically solve their problems with minimal contribution on their part.. Egyptâs current president, aware of this issue, capitalised on this fragile emotional bond to garner additional votes and reinforce his popularity. It would be a serious mistake for President Al-Sisi to believe that …
Addressing bureaucracy, administrative corruption necessary for economic reform: Experts
Bureaucracy, complicated investment legislation, and administration corruption are the main stumbling blocks to economic reform, several heads of banks said during the People and Banks Conference last Wednesday. Participants in the conference discussed how to work to restore investor confidence in the Egyptian market in order to transform it into a magnet for Arab and …
Amer Group sees EGP 1.28bn in block trading deal
876m shares were sold in Thursdayâs block trading deal at EGP 1.47 per share
Non-cash transactions in Egypt up to 7%; consultations underway with CBE for electronic services: Bankers
The size of non-cash transactions in Egypt has reached approximately 7%, the head of business at MasterCard Egypt said during the People and Banks conference on Thursday. He added that non-cash transactions have reached â90% in France and Belgium, 80% in America, 60% in Korea and Japan, 30% in the UAE, 20% in Saudi Arabia, …
50,000 children facing death in war-torn South Sudan: UN
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more than 1.5 million people from their homes, and aid agencies warn of the risk of famine should fighting continue.
US posts $18m bounty for four African militants
AFP – The United States posted $18m in rewards Friday for the capture of four African militants involved in the kidnapping of foreigners and attacks on Western targets. Some $5m each was offered for a former member of Nigeria’s Boko Haram and two founding leaders of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa …
Sentence is revenge for 25 January revolution: Shura Council defendants
Defendants sentenced to 15 years for breaking Protest Law, begin procedures for retrial
UK parliamentary group visit to strengthen Egypt ties
MPs expected to meet Al-Sisi, foreign minister and other top officials on three-day visit
Anti-Coup Alliance calls for uprising on anniversary of Morsi ouster
Statement accuses government of âabsence of visionâ, treachery
Steps taken to combat sexual harassment and assault
Human Rights Watch calls for âconcrete actionâ against sexual violence
Fahmy calls for Iraqi unity, warns against sectarian split
Egyptian embassy staff continues to contact Egyptian communities amidst ongoing clashes in Iraq
Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq border
AFP – A bomb attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border killed 30 âterroristsâ on Saturday, state television reported. âA big explosion hits a terrorist arms market in Mayadeen, killing 30 terrorists and wounding dozens of others,â the television reported. Just 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Iraqi border, …
Obama rules out sending troops as cleric calls Iraqis to arms
Washington spent billions of dollars training and equipping Iraqi security forces before withdrawing its troops in 2011.