Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Intrusion for all
By Fahmi Howeidi From regulating demonstrations to regulating storytelling, from tightening security on the streets to securing cyberspace, and from the protection of society to monitoring it: all would be included. This was the message sent by the Ministry of Interior when it announced it would be establishing what it called âa system to monitor …
Skilled labour abandoned tourism sector, training a big challenge: Tourism ministry official
Low incoming tourism to Egypt pushed tourism workers to work in other economic sectors; Egyptian hotels face big challenges training workers, says adviser to tourism minister
Instability, lack of legal certainty the main problems for British investors: Franck
Egyptâs exports to the UK went up by 21% in 2013, says former UK Trade and Investment Director
Abu Zaabal police van guilty verdicts overturned
Court’s move could be good for the victims, says lawyer
Egypt, UAE choose army-linked company to build wheat silos
The project targets addressing problems in the strategic wheat sector.
EIPR launches website on building collapses
Rights group joins forces with Shadow Ministry of Housing on human effects of building collapses
20 killed in 3 Friday road accidents
By Sarah Abdallah Twenty people were killed in three separate road accidents on Friday. The first of these was on the Aswan Agricultural Road and happened between two cars and two trucks. The bodies of the three fatalities and injured were transported to the General Cemetery of Aswan. 14 injuries were sent to Aswan Educational …
Italian navy rescues around 1,000 migrants
Most of the migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Italy come from Eritrea or Syria and are departing from Libya.
Jihadists seize hostages at campus in Iraq’s Ramadi
The attack came a day after violence, including heavy fighting between militants and security forces and twin suicide bombings targeting a minority group, killed at least 36 people in the northern province of Nineveh.
Wary US unlikely to restore full Egypt aid soon
In a sign of Washington’s unease, no senior US cabinet members will be attending the inauguration, with State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon asked to lead the delegation.
Reporters Without Borders beseeches Al-Sisi to ensure freedoms enshrined in constitution
It is the presidentâs responsibility to ensure journalists receive the protection they need, says media freedom watchdog
Anti-Coup Alliance calls for week of protests after Al-Sisiâs election
Statement calls for end of “60 years of military rule”
Qatar corruption allegations may prove to have potentially massive fall-out
By James M. Dorsey British weeklyâs, The Sunday Times, disclosure of millions of documents allegedly revealing Qatari vote buying in the Gulf stateâs successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup could alter the Gulfâs fragile balance of power. It could also reverse hopes that Qatar would initiate significant social change in the region, and return the worst corruption …
Amnesty International warns of Egyptian authoritiesâ plans to monitor social media
Human rights watchdog says mass surveillance of social media would “deal a devastating blow to the rights to privacy and freedom of expression in Egypt”
Al Jazeera trial postponed to Wednesday
Defence and prosecution begin their closing arguments
EU congratulates Al-Sisi and reiterates concerns
The European Union offers its partnership in the field of improving âgood governanceâ
Public holiday for Al-Sisi inauguration: Cabinet
Al-Sisi will take the oath of office before the Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday
28 Morsi supporters sentenced, 10 others acquitted in Sohag
A Sohag court issues guilty verdicts for more than two dozen Morsi supporters
Style, recycled
Meet three Egyptian designers who are helping save the environment
Morsi urges resistance in statement from detention
Former president Morsi lauds those protesting the current government
Cure discovered for fatal canine virus
The vaccine for parvovirus is expected to hit the market by spring in the US; however, it may take far longer to make its way to Egypt
Sculpted in the Sun: Bahariyaâs Black and White Deserts
Our mini-bus pulled into the driveway of the Shams City lodge and hotel in the Bahariya Oasis and having left Cairo early the same morning it took us a moment to adjust to our surroundings. The rounded roofs of the rooms were surrounded by tall palm trees and as we gazed around and unloaded our …
The EU, Bassem Youssef, and reinforcing criticism
On Saturday night, a video of a National Council for Women (NCW) press conference went viral. The footage shows representatives of the European Union Electoral Observer Mission (EUEOM) leaving the press conference after being berated and criticised for the missionâs preliminary report by attendees at the press conference, including head of the NCW Mervat Tellawy. …
Cantalop a new âGoogle for jobsâ: Founder
New job search engine targeting Egypt job market plans to develop Smartphone application
EGX-30 inches up 1.92% following Al-Sisiâs victory
Capital market gains over EGP 6bn after series of losses
88% decline in consumption of 95-octane gasoline in the domestic market: EGPC report
Cars belonging to the presidency, cabinet, and embassies used 5,000 tons of 95-octane gasoline in the first nine months of FY 2014/2015, says former EGPC deputy president
Suicide bomber kills three at Libya ex-general base
Ex-general Khalifa Haftar was in the base at the time but escaped unharmed.
China state media calls for âsevere punishmentâ for Google, Apple, US tech firms
US companies such as Yahoo Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc threaten the cyber-security of China and its Internet users, said the Peopleâs Daily on its microblog, in comments echoed on the front page of the English-language China Daily.
Online transactions popular among youth: PayFort
75% of online purchasers are in their 30s or younger
Builder arrested for internet outage
Flights from Cairo International Airport were affected by the incident