Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
The truth about the constitution
So it is finally out. The date is finally set, the wheels are in motion and things are happening for the post 30 June ruling coalition. The very first product has been finalised and is merely being marketed at the moment. In fact, the idea of being able to deliver what has been promised in …
Speaking of double-speak…
Just how genuine is Michele Bachmann’s support for Egypt?
Counter-revolutions aren’t anything new
By Ana Maria Luca, Now. Totalitarian military regimes tend to react the same way when faced with a rebellion: they distract the population’s attention toward an even scarier enemy so that they can claim to be saviours rather than oppressors. And so whenever there is a revolution, there’s usually a counter-revolution, too. It has been …
Timeframe set to complete study on effects of Ethiopian dam
The study will be binding for Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, says Egypt’s irrigation minister
Update: Activists sentenced to three years in prison
Maher, Douma and Adel found guilty of “rioting, thuggery, using violence against Abdeen Courthouse security personnel, and protesting without MOI’s approval”
Mansour holds second national dialogue session over the roadmap
Interim president establishes fact-finding committee to look into violent incidents of the past six months
Balance of payments jump to $3.7bn
Significant rise in the account surplus is lessened by dramatic fall in the service surplus
75% of the ESDP agrees to vote Yes to the constitution
The party calls on presidential elections to be held before parliamentary elections
‘Rabaa ruler’ student released
Student is released on bail; remains facing charge of carrying a ruler bearing the “Rabaa” sign
Arab League holds Israel responsible for hindering peace
The Arab League held an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Big Oil sets out lobbying on Iran as US Congress stands firm
It is an unusual tack for an industry known for its strong Capitol Hill presence on every issue from taxes to pollution rules to international trade.
India’s ‘Gilbertaro’ wins National Electricity Network contract
The contract shall be concluded Sunday between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and the Indian Company with a total amount of $95.7m, including $57.7m, €19.7m and EGP 108.6m
Three years in prison for activists
Maher, Douma and Adel found guilty of ‘rioting, thuggery, using violence against Abdeen Courthouse security personnel, and protesting without MOI’s approval.’
Local adaptation of Strindberg play misses the mark
The Dance of Death adaptation fails to impress
Bibliotheca Alexandrina receives EU funding
EU Ambassador tells DNE that “culture is not just for the elite, it is a vector and a dynamic for the future”
An ‘Arc of knowledge and a Hive of new work’ at the British Council
ARC.HIVE aims to promote discourse on performance from the region
The long winding road to Yemen
As the debates rage in Egypt on whether presidential elections should be held before parliamentary elections, the country seems headed to an all too familiar scenario. In February 2012, elections were held in Yemen with acting president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi as the only candidate on the ballot. While many Egyptian activists ridiculed this move, …
“Down with your state if our freedom is absent”
By Sara Khorshid At least for a while it will be difficult for many Egyptian youths to forget the scene of 19-year-old engineering student Mohamed Reda taking his last breath. Reda was killed inside Cairo University’s campus as he got hit in the neck by birdshot while the police was dispersing a protest by students. …
Mandela’s struggles for peace and justice in Africa
By Lansana Gberie On 27 November 1995, a calm voice issued this jarring statement on the BBC: “Abacha is sitting on a volcano. And I am going to explode it underneath him.” It belonged to Nelson Mandela. He was 77, and had already been president of South Africa for a year. Mandela was referring to …
Unrest grips south Yemen after tribal chief death
Schools and public offices were closed and shops shuttered in the south on the second day of the protests.
Israeli troops shoot, wound Gaza Palestinian
Witnesses said the shooting happened when several young Palestinians who were hunting birds approached the security fence separating the territory from Israel and came under fire.
Iraq general among 15 soldiers killed in raid on Qaeda
Violence elsewhere killed five policemen, including the police chief of Al-Sharqat district northwest of Baghdad, and wounded five others, police and a doctor said.
Four students arrested while decrying Rabaa’s dispersal acquitted
Students were accused of unlawful assembly, and “terrorising citizens”
Fahmy meets Japanese PM and FM
Foreign Minister met with top Japanese officials before concluding his Asia tour
Al-Tayar Al-Sha’aby calls for Yes vote in constitutional referendum, supports Sabahy for Presidency
Coalition calling on President Mansour to call for presidential elections immediately after referendum
Minister of Housing promises reform of ‘new cities’
Mahlab concluded his speech by pointing out the importance of “residents feeling the unique character of these cities.”
Western Desert a promising region for production: Minister of Petroleum
The minister later visited the crude oil treatment area and East Bahariya electricity power station, with a capacity of 16 MW and investments of $49m.
SODIC to receive EGP 900m loan to finance SODIC West
Developer to re-finance outstanding debts
Clashes erupt during Morsi supporters’ protests
37 injured as the protesters rally in support of the 2012 constitution
African Development Bank supports Egypt with $2m
The $2m grant will finance sustainability projects in Egypt, namely industrial waste management and SME development