Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
2013 Winner and Losers
With the year winding down, itâs time to count this yearâs winners and losers. Winners: 1)Â Â Â Â Â The Nour Party: Hands down 2013âs biggest winner is the Salafi Nour Party. It played its hand perfectly after 30 June, recognising its symbolic importance to the 3 July coalition on both national and international levels. The party managed …
How Egyptians are trapped in polarity & prejudice
By Mohammed Nosseir âI accuse you of high treason!â is a phrase frequently used by Egyptians in the course of political discourse. Most of the people who use the phrase donât really think of its actual meaning, but it is a good tool for polarisation and expressing prejudice. Apparently, Egyptian society prefers accusations and criticism …
Egyptians commemorate 2011 cabinet clashes
Commemorative demonstrations end with 10 arrests after use of teargas, amid conflicting reports regarding protestâs legality
Ministry of Agriculture fights encroachment onto agricultural lands
405 agriculture engineers are given the right to judicially seize lands which violate agriculture land regulations
ANHRI demands immediate release of student found in possession of âRabaa rulerâ
The student has been detained since last month and an arrest warrant for his father was issued earlier this week
Anti-Coup Alliance boycotts referendum
The referendum will take place on 14 and 15 January
Israel fire on Lebanon in retaliation for soldier killing
The army said the soldier was shot by Lebanese troops as he was driving a civilian vehicle along a section of the border near Rosh HaNikra on the Mediterranean coast.
South Sudan says coup defeated after heavy fighting
The clashes broke out in a barracks close to the city centre shortly before midnight and spread across the city, diplomats and witnesses said, adding that heavy machine guns and mortars were used.
Workersâ strike issue still unresolved
Government fails to solve the problem nearly one month after the beginning of the strike
Brotherhood sustains significant losses in Doctors Syndicate Elections
Independent Movement members won 11 of 12 contested seats on the syndicate’s board
China gives Egypt USD 24.7 million non-refundable grant
Nabil Fahmy meets Chinese Vice President during his visit to the Asian country
‘Barrel bomb’ raids in Syria’s Aleppo kill 76
A Syrian security official said the army prefers the TNT-packed barrels because they are cheaper than regular bombs, which they need import from Russia.
WFP scales up its Syria emergency operation as growing numbers struggle for food
In 2014, WFP plans to feed 4.25 million displaced Syrians inside their country and around 2.9 million Syrians who fled to neighbouring countries.
MOI confiscates 1500 imitation firearms bound for Port Said
The firearms imported from Turkey can be converted to fire live ammunition, says interior ministry
Swedish ambassador looking to the future
What is important now is to move ahead, says ambassador
Bachelet elected Chile president for 2014-2018 term: initial results
Matthei recognized the win by Bachelet who would take office March 11 to succeed conservative billionaire President Sebastian Pinera.
Egypt pound flat at Monday’s forex auction
On the black market the pound was trading on Monday at 7.33/7.36, weaker than Tuesday’s rate of 7.31/33 to the dollar, two traders said.
BP signs deal to develop large Oman âtight gasâ project
BP has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the project since winning the concession in 2007.
The government’s performance and Egyptians’ living standards: Poll
20% of Egyptians rate the performance of El-Beblawi’s government as good, while 19% rate it as bad.
60% of Egyptians expect their living conditions to be better in the upcoming year compared to the previous one, while 7% expect them to be worse.
Tensions arise before marches commemorating Cabinet Clashes
SAC march to Ministry of Defence; organisers of demonstration heading to Cabinet deny asking for MOI approval
The land of Ikea
Ikea is a nice place, but might not be the place for serious purchases
Gazef offers âadventure consultancyâ for Egyptians
Gazef plans adventures, not trips
Red herrings
A few weeks ago, in his regular New York Times column, Thomas Friedman applauded the “radical evolutions” taking place across the Arab Gulf, dubbing them “The Other Arab Awakening“. Friedman makes the sweeping claim that, “in the wake of the Arab Spring, [Gulf leaders] are deeply concerned with their legitimacy, which they are discovering can …
Egyptâs secret Swiss bank
By Farah Halime Nestled in the heart of downtown Cairo is the opulent headquarters of Arab International Bank, a secretive bank that has allowed kleptocrats to funnel money out of the country for decades with barely any regulatory oversight. The bank, established in 1974 by a treaty signed by Egypt, Libya, Qatar, Oman and the UAE, is exempt …
African philanthropists push for prosperity
By Kingsley Ighobor Last July, US President Barack Obama set the spark for his Power Africa programme that will help sub-Saharan African countries build power production and transmission projects and double their access to electricity. President Obama announced in Cape Town, South Africa, his plan to mobilise $16bn for investments that will generate 10,000 megawatts …
UNHCR commends move to release refugees from Syria
Regional representative describes the move as a âhumanitarian gestureâ
All political powers should participate in constitutional referendum: Amr Moussa
Members of the Constituent Assembly insist that Egypt is a civil state while emphasising
Draft constitution opens the door for military domination: ANHRI
Human rights organisations acknowledge improvement in the draft, yet highlight articles which could limit rights and freedoms
Nile City Towers clashes verdict postponed
51 defendants charged with âthuggeryâ, violence and possession of illegal weapons
Egypt seeking to diversify foreign alternatives without affecting existing relationships: Fahmy in China
Minister of Foreign Affairs thanks China for downgrading travel warning