Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
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Ashton to meet with Mansour, Sisi, party leaders this week
Catherine Ashton is scheduled to meet with public officials; ministry says meetings with FJP would be permitted
Forum submits recommendations to Constituent Assembly
Recommendations call on assembly to provide details on rights and freedoms within the constitution and not leave it up to legislation
ETUF denies responsibility for unemployment benefits
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation denies it has agreed to provide unemployment benefits while a sit-in by workers at Ministry of Manpower demands pay
Security forces hunt down gunmen in Minya
Police launch operation to find gunmen who fired on a Bishop’s vehicle on Monday
Administrative Court postpones verdict on Constituent Assembly validity
Judge Mohamed Keshta set to issue the verdict on 8 October
Khaled Said trial postponed amid clashes
10 arrested and injured after clashes between demonstrators and security forces
Free Egyptians party announces merge with Democratic Front party
There are other parties which would like to merge with the Free Egyptians Party: Wagih
Ministers of Finance, Planning and Investment develop economic road map
The Eastern Tobacco Company also announced that it was on the verge of completing the transfer of its factories to the 6th of October City at a cost of EGP 5.5bn.
Constituent Assembly warns against using mosques to mobilise voters
The article would hold the state accountable for providing care to both able and disabled citizens in accordance with international standards, in addition to providing them with equal representation based on the law.
Army and police forces deploy in Al-Ayyat
Ministry of Interior spokesman says police forces controlled the situation, one suspect arrested
Egyptian police detain a political activists and supporter of Khaled Said
Egyptian police detain a political activists and supporter of 28-year-old blogger Khaled Said who died following police questioning before the revolution in 2010, during clashes with police outside a court in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria on October 1, 2013 during the trial of Egyptian police officers Awad Ismail Suleiman and Mahmud Salah Amin …
Army regains control of nuclear plant construction site
Egyptian military thanks residents of Al-Dabaa for cooperation in handing over land in Matruh
Brotherhood leader sentenced to ten years in military trial
Mohamed Mongey imprisoned for 10 years for inciting violence, damaging military equipment and burning churches and schools
Jordanians arrested for supporting Egypt Islamists
The yellow posters show a black hand with four fingers raised, symbolising Cairo’s pro-Morsi Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp, which was broken up on August 14, sparking clashes that killed hundreds of protesters.
Beats on the Nile
The Cairo-Berlin Project hosts electronic music night as part of urban culture exchange
The International Ismailia Film Festival returns to AUC
The AUC gives Cairenes the chance to view the participating films of the 2013 Ismailia Film Festival
Antique fabrics at the Egyptian Textile Museum
The museum holds surprising, diverse collection of textiles and its uses from the different eras of Egypt history
November 19th
For many Egyptians, 19 November is a black stain on our history, since it’s the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes of 2011. With over 40 dead and thousands other injured in four days of clashes with the MOI, there has been no accountability or justice for the victims’ families. In a post-30 June world, …
The Egyptian and Californian tomato farmers and the galabaya mafia
“I am a farmer. My father was a farmer. My grandfather was a farmer. But I only now learned how to farm.” These are the proud words of an Egyptian small farmer whose tomato yields topped those of a typical Californian farmer. And proud he should be. He produced 82 tons of tomatoes per feddan …
146 protests and 10 student arrests in universities and schools: Democracy Index
Democracy Index highlights details of protests and demonstrations in educational institutions since start of school year
Abu Eita promises to raise workers’ demands to Cabinet
After hours of negotiations the minister told the workers they would get a response within 10 days
Rafah to remain open until the end of the week
The decision to open the crossing comes to allow pilgrims from the Gaza Strip to enter Egypt before they fly to Saudi Arabia
Contempt of religion verdict criticised
AFTE condemns the charge as well as the latest court ruling
Four dead and 25 injured in Al-Ayyat clashes
Clashes erupt amid conflict over local racketeering
Decrease in revenues since 25 January pushes the Ministry of Antiquities to think outside the box: Mohamed Ibrahim
Ibrahim said that the Ministry’s revenues decreased by 35% from EGP 1.273bn during the 2009-2010 fiscal year to EGP 772m during the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Bishop walks out of constituent assembly meeting
Orthodox Christian Bishop walks out in protest over time allowed to respond to Al-Nour representative
Middle East funds set to boost investment in Egypt: survey
Fund managers in the Middle East are set to pump more money into Egypt, showed a Reuters survey
OPEC helps finance Egyptian power station
The announcement came after the signing of an official agreement stating that the OPEC fund will contribute $70m to the project.
Minya bishop escapes assassination attempt
Bishop Makarios comes under fire in Minya village on Monday morning
Attacks in Al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid kill three, injure six
Attacks were launched on Al-Arish’s third police station, along with the city’s Central Security Headquarters located in the neighborhood of Al-Musa’id and a number of security checkpoints in Sheikh Zuweid.