Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Cement companies reject using waste as a source fuel, seek permission for coal
Such a programme would require that factory furnaces be converted in order to accommodate the waste, a process which would prove costly to companies.
Somalia demands sanctions end for ‘chief’ Shebab banker
Banker and businessman Ali Ahmed Nur Jimale, who was placed on a United Nations Security Council sanction list in February 2012, is accused of being “one of Al-Shebab’s chief financiers”, according to the UN.
Hegazy investigation begins
Islamist preacher Safwat Hegazy faced his first interrogation on charges of inciting violence in the Bien Al-Sarayat and Al-Nahda Square clashes.
No police state: Deputy prime ministers
Reconciliation is not a popular word: Deputy Prime Minister for Transitional justice
Curfew hours reduced
Cabinet cuts curfew in 14 governorates by two hours
Al-Beltagy’s son arrested
Security officials arrest the son of Muslim Brotherhood leader in Beni Suef
Army continues security campaign in Sinai
Four militants killed in Sinai, seven others arrested and three illegal tunnels destroyed by the army
Al-Zawahiri’s aide arrested
Detainee accused of providing Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in with weapons
Fahmy meets Jordanian foreign minister
The foreign minister discussed Sinai security as well as the interim government’s roadmap
Mubarak’s trial postponed
Trial overshadowed by charges pressed against Morsi; defence requests summoning Al-Sisi to testify in court
El-Badawi barred from travelling
Prosecutor General to remove his name from a Morsi-era travel ban
Brotherhood trial postponed to October
Detained senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders did not attend first hearing
Sunday 25 August 2013, issue 2261
Attack on Minya Theatre
Members of the Jesuits and Brothers Association recall the attack on their building, which included the destruction of a theatre
Syrian children pay the heaviest price in war
By Dr Cesar Chelala The numbers of Syrian children affected by the brutal war ravaging their country are truly disheartening. According to UN agencies, one million children, three-quarters of them are under 11, have had to flee their country since the conflict began in 2011. “This one millionth child refugee is not just another number. …
Turmoil in Egypt: Learning lessons from the Philippines
By James M. Dorsey With Egypt deeply polarised politically and religiously, kick–starting a political process capable of bridging divides and creating an inclusive democratic process seems a distant prospect. It will ultimately depend on the likely shrinking over time of the military’s popular base and the government’s realisation that it needs the United States and …
ElBaradei Exhumed
After his recent untimely resignation, it is fair to say that we have seen the end of Egyptian law scholar and diplomat Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei’s career in public service. Now, in the eyes of different people, ElBaradei is seen to be as much of a prodigy as he is seen to be a traitor. We …
Barbatoze
Sherif Adel is a Cairo based cartoonist and dentist. Running his online comics blog and working on his first graphic novel. www.barbatoze.com
Egypt-Turkey market link project stalled
Following Egypt’s political turmoil, the linking of the Egyptian and Turkish stock exchanges postponed
EGP 19bn in remitances from those living abroad
By: Ibrahim al-Masry Kamal Abu Eita, Minister of Manpower and Emigration stated that basic services need to be provided in order to encourage economic growth and benefit the lower classes at a recent conference held for Egyptians living abroad, under the title of “Egypt in the heart” under the auspices of President Adly Mansour. …
Army and police are tyrants: Salafi Jihadists
By Nasser al-Azazi The “hatred oppression and tyranny” of the police and armed forces and their “heinous crimes against Muslims” are unforgiveable, the Salafi Jihadist Organisation of Sinai said in a recent statement. Appearing on a number of Jihadist websites, the statement condemned the army’s dispersal of pro-Morsi sit-ins at the Rabaa al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda …
Lethal force justified against armed groups says former grand mufti
Ali Gomaa approves of security forces efforts against armed groups, condemns ‘American interference’
Internet porn ban case turned down
Administrative court turns down the case for procedural reasons while the ban proves to be practically very difficult
Egyptian ambassadors in Europe deliver Fahmy’s message
Ambassadors criticise western media and governments, stress that Egypt is fighting terrorism
NCHR reshuffle receives mixed reactions
New members mostly come from a human rights background, independent personalities form shadow council
Violence on ‘Friday of Martyrs’ despite low turnout
Clashes in Tanta leave two dead
Fahmy defends roadmap progress to Kerry
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy speaks with his US counterpart concerning developments on Egypt’s roadmap
BLOG CORNER: The violent birth of a sit-in
Charlie Miller and I were on our way to catch the tail end of the clearing of Nahda Square when we heard reports of clashes in Mohandeseen. We adjusted our course and sped off down Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street only to see a cloud of black smoke at the intersection ahead. Our driver decided …
Collective punishment and competing collateral
Blood and burned churches. These are the lasting images in Egypt over the past week. Out of context, each are abhorred and condemned by most. However, the unprecedented levels of violence in the country have not only desensitised many Egyptians to such images, but have sparked arguments as observers take parts of the images to …
Raping the Nile
By Ahmed M. El Ashram and Amgad Hegazy As the events in Egypt continue to weigh upon us, we are confronted by an increasingly disturbing impasse that has serious implications possibly beyond Egypt and its troubling fate. It may be true that the democratic experiment in Egypt has been prematurely aborted. But whether the …