Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Saber changes position, claims police beat him
Says he only initially accused protesters to ‘contain the incident’
Price of dollar nears EGP 7 after last week’s transactions
Nears EGP 7.30 on the black market, the highest rate recorded since currency crisis began last month
CPA asks mobile companies to make licensed distributors database public
Mobinil facing allegations that it broke the law to become nation’s leading provider
Coalition condemns violence against women
A coalition of organisations, parties and initiatives releases joint statement against sexual assault and rape
Egypt’s Central Bank agrees to sell both BNP Paribas and NSGB
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) agreed to plans discussed last week to sell both BNP Paribas and National Société Générale Bank (NSGB)
Political memes enliven Egypt’s art scene
The Bassem Youssef show proved a fertile ground for such memes to develop, in addition to the jokes created by protesters and citizens
Participants needed for World Press Photo’s storytelling course
WPP: The course takes place in the framework of a bigger project called “Reporting Change: Investigating and documenting transition in the Middle East and North Africa”
Old Cairo’s arms market
Many historical monuments have been suffering from negligence and disregard, and the old weaponry market is a prime example of this
Agora revives classic Hellenic concept through art
Agora aims to provide a place where the exchange of culture and ideas is allowed to flourish
Demeaning enough?
They kept repeating the clip in front of me for more than five subsequent times. I starred at the pixelated screen. But it was still okay. The viciousness was clear enough for me. I could see the legs kicking him in the back, sticks hammering him on his head, hands dragging him from his legs …
Egypt: A twilight without a new dawn
By Nervana Mahmoud Egypt has always been portrayed in folk history as a woman with eternal youth, defiant and graceful. But the state that has been proud of its iconic past is currently crumbling at a surprisingly fast pace, and no one seems to be able to stop it. The chaotic scenes witnessed in Egypt …
Egypt receives new US fighter jets
The foreign military financing scheme is part of the Camp David Accords, which brought an end to hostilities between Egypt and Israel in 1979
Another dead following presidential palace protests
Amr Abdel Reheem dies after being shot on Friday
Supreme Constitutional Court rules on FGM
Court turns down a lawsuit calling for the law banning FGM to be scrapped
Political forces continue condemnation of sexual assault
NSF and FJP express concern over increased cases of rape and sexual assault in Tahrir Square
Friday protest planned to support “legitimacy”
The Building and Development Party calls for a protest in response to the latest violence
Rebel Economy Wrap
Egypt scales back energy subsidy reforms
Saturday clashes kill one, injure scores
Protests focused on police brutality and calls for the president’s resignation
Prosecutor general denies Brotherhood relationship
Morsi-appointed Tala’at Abdallah dismisses rumours that he is part of the Muslim Brotherhood
Shura Council member resigns
Lawmaker Maged Al-Aqaad resigns in aftermath of palace violence
New CSF girl-assault video provokes anger
A new video broadcast shows CSF dragging a girl near the presidential palace
The Battle of the Camel: the final straw for Mubarak’s regime
Two years after the deadly Battle of the Camel, the people behind the attack have yet to be brought to justice
Ahmadinejad to attend Islamic summit in Cairo
First Iranian leader to visit Egypt since 1979 revolution
“Excessive violence” against civilians in Port Said and Suez
NGO damns security forces for “unjustifiable” violence in Port Said and Suez
Opposition calls for downfall of regime
NSF denies inciting violence and calls for investigation of president and interior minister after clashes at the palace
Gozoor, exploring culture through dress
Gozoor is a newly-established Egyptian company that explores Egyptian culture and identity through clothes and fashion.
ADEF prepares youth for the digital age
The foundation has organised several training courses for youth in art, cinema, design, web design, and media technology. The courses are given by media veterans and professionals to make the participants more capable of expressing their thoughts, culture, and insights using open source software programmes.
Creating new faces from discarded paper
The workshop will focus on teaching participants to use recycled materials like paper to create papier mache and different assemblage techniques.
Swiss court rejects request to repatriate Egyptian funds
Despite court rejection, government has vowed it would be reviewing legislation to allow for repatriation
The Police: Back to square one
Once again we go back to the very basics, to where it all began. What the police did last night around the presidential palace was nothing but a simple reminder of how things are just the same. Those who fell victim to the illusion of change should now wake up and see things for what …