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March held for Friday’s victim
Protesters march to the Presidential Palace after prayers
The Battle of the Camel: Understanding the ‘counter-revolutionaries’
A common practice in Egypt has been to label your opposition as thugs, anti-Islamists or remnants of the former regime. These kabels are applied all too frequently and all too easily, as a means to justify one group’s actions over another. a closer look at the battle that took place on 2 February 2011 shows there were legitimate grounds for concern among the “regime remnants” that attacked the square that day; just as the revolutionaries fought for their lives, so too did their opposition
Review: Columnists debate Morsy’s poor performance
Several columnists have denounced Morsy’s recent visit to Germany as an example of his failure to consider the deteriorating political situation in Egypt, criticising his decision to visit Berlin amid the political uproar. Some highlight that many Egyptians regret their choice of Morsy as president. The failing trip to Germany Mohamed Salmawi Al-Masry Al-Youm …
SUMED company workers on strike
Project-based workers at SOMED paralyse Sidi Kreir Port
Clashes continue in Cairo on “Friday of Deliverance”
One dead and dozens injured in clashes near presidential palace and Qasr Al-Eini
Differing reactions to Itihadiya violence
Political parties and presidency react disparately to Friday’s clashes near presidential palace
Egyptian and French Business leaders agree to strengthen economic ties
Both sides recognised the need to strengthen economic ties given the long history of cooperation between Cairo and Paris.
Tahrir’s Tattered Trophy
By Philip Whitfield How long would it take you to vent your spleen? Me? An hour a column if I’m not distracted. This one’s been stewing, nay boiling, for months. The headline should have been The Rape of Egypt, but I toned it down not to offend the squeamish. If you don’t care to read …
Twenty-six Islamic world heads of state in Cairo
Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation met in Cairo Saturday ahead of the group’s upcoming summit
In Pictures: Itihadiya palace clashes
Photos by Ahmed El-Malky
Memorial for victims of Port Said Stadium massacre
Al-Ahly fans hold touching memorial at the club training ground for the 74 who died in Port Said one year ago
Clashes erupt at the palace
Security forces and demonstrators confront each other at the presidential palace
Calls for Morsy to “leave”
Opposition protesters march to presidential palace
Turkish guard killed in US embassy suicide bombing
Bomber detonates at security roadblock near entrance of US embassy’s visa section in Ankara
In Pictures- Tahrir demonstrators brave the rain
Protests continue in Tahrir Square
In pictures – Protests in North Sinai
Protesters in El Arish chant against President Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt condemns Israel over bombing on Syrian territory
Kamel Amr condemns Israel over reports it bombed military targets in Syria
Reactions to Al-Azhar plan
Grand Imam approves plan to bring FJP, NSF, Church and others together to agree on basis for national dialogue on political crisis
March to the palace
Opposition parties and movements plan Friday demonstrations in Cairo to the presidential palace and across the country
Ultras mark Port Said massacre anniversary
Fans of Al-Ahly football club to commemorate the lives of 74 who were killed in the Port Said stadium disaster one year ago
Opposition calls for Friday marches across Egypt
Political and revolutionary groups plan to march to the presidential palace in Cairo to raise their demands
Human Rights Watch releases annual report on Human rights-MENA
Report: police used excessive force in response to demonstrations and riots in Port Said
Al-Azhar brings political groups together
Prominent opposition figures, church representatives and political groups have agreed on Al-Azhar’s initiative to resolve the current crisis
Anti-sexual harassment meeting attacked
Assailants break into meeting point and harass female members of the anti-sexual harassment movement
Renewed clashes in Cairo and Kafr El-Sheikh
Clashes renewed in the vicinity of Tahrir Square raising the death toll and dozens while injured in Kafr El-Sheikh
Egypt’s days of despair
Adel Heine’s weekly column
The Nilometer
The Nilometer was how Egyptians measured the water level of the Nile River up until the construction of the Aswan High Dam
Dining out in Cairo’s hotels: Sushi that covers the basics at Sushi Ya
Cairo is home to many five star hotels and most include specialty restaurants, ranging from Oriental to Italian to sushi. Several DNE reporters went out to dinner to find hidden gems behind the glossy facades of the capital’s high class hotels.
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Dining out in Cairo’s hotels: Traditional Italian food at Italiano
Cairo is home to many five star hotels and most include specialty restaurants, ranging from Oriental to Italian to sushi. Several DNE reporters went out to dinner to find hidden gems behind the glossy facades of the capital’s high class hotels.