Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Shura Council to deliberate economic policy
Upper house of parliament awaits passing of constitution to practice legislative role
Banks offer loans to develop call centres
In cooperation with the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, a variety of loans are being offered to enhance the call centre industry
Beirut explores logic behind drawing
Drawing is the result of an inward process that the exhibition wishes to explore
From the other side
Enemies of the Arab Spring
Zamalek’s Sufi revisits classics of world cinema
Previous screenings have included masterful directors and renowned films such as Oscar-winner Life is Beautiful, Palme d’Or winner The Tree of Life, Tom Twyker’s stylish Run, Lola, Run and Bergman’s Persona
AFCA promotes alternative education through arts and culture
AFCA for Arts and Culture will be organising the third edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children in March 2013
Oh Christmas tree
From all of us, Merry Christmas!
Constitution approved, now what?
Mustafa Salama: Constitution approved, now what?
Review: Commentaries denounce Morsy’s ratification of Shura Council figures
Columnists explored president Morsy’s recent decision to appoint a new list of Shura Council members. Some writers believe the move will polarize Egypt even further. Other writers continue to blame all political groups for the continuing violence in Alexandria, especially those last Friday. An open message to the President Hassan Nafaa Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper …
Morsy appoints 90 members to Shura Council
The upper house of parliament will assume legislative powers once the constitution is ratified
NCW reports 600 referendum violations
National Council for Women condemns claims of abuse at polling stations during referendum
National Salvation Front: We are continuing our struggle
The National Salvation Front says result of referendum is tainted by suspected voting violations
Rights’ groups demand postponing results
Coalition calls for investigation of alleged voting violations ahead of referendum result
Protests outside Sinai University
University students prevented from taking exams
Urban Communities Authority to build commercial district in New Cairo
New wholesale market to be established in New Cairo
Tourism losing thousands of dollars every minute
An unstable Egypt is costing the country a fortune in missing tourism funds
Mubarak appeal adjourned
Appeal at Court of Cassation for Hosni Mubarak and Habib Al-Adly postponed till 13 January
Low turnout for referendum voting
Less than one-third of country’s eligible voting population cast their ballot during referendum
Protest against Iraq PM blocks highway to Syria
Sectarian tensions are still significant in Iraq, which suffered years of brutal confessional violence
El-Shater’s bodyguard denies military training in Gaza
Khalil Al-Aqid, arrested on charges of possessing an illegal firearm, denied all links to the Muslim Brotherhood and its deputy supreme guide
Rebel economy wrap
Egypt’s New Central Bank Governor – Hisham Ramez
Timeline of the doctor’s strike
Medical professionals from Egypt’s run-down public health system have been on a partial strike for over two months, demanding better pay and work conditions
President’s assistant announces dialogue initiative
Emad Abdel Ghafour announces “Egyptian political work convention,” which seeks to reach consensus between political groups
NSF lists over 700 violations in second round of voting
The second round of the referendum on the proposed constitution has been marred by numerous violations including the prevention of Christians from voting
Christmas concert at the Opera House
Egyptian artists celebrate Christmas at the Cairo Opera House
Historic house of poetry celebrates Arabic language
Though much has changed from the days where Arabic was a dominant language across the Mediterranean, its legacy endures
New in the movies
The Impossible, Killing Them Softly, and Sinister
Camels
The Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival attracts participants from around the Gulf region, but it is time for Egypt to hold its version
The army and the current crisis
The crisis that broke with Morsy’s constitutional declaration on 22 November reconfigured the political scene in Egypt. The map of political forces has changed a lot in this past month. Inside the opposition camp, a new alliance formed between liberals, leftists and conservatives to create the National Salvation Front. Inside the state’s camp, the Muslim …
Washington must think differently about “the region”
By Anthony Elghossain After decades of dormancy, the Levant is rising again. Syria’s war, Lebanon’s seasonal conflicts, and ongoing shifts in Iraq, Egypt and Turkey are restoring the Levant’s characteristic chaos and cosmopolitanism. In turn, instead of continuing to approach the region disjointedly, Washington must resurrect the Levant as an idea. Beirut, Babylon and beyond: The …