Latest in Tag: DNE Highlight
Latest in Tag: DNE
Quirky pop-up film festival marks its autumn season
The festival will take place over two days this time, Friday and Saturday, with only 50 tickets available for each day and none being sold at the door
Christmas is coming, Cairo does not care
Most of Cairo does not seem to ascribe much importance to Christmas; there are no special plans for most people, no shopping season, no religious significance and no holiday
The many layers of Egypt
Onions, indispensable ingredient of the Egyptian society
The best winter getaways in Egypt
DNE tells you where to spend the cold days of winter
Editor’s letter: Tamkeen At-Tamkeen and the Islamists’ escalations
DNE chief editor’s weekly column
Alber Saber’s case: A litmus test for freedom of expression
Shahira Amin discusses Alber Saber’s case
Consumer confidence down by 4.1 per cent
Report shows a drop in confidence in economic policies
Government discusses ways to amend new tax decree
Minister of industry and foreign trade discusses increase of diesel prices with members and board of directors of the Federation of Egyptian Industries
Women’s group rejects referendum
Demonstrators express disapproval of draft constitution and referendum in Giza
State Authority Judges to monitor second phase
About 6,700 judges from different judicial bodies will oversee referendum
Administrative Court challenges referendum
Irregularities within referendum procedure have led to calls for its suspension
Prepping for round two
Major political parties tour Egypt’s governorates in an effort to sway Saturday’s referendum vote
Israel poised to build thousands of new settler homes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated Israel’s right to increase Jewish presence in all parts of “united” Jerusalem
Secretary general of elections committee resigns
Head of committee overseeing referendum resigns for “health reasons”
Egypt denied access to file on old regime money by Swiss court
Former regime members use current situation in Egypt to convince court to block access to the file by Egypt’s representatives
Jordanian migrant worker crisis spurs Egyptian intervention
Ministers plan to discuss current situation of Egyptian migrant workers, after Jordan began crackdown on illegal workers
Abdallah Badr calls for mass protest
Salafi TV anchor calls for mass protest in front of actors’ union
International bid for new electricity plant
2,000 megawatts lost over the last two days due to lack of natural gas
Egyptians urged not to travel to Libya illegally
61 Egyptians are being held in Libya after entering the country without visas and in some cases without passports.
Rebel Economy Wrap
“Quickie court cases” must stop, South Korea eyes Egypt, KSA jobless
US probe slams ‘grossly inadequate’ Benghazi security
Inquiry into Benghazi US embassy attack reveals inadequate security
Hazemoon member arrested
Salafi group member arrested at his home for allegedly owning a firearm
Hope for imminent release of Najla Wafa
Egyptian woman detained in Saudi Arabia could be released soon, meanwhile many more Egyptians languish in prison
Rioters rampage through South Sudan town
Clashes in Wau follow the killing last week by security forces of at least nine protesters in violent demonstrations
Obama backs bid to ban assault weapons
The killings of 26 people, including 20 children, at a Newtown elementary school sent the US into shock
NSF laughs off eleventh hour dialogue
Opposition leaders say it is far too late for discussions on the constitution, which were requested by the Constituent Assembly and Muslim Brotherhood
Cairo Runners take to the streets
Cairo Runners gives appropriate advice and information for beginners as well as the appropriate supplies
Bite Me Cairo: The Raw and the Cooked
David Blanks shares his insights on raw and cooked meat
Bites Fil Beit: Bisara – Black bean paste
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own home. And just so you know what to ask for, we have added how to say the ingredients in Arabic. No more excuses, off to the souq!
Sexual abuse within the family
Sexual abuse in Egypt is a great taboo but it is the victims who pay the price for society’s intolerance