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NUCA, housing ministry meet to resolve âBeit al-Watanâ land parcels issue
Rage among âBeit al-Watanâ applicants due to governmentâs evasiveness

APU to establish 16 commercial chains, modern markets in Egypt
Six modern markets will be inaugurated this year in Cairo, 10 markets in other governorates will be completed in two years

‘Al-Zawahiri cell’ trial postponed to 31 May
Al-Qaeda affiliated group is charged with attacking security personnel and targeting Christians

Campaign for hundreds of suspended journalists starts with Press Syndicate protest
Around 800 staff have been dismissed from media outlets in the last year, according to campaignâs spokesperson

Vodafone invests EGP 4.5bn to develop its technological sector: Tech Director
EGP 420bn to buy electric generators and additional batteries to prepare for power outages, says Said

Political parties seek âimmunity from dissolutionâ for next parliament
Parties submit new proposals for elections to president
Trial sessions ceased in Al-Arish court complex, to be transferred to IsmailiaÂ
Supreme Judicial Council decides to secure all judges following emergency meeting

NTRA studies compensating private Internet companies
Private companies are suffering losses due to Telecom Egyptâs replacement of copper cables with fibre optic ones

UAE grants Egypt 50,000 social housing units
Housing units set to serve 350,000 low-income citizens in 17 governorates

Egypt condemns comments on Morsiâs death sentence
Misr Al-Qawia, Turkish President Erdogan strongly condemned rulings, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern

Transforming personal life tragedies into memoirs
In the introduction of her best-selling autobiography “A Stolen Life”, in which she wrote about the prolonged sexual assault she encountered during her abduction and the stolen years of her life, with outstanding strength and hope.

Notes from America: Muslims and Christians â At war in life, at peace in death
By Ahmed Tharwat Standing along with a few hundred Muslims at the Garden of Eden Islamic Cemetery located in a remote corner of a Christian cemetery in Burnsville, Minnesota, mourning the death of one of our friends, the reverences and the respect were not just given by Muslims, but also by the staff and workers …

Central Bank of Egypt leans on currency devaluation
By Oxford Business Group A series of moves by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to devalue the pound and limit dollar activity are expected to help shore up foreign reserves and eliminate black-market currency trading. The controlled devaluation of the currency earlier this year from EGP 7.14 to EGP 7.62 to the dollar has …

Global banking is HSBCâs priority in Egypt: Blanchet
HSBC launched in April its second International Growth Fund, worth EGP 300m, to support SMEs

NBE aims for 10% growth in all bank indicators: Okasha
Deposits portfolio at $11bn for foreign currencies by the end of March

5-year plan to increase market share to 5%, targeted fund portfolio by year-end: Atef El Dib
Q1 revenues at EGP 33m and 11 new branches within 2 years after the approval of the Central Bank of Egypt
Hamas calls verdict on Palestinians in Morsi trial ‘shocking’, ‘sad’
“Some were martyrs of resistance a long time ago,” says Hamas spokesperson

Should citizens stand up for their moral values or for their nationsâ policies?
By Mohammed Nosseir Nations do not only evolve through good governance, but also, and more importantly, by abiding with certain moral values advocated by their citizens. Moral values are the hidden qualities that influence the entire society. A lack of awareness of their significance does not undermine their importance, and it should not discourage people …

CIB bank of the year ,Union National Bank Egypt the fastest growing : Business News index
NBE has most customer satisfaction, 255 companies take part in the evaluation, Emirates NBD is third best bank
Presidency mourns judges killed in armed North Sinai attack
Attack on judges should make them more determined to pursue justice, says Al-Sisi

Standard & Poor’s positive outlook on Egypt reflects well on investment: Economist
Agency raised Egypt’s economic outlook from stable to positive, affirming long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at ‘B-/B’

CBE, EFSA cooperate for financial education programme
The proportion of Egyptians dealing with banks is 10%, says EBI executive director

Piraeus Egypt has highest retail banking portfolio growth for 2014
The slowdown rate in Piraeus Bank-Egyptâs credit portfolio has declined, according to Retail Director Iman El-Essawy. She added that a plan, strategy, and new programme for credit have been prepared, which were approved by the mother company in Greece, and new loans were also offered to citizens. El-Essawy said that the growth of the retail …

The outcasts of judiciaryâs elite paradise
138 excluded prosecutors demand right to judiciary career without discrimination

Lawyer in Air Defence Stadium case vows to uncover whether killings were âintendedâ
Families of victims condemn media silence in Cairo press conference
3 judges killed, 2 others injured hours after Morsi’s death sentence
Reports on the death of the fourth circulated in North Sinai, says resident

FJP vows âheavy priceâ for death sentences
Death penalty has become Egyptian authoritiesâ favourite tool to purge political opposition, says Amnesty International

86 Egyptians deported from Libya
Egyptian nationals were detained for illegally crossing the Western border

Ultras groups banned by court order
“They will not have a voice in the face of the regime,” says anti-Ultras lawyer

Cairo University student in coma dies after clashes with campus security
21-year-old suffered brain haemorrhage following pro-Morsi demonstration