Latest in Tag: Egyptians Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egyptians

Al-Sisi urges Egyptians abroad to cast their votes
The president said this parliament is the last merit in Egyptâs political road map

Suez Canal makes Egypt âeconomic tigerâ on international shipping lines: Maritime workers
The canal will be a lifeline for Egyptâs economy that not only involves fees collection from passing ships, but also the stateâs presentation of a variety of new local projects

Egyptians in Libya: Between a rock and a hard place
Despite reiteration of foreign ministryâs warnings against travelling to Libya, citizens with limited resources leave for Libya in search for work

Notes from America: General Al-Sisi brought out the worst of Egyptians
By Ahmed Tharwat French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) said: âIn democracy we get the government we deserve.â He was, of course, talking about true representative democracy that produces leaders the people want and choose. The assumption here, however, is that people know what is good for them and they chose freely. The French philosopher was right …

â1980 and upwardsâ represents true suffering of our generation, says writer
Mahmoud Gamal, the playâs 30-year-old writer, also acts in it. He sat with Daily News Egypt to talk about the details of the play and the background of its scenes.
Heavy fighting in Aden, Houthis abduct leading opposition figures
Rebel militias advance towards port of Aden, thwart opposition by kidnapping senior Islah Party officials

525 Egyptians transported from Yemen: Foreign ministry
Situation is harder than in Libya, says Foreign Ministry spokesman

GERD accord treacherous act against Egyptians: Muslim Brotherhood
“Responsible” President Mohamed Morsi had threatened to blow up for national security, media regards destructive agreement as achievement says Al-Banna

We fear they might be kidnapped in Libya: Relatives of 46 missing Egyptians
The Egyptians from Assiut have been missing for seven months

33,385 Egyptians returned from Libya in 30 days via Salloum crossing
32 âillegal crossingsâ in the last 24 hours

The life of the generation born and raised in Gulf countries
This is why the 1980s generation has some very different memories than children living in Egypt now

Why do Egyptians value authoritarianism?
By Mohammed Nosseir While authoritarianism may be perceived by many as hereditary in Egyptian DNA, it is in reality a mechanism of rule that has been forced upon its citizens for centuries in a determined effort to get rid of any attempt to establish genuine democracy (such as the 25 January Revolution). The challenge we Egyptians …

â1980 and Upwardsâ: The youthâs pain relief
A play that many have watched over and over

Can the security strategy performance for confronting extremism be improved?
The higher strata of the middle class, with societyâs higher authority, insist on supporting the security strategy for confronting terrorism and extremism. On the one hand, they fear that using any other strategy may detract from the luxury they enjoy. On the other hand, they do not feel any direct harm from the securityâs subjugation …
Libyan army siege Islamic State-run Derna: Spokesman
First batch of Egyptians to return from Libya through Algeria arrived at Cairo airport

Compensation, jobs for Egyptians returning from Libya: Manpower ministry
800,000 to 1 million Egyptians in Libya, says deputy minister

Over 2,140 more Egyptians return from Libya
Cabinet approves committee to deal with victims of terrorism in Libya
Over 3,000 return to Egypt from Libya
Egyptians still kidnapped in Libya with no international or local recognition, says Egyptian in Libya
35 more Egyptians âdetainedâ in Libya: State media
Reports from Libya claim Egyptians were kidnapped from areas controlled by âIslamic Stateâ

Families of victims satisfied amid activistsâ criticism
Egyptian armed forces attack Copts in Maspero, rescue them in Libya to look like saviours, says student

Government willing to repatriate Egyptians in Libya, despite lattersâ reluctance to return
âWhy leave? We are dead either wayâ, says one Egyptian in Libya

Egypt to facilitate nationals’ return from Libya: Abdelatty
Procedures are ongoing for those willing to return upon Presidentâs instructions, says spokesman

Libyan parliament confirms death of 21 kidnapped Coptic Egyptians
Salafi incitement behind ‘Islamic State’ kidnapping of Egyptians: Copts coalition
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial postponed to Thursday
The Wednesday trial of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi for escaping Wadi El-Natrun Prison in January 2011 was postponed to 5 February, state media reported. The defence repeated its request to the Cairo Criminal Court for the introduction of new defendants and questioned the possibility that “Israeli elements” committed these crimes to destabilise security. Morsi …

Parliamentary elections to be monitored by EU
EU monitored Egypt’s presidential election, describing it as “peaceful and calm” but with “limited spaces for dissenting voices”

Freedom matters – even in a poor and uninformed nation
By Mohammed Nosseir Freedom is, and will continue to be, the most important attribute not only of genuinely democratic nations, but also of a peopleâs development and progress. Freedom is a gift from God that people can enjoy without burdening their respective governments. Yet autocratic rulers, who usually believe that they are right, are unable to …
13 Egyptians kidnapped in Libya
Kidnappings follow the killing of an Egyptian family by extremist groups

Which is better for Al-Sisi: Strengthening Egyptian society or neutering it
 By Mohammed Nosseir President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who is perceived as the strongman of Egypt, constantly claims that his goal is to lead a strong country – yet he is actually working on neutering Egyptian society. To ensure that it will not be the source of any solid opposition, steps have been taken to …

An inconvenient war
By Ahmed El-Ashram I look around and I see an unprecedented level of despair in the eyes of many friends; an overt level of frustration of how their lives have unluckily coincided with the mishappenings of recent years. Many wish they were not there to witness the toxic politics, the economic misfortune and the precarious …

Despite difficult challenges, Egypt has a considerable economic upside
By Mohamed A. El-Erian Already struggling to meet citizensâ legitimate needs and aspirations, the Egyptian economy has suffered a series of additional setbacks in recent years. So much so that, for the first time in many years, the population has had to cope with power cuts, shortages of goods, and partial controls on foreign exchange. …