Latest in Tag: German Highlight
Latest in Tag: German
Black, yellow or blue: ‘We’re all German!’
What does it really mean to be black in Germany? A multimedia project takes a closer look at a touchy subject and concludes that it’s time to get rid of prejudices and tackle racism. Marie Nejar is a slender, elegant, dynamic 85-year-old lady with a pronounced Hamburg accent. She wears a black dress with a …
800,000 German tourists visited Egypt last year, bring EGP 2bn revenues
German tourists stay in Egypt for one week on average, instead of two weeks before 25 January Revolution
A different perspective on German-Egyptian relations
By Franziska Brantner and Omid Nouripour When Egyptian President [Abdel Fattah] Al-Sisi arrives in Berlin today, the German government will have given up an important principle in its dealings with post-revolutionary Egypt: Chancellor Merkel had repeatedly conditioned her invitation to the Egyptian president on the completion of parliamentary elections. She scrapped this condition after the …
German auto companies, ECA conflict ongoing
German companies present the issue to Al-Sisi during his visit to Germany
Al-Sisi’s Germany visit opens door for German investments: Businessmen
SMEs are important, as 90% of Germany’s economy depends on them, says Mashour
Egyptian-German MoUs to be signed during Al-Sisiâs Berlin visit
âIf I canât transfer my profit back, why should I invest,â says German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce chairman Ulrich Huth
A Muslim perspective on Charlie Hebdo – a side war
By Karim al-Andalusi Prophet Muhammad has been one of the top defenders of the freedom of speech, and from there we go. Is it worth it to take to the streets to fight a deep European behaviour, or to dig deeply in the European values and try to perceive and influence it? I argue that …
Conflict surrounds Khufu Cartouche sentence
Although the convicted researchers admit that they took samples out of the country, they refute all allegations of damaging the Khufu Cartouche
Football and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey A successful football player near the peak of his career, 22 year-old Nidhal Selmi, died last week a foreign fighter for the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath of Syria and Iraq. His death followed that of Tunisian handball goalkeeper Ahmed Yassin and Ahmed El-Darawi, a former policeman …
GUC Students Union to meet university administration
âSemester dropâ demanded for arbitrarily expelled student
World Cup sparks Islamist debate on footballâs integrity
By James M. Dorsey Ultra-conservative clerics are condemning football as a Jewish and Christian tool undermining Islamic culture as millions of Muslims worldwide tune in to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The condemnations revive an enduring debate among conservatives and militants about the footballâs integrity. They constitute one side of a jihadi and Salafi …
Egypt third-most-preferred country for German companies
German think tank 2b AHEAD states that Egypt is North Africaâs economic haven, despite all political turmoil
My liberal times in Oum al Dounia (Part 3)
By Dr Ronald Meinardus After nearly eight years at the helm of the Cairo Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF), Germanyâs liberal think tank, Dr Ronald Meinardus, who has on and off contributed also to the editorial page of this newspaper, is leaving Egypt shortly. Following is the third and last part …
Tourism minister offers incentives for Europe to lift travel warnings
Hisham Zaazou says he will coordinate with the Minister of Civil Aviation to decrease flight costs and cut exit fees
Sawiris to buy into German travel group FTI
Sawiris, a member of Egyptâs richest family, runs Orascom Development Holding, operating tourist resorts and real estate projects in Egypt and Europe.
German journalists attacked in Egypt
The angry mob set upon the three — a cameraman, producer and driver — branding them “traitors”
ISHR calls on EU to change its Muslim Brotherhood assessment
A German human rights organisation, the International Society for Human Rights, describes Muslim Brotherhood as âa terrorist organisationâ
Merkel says wants answers from Obama on web snooping
Merkel said Germans wanted to know if their online data was being sniffed out by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
German tourist bookings expected to burgeon
Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou met German travel agents to promote Egypt as a tourist destination at a workshop in Al-Gouna resort on Saturday. Zaazou told attendees that tourism is one of the countryâs top priorities and a vital source of foreign currency and employment opportunities. Up to 25 German tourism companies participated in the …