Latest in Tag: government Highlight
Latest in Tag: government
Militants kill Israeli soldier
Crossed the Egyptian borders, killed an Israeli soldier and injured another
Names of 55 GuantĂĄnamo detainees released
US Department of Justice discloses list of 55 prisoners cleared for release
Mali Islamist won’t hold talks until Shari’a is implemented
Mali MUJAO accepts talks with government on condition Islamic Shari’a be implemented first
Turkey keen on investing in Egyptian electricity sector
Several Turkish companies expressed interested in investing in Egyptâs electricity sector, Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Huseyin Avni Botsali, said according to MENA. Bostali led the talks of the Turkish business delegation in a meeting with the Egyptian Minister of Electricity Mahmoud Balbaa. The meeting focused on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed between …
New leftist coalition announced
Leftist parties and movements form Revolutionary Democratic Coalition
Demonstrations erupt in Tahrir square
Demonstrators refuse the removal of graffiti paintings
Germany wrestles with ban on anti-Islam film screening
German authorities will make efforts at banning showing the film
A country of extremists
It is safe to say that Egypt is going through its own version of a culture war
Nile University sit-in resumes outside campus
Nile University protesters joined by different political movements in off-campus protest
Ninth journalist killed in Somalia
Journalists continue to die as government stands by
Romney: peace in Middle East “unthinkable”
Republican presidential candidate caught on camera
Attack on Americans jolts Libya to act on militias
Ansar al-Sharia is widely suspected of being behind the assault on the US consulate
Government promotes public-private partnerships
Driven by the current financial shortfall, the Egyptian government has begun discussions regarding prospective public-private partnerships (PPP). According to officials, PPP are intended to catalyse infrastructure development, of which the country is in desperate need. The Ministry of Finance launched the MENA Project Finance and PPP two day conference yesterday, under the patronage of Prime …
South African mines reopen but unrest continues
Global platinum price rises in response to strikes that have seen 45 miners killed
Fixing Cairo’s traffic woes
As Egyptâs new government grapples with the countryâs ongoing traffic woes, the Daily News asks experts about how they would solve the crisis
Value Added Tax heads taxation reform discussion
Under the slogan “Future Tax System and its Impact on the Economy and Investment,” the Egyptian Society for Taxation (EST) sponsored a conference yesterday, discussing new reforms which would enhance the Egyptian taxation system. The conference was headed by Ahmed Sawqqi, chairman of the EST, and attended by Mamdouh Omar, the newly appointed chairman of …
Lawsuit filed against Bible burner
Bible burner may have to answer to his actions before a court
Members of Iranian Special Forces present in Syria and Lebanon are only âcounsellorsâ
Iran confirms the presence on Iranian forces in Syria
Mass anti-austerity rallies in Spain, Portugal
“I see the future as very black”, says a 55-year-old worker
Ministry of Finance issues EGP 18.5bn ingovernment securities
Egyptian government resorting domestic borrowing, as a part of its two-sided strategy
Crackdown on striking South African miners
South African police tried yet again on Saturday to disperse the miners determined to get a wage increase
Catholic Pope brings message of coexistence to Lebanon visit
Roman pontiff says he comes as âpilgrim of peaceâ
Crackdown on UAE reformists continues
Over 60 now detained in government crackdown
Egyptian Steel signs $ 210 million deal with Danieli
Egyptian Steel signed Wednesday a $ 210 million agreement with Daneili SpA (DANR), an Italian company specialised in supplying plants and equipment to the steel industry, to supply production lines for Egyptians Steelâs new plant in Ain el-Soukhna. Prime Minister Hesham Qandil witnessed the agreement signing ceremony between Ahmed Abou Hashema, Chairman of Egyptian Steel, …
Hundreds killed in two massive fires in Pakistan
Workers trapped as fire raged through two factories. Faulty generators and lack of safety measures blamed
Tunisian journalists protest government appointed directors
âWe donât want police mentality in our newspaperâ
Turkey to relocate Syrian refugees
Turkish-based NGO believes number of Syrian refugees in Turkey could reach 300,000 before conflict resolved
Indian cartoonist released on bail
Anti-corruption cartoonist whose arrest sparked international concern over freedom of expression rights is released
Constituent Assembly keeps local administration centralised, governors will not be elected
Local administration would be tightly watched by the central government in Cairo
Three strikes and youâre out
Teachers, factory workers, and engineers hold three separate protests in front of cabinet