Latest in Tag: Portsaid Highlight
Latest in Tag: Portsaid
Hosting cities of 2019 AFCON: Port Said
The executive bodies in Port Said are in race against time to finish the preparations before hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in its 32nd edition at the Al-Masry Club Stadium. Egypt will be hosting the championship from 21 June to 19 July in five governorates, including Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Suez, and Port …
SCCT looks to increase investments in Eastern Port Said
Company’s investments in Eastern Port Said reached $850m
Parliament’s transportation committee asks to review expenses, revenues of ports in last FY
The ports’ returns should not be less than EGP 30bn per year, Korkor saysÂ
Riot police arrest more than 15 protesters in Port Said
Demonstrators protested the sudden increase in prices of government constructed flats for which they have been paying deposits since 2013
Mired in problems, Egypt’s president reaches out to Ultras
Best known for his brutal repression of critics, Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has invited the members of the Ultras, the militant anti-government football fans, to participate in the court proceedings related to a 2012 politically loaded football brawl in which 72 supporters of storied Cairo club Al-Ahly SC died. Al-Sisi’s invitation contrasted starkly with Al-Ahly’s …
In Video : Ultras Ahlawy revive memory of Port Said stadium victims, call for execution of their murderers
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
Al-Sisi calls upon Ultras members to respect judicial process in Port Said riot proceedings
Statements come after Ultras denounce police and military during commemoration ceremony
Egypt needs giant projects to move economy, push growth rates: Bankers
We need projects that achieve Egyptians’ dream of a better life, says Abdel Aal
More civilians sentenced in Suez military tribunals
Prosecution referred another 295 alleged Brotherhood supporters to Minya military court Saturday
Morsi, interior minister to testify in Port Said prison clashes trial
51 defendants are charged with killing 42, injuring 150
From Port Said to Cairo, rival football fans share mutual grief
27 people killed ahead of Zamalek, Enppi game
Badie’s police station storming trial adjourned to 14 January
In separate case, Boulaq clashes trial adjourned to 11 January
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to Daily News Egypt: Egypt’s Blueprint for Stability, Investment and Growth
Growing confidence also rests on the structural reforms the government has already implemented – as well as on the many additional reforms still in the pipeline – to correct fundamental deficiencies in our economy.
Government ends customs evasion crisis in Port Said, grants 40% tax cuts for goods: PM spokesperson
By Mohamed Ayyad Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb responded to the requests of the Port Said traders to calculate customs on the basis of the bill that determines the actual value of the goods received. A 40% discount was also granted under Customs Decision No. 21 for containers in the customs area that have no bills …
The university is ours: A campaign against campus security
The campaign is part of the preparations for the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes of 2011
In Pictures: Hundreds of Egypt football fans protest detentions
The Ultras closed off the area outside the prosecutor’s office in central Cairo to demand the release of 38 members arrested in the Nile Delta province of Menufia for “belonging to an illegal group.”
Morsi repeats invitation for dialogue
Appears in a long pre-recorded televised interview
Review: Columnists criticise presidency and violence
Opinion writers have condemned the presidency for its passive reaction towards the violence that continues to take place in many Egyptian cities. Although President Mohamed Morsy has called for dialogue with a number of political figures after addressing the nation in a televised speech on Sunday evening, more than one writer has placed the full …
Review: Unprecedented violence dominates columns
As Egyptians commemorated the second anniversary of the January 25 Revolution on Friday, violence erupted as protestors and security forces clashed. And on Saturday, more violence erupted after 21 defendants were sentenced to death in the Port Said football massacre case. Since then, newspaper columns have been filled with reports of the latest death toll, …
Rebel Economy Wrap
Port Said: Egypt’s Statue of Liberty By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy After yesterday’s deadly clashes with as many as 30 killed, it’s hard to imagine how the Port Said of today was once the object of a sculptor’s fascination. In the 1850s, French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi planned to build what is now known as the Statue of …