Latest in Tag: review Highlight
Latest in Tag: review
Film Review: Mrs F: Mission Impossible in Makoko
The mission is to create a theatrical show that combines local women and Nollywood actresses, in a work that encourages womenâs empowerment in marginalised areas.
Budget phone review: Soda S1 specs, performance, good bargain for the price
Soda S1 is a budget-friendly smartphone, that the company made as an upgrade to their previous the Soda Fire. Daily News Egypt tested the product, and below is our review: Design and Display of Soda S1 The Soda S1 are dimensions are, 148.3 x 71.76 x 8.1 mm. Moreover, the mobile-phone weighs around 142 grams. …
Egypt Year in Review 2015
The year 2015 brought welcome stabilisation and recovery to Egypt, after a difficult post-revolutionary period marked by continued upheaval and sluggish growth. The first part of the year saw a range of encouraging developments, including the completion of the strategically vital Suez Canal expansion, the commitment of more than $35bn in planned foreign investments, closer …
âDodgedâ decrees raise doubts over constitutionality
As parliamentary reviews those decrees passed during its three year absence, issues have arisen as to the interpretation of Article 156 of the 2014 constitution
Hellofood: Fastest online platform for delivering foodÂ
âHellofoodâ is a company that believes that sharing good times means sharing good food.
Morsi and Al-Sisiâs first year in office
First year reviews of each president take different perspectives and put the spotlight on different fields
Review: ‘El-Maiz’ a must try for pasta lovers
In Arabic, âEl-Maizâ means the place where prisoners or military personal have their meals at.
Upper Deck Lounge creates food heaven
The Four Seasonâs Upper Deck Lounge is the hotelâs newest restaurant, and it specialises in two unexpected cuisines.
2014 in review: Ministerial report
Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade release report summarising 2014 events and showing ministryâs expectations for 2015
Rights groups protest crackdown on NGOs in Egypt
International human rights groups also call for authorities to repeal “draconian laws” and take adequate action over sexual harassment
Review: âCraveâ opens a branch in Cairo Festival City Mall
The restaurant has two seating areas; the outside area offers visitors a chance to enjoy the energetic ambiance and watch the dancing fountain.
Movie Previews
X-Men: Days of Future Past Bryan Singer returns to direct the latest instalment in the X-Men series since his X-men 2 in 2003. This film marks the first time the timelines and casts of the X-men trilogy and X-Men: First Class meet. Featuring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, Days of Future Past has …
Tabla LUNA serves delicious South American food
The new restaurant brings you the flavours of Latin America
Jeremiad tells a story of doom in symphonic metal
The new release by Enraged is a sign of revival of the metal scene in Egypt
Her: A failed romance or an approaching reality?
The dramatic content of the film effectively isolates the viewers
Kamala serves Asian-fusion in a sophisticated date-night atmosphere
If you feel like splurging, a night at Kamala is a prime Cairo destination
Crust promises good pizzas and delivers
DNE tests Maadiâs latest restaurant and enjoys a good meal
12 Years a Slave tells a harrowing tale
The lauded movie deserves the accolades it receives yet sometimes sacrifices the depth of its characters for style
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has the odds ever in its favour
The second installment of the Hunger Games series manages to surpass the first
Lifestyle: Year in review
The Lifestyle pages in 2013 were filled with stories about health, fashion, jewellery, food, wellness and green initiatives, to name but a few. We went to new restaurants to try out the food, investigated hosting a colony of bees on our roof, found out what roller derby is and shared an abundance of tasty recipes with you. Here is a sample of our favourites of 2013.
Art&Culture: A year in review
The Art&Culture scene went through a few difficult phases in 2013 but managed to survive and even flourish. Music, contemporary dance, photography, festivals and exhibitions, regardless, despite or because of the restrictions the political climate and reality imposed, artists everywhere used their talent to chronicle the times we lived in.
While society was divided along stricter lines in the past year, artists in Egypt found inspiration in the differences and the diversity in their work made for a year filled with art that moved, surprised and made us think. Here are some of our highlights of 2013.
The turbulent 2013
Read Daily News Egypt’s review of 2013
Most read columns of 2013
As the year comes to an end, we list the columns our readers enjoyed the most.
Year in review 2013 – Workers hold 2,486 protests
Strikes were the second most common with 558 strikes, or 22.4% of the total.
Escalating violence at Egyptâs universities in 2013
No official statistics for the death toll of university students who died during political events currently exists.
Egyptâs 2013 foreign affairs â a year of contrasts
Another turbulent year that saw a major shift in Egyptâs foreign policy following the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July.
Top trials and verdicts of 2013
A list of the most influential trials and verdicts of 2013
2013 a ‘black year’ for human rights
Lawyer Gamal Eid, director of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, said that human rights conditions have been âdeterioratingâ throughout the year.
Egypt’s road accidents’ rates spike in 2013
The total number of accidents in Cairo and on travel roads in 2013 is 13,957 with a 24% increase from 2012
Egypt 2013 in numbers
52%: Voter turnout in the second round of Egyptâs presidential elections 2012, compared to 46.4% in the first round. Source: The Official Website of the Presidential Elections Committee 2012. 6%: Percentage of the villages in Egypt which have sanitation systems. Source: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 43%: Percentage of Egyptian females who …