Latest in Tag: Sadat Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sadat
Banque Misr opens 2 BDS centres in Sadat, Damietta cities
New centresâ locations selected as per Egyptâs investment opportunities map
Op-ed review: Sadat, MB, governing, information
Egyptian commentators followed up on number of local issues in Wednesdayâs op-eds, continued to pay tribute, criticise former president Anwar Sadat as Egypt commemorated his 100th birthday
IDA, CPC sign EGP 900m contract for establishment, development of new industrial zone in Sadat
Ahmed Abdel Razek, head of the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), signed with Riad Kiwan, managing director at CPC International, a contract for the establishment and development of a new industrial zone in the city of Sadat, on an area of 1.1m sqm and worth EGP 900m. Abdel Razek said that signing this contract came within …
Al-Sadat advises successor on pressing topics for Human Rights Committee agenda
MP Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat asks MP Alaa Abed to discuss situation of detainees, prison violations, among other pending issues
The presidentâs men
Any ruling regime cannot begin from ground zero, because simply it cannot destroy the pillars of the state overnight and re-build them in the same way it demolished them. This introduction may seem philosophical, but it can be simplified by showing examples, before going into the topic at length. The July Revolution could not oust …
Sadat metro station to remain closed until Thursday
Closure upon request from security agencies
National Security prosecution unconstitutional: âAl-Zawahiri cellâ defence
68 defendants charged with forming, managing terrorist organisation
Notes from America: The world is run by ‘generals’
By Ahmed Tharwat Harry S. Truman once said: âThe ‘C’ students run the world.â That was a long time ago, and now the world is run by âGeneralsâ – still âCâ Students – in two different camps. The first camp is usually run by military generals like Saddam, Gaddafi, Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, Al-Sisi, Mugabe, Barre, …
Notes from America: The flag
By Ahmed Tharwat The American flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. It has three colours; red symbolises hardiness and valour, white symbolises purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. As …
Menufiya farmers return to demonstrate in downtown Cairo
It is believed that the government is clearing agricultural land for housing projects
Farmers protest, calling on Al-Sisi to put local people over big profit
They accuse the government of evicting families and making international deals that harm local business
Once again, what about Al-Sisiâs relations with politicians?
A week after dissolving political parties, particularly on 16 January 1953, Abdel Nasser announced the establishment of the âFreedom Authorityâ, making it a direct subsidiary of the ruling ârevolution councilâ at the time. It was purposely called âauthorityâ rather than âpartyâ or âfrontâ. The expression makes it sound like one of the stateâs authorities like …
Gamal Abdel Nasser metro station closed indefinitely
Chief security orders urged us to close the station, says Cairo metro authority
How does Sisi control the reins?
Within the â1952â â or âarmyâ – family, power is transferred from president to president when the regime arrives at a crisis. For this reason, a new president must confront the causes that led to the crisis without sacrificing the constants of the regime. In other words, the new president must be seen to redraw …
How is power transferred within the â1952 familyâ?
Every dynasty across history is characterised and distinguished by certain attributes, and the â1952 familyâ is no exception. One of the most important characteristics of any dynasty is the power-transferral method, and we will notice in this regard that in most dynasties throughout history there are mechanisms for transferring power from an emperor, king, or …
3-month state of emergency imposed on North Sinai
Emergency law first used by Gamal Abdel Nasser back in force
Coptic Christians and political activism before 25 January
Coptic Christians have, since 1952, lived according to what might be considered a tacit agreement between the church and the state, one whereby the state committed itself to the protection of Copts, the principles and rules of equality before the law, and equal opportunity, and the church reciprocated by absorbing the activities of Coptic Christians …
Sadat Metro Station to open for transfers in May
The metro stop, located beneath Tahrir Square, will remain closed off from the street
Ministry of Health announces state of emergency after freezing assets of NGOs
The ministry says it is able to compensate for halted NGO health services
Sabahy launches presidential race, announces candidacy âon one conditionâ
Former presidential hopeful calls for national consensus naming âcandidate of the revolutionâ
State of Emergency will not be extended: Shawky
Extension would require a public referendum; end date is 14 November
US reluctant to sever ties with Egypt: Hagel
State department continues to review âentire relationshipâ with Egypt
Culling youth
Egypt haemorrhages. Stretcher-bearers bus bodies, fallen replaced. Helicopters swoop and hover. Tormented faces agonise. None dares call it outright civil war; just as none want to admit a coup is a coup. The memory of happier times scurrying across Tahrir Square for a bite to eat or taking in a movie in Heliopolis is fading. …
Al-Sisi and Mansour celebrate 23 July anniversary
The interim president gave a speech in celebration of the 61st anniversary of the 23 July 1952 revolution, and Al-Sisi sent him a letter of congratulations.
What tactics are set to be employed by Egyptâs various political movements?
It should be clear, as pointed out in several of my previous articles, that Egyptâs political circuit consists of three primary forces. The first of these is the countryâs Islamist movement, made up primarily of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the second is those forces that seek to revive Egyptâs âoldâ hegemonic state, with the army, …
Egypt and Iranâodd bedfellows?
By Nervana Mahmoud The extraordinary and well-organised funeral procession of the deposed Iranian Shah in 1980 marked the first state funeral to be held in Old Cairo in modern Egyptâs history. The Egyptian president Anwar Sadat had done his best to give the Shah a dignified burial. Sadat had chosen the beautiful Rifaâi Mosque, where …
Portraits of the past in Face Time
The exhibition captures some of the most famous faces from the 19th century onwards