President of Cairo University approves police presence on campus during exams
President says police will remain outside interior campus unless âriotsâ occur
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President says police will remain outside interior campus unless âriotsâ occur
To 19 billion cubic metres (bcm) annually from 16 bcm
Running has long been used to promote causes; fighting cancer, eradicating poverty, promoting literacy among other worthy endeavours. It has been used by men to spread awareness, including women’s rights. In Europe, the well-known “walk a mile in her shoes” displays men wearing high heels and walking a mile to draw attention to the different …
It’s a running joke in the political circuits in developing countries: “Who needs a constitution over here?” Currently in Egypt, the joke has turned sour. Three years, six cabinets (not counting the reshuffles), two Constituent Assemblies and two constitutions after the 25 January Revolution, Egypt remains a country not bothered by its own governing laws. …
DNE interviews Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator at Committee to Protect Journalists
What happened on Saturday, marking the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution, was simply surreal. Hundreds of thousands, as expected, were in Tahrir Square, celebrating. Posters of Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi were all over the square, with people on live TV “pleading” for him to run for presidency. Any political analyst worth his …
On Saturday, while thousands of Egyptians were celebrating the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution in Tahrir square, Daily News Egypt reporter Basil El-Dabh was experiencing a “citizen arrest” for recording the celebrations. The angry mob questioned his presence, roughed him up – along with a female freelance journalist- then handed them to the …
Blast heard in several neigbourhoods
The year 2013 has not been kind to Egyptians or history books. Twisting facts has become the mantra highlighting this year in Egypt. Between the voices of Hosni Mubarak supporters getting louder and pro-Morsi team chanting “legitimacy”, accusations of 30 June protesters of being “army lovers” while others prodding Al-Sisi to run for presidency, the …
Four injuries have been reported thus far
Calling for Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign
Journalists of the banned paper describe the decision as illegal and announce a sit-in at the Press Syndicate
The Cabinet announces “the aid to the poor has not stopped”
Two weeks ago dozens of Zamalek residents organised a protest to denounce the district’s deteriorating conditions. For over five years an infestation of new cafes and restaurants spread like wildfire in the Zamalek area. With no urban planning in mind nor care for the old island’s infrastructure, people dubbing themselves small and medium sized business …
In response to questions about their food product factories, the military spokesman insisted that âthe military is responsible for 400,000 recruits.
During the two weeks spent in Tahrir Square in 2011 that culminated in ousting former president Hosni Mubarak, there was a young man who held a placard that read, âdown with the next presidentâ. It did not make sense to many who deemed it a witty play on words in Arabic, while others viewed it …
DNE interviews Abdelrahman Shaalan, the Egyptian Sumo Champion
Friday night a night dedicated to sending a message of unity unfolded in the scenic Citadel Azur Resort in Sahl Hasheesh on the Red Sea
On Saturday, Zamalek residents took to the streets protesting the declining status of their island Carrying placards that read âEnough with cafes in Zamalekâ, âProtect the remaining greeneryâ and âAgainst abuse of public propertyâ, tens of the residents demonstrated by the Cultural Wheel in hopes of getting their voices heard. One of the most pressing …
This is what I have dubbed Egypt years ago, to the chagrin of some of my guy friends and agreement of others. Egypt-mostly- is not a very healthy society with regards to interaction between women and men. A clear example is simply walking down the street; cat-calls, sexual insinuation and at times groping are the …
Two days ago, a young lady in Port Said posted photos of a horse in the said governorate with a severely broken leg, eating from garbage bins. She implored the online community of animal activists to help the poor creature. She has tried to get in touch with the veterinary services, the police and other …
âThe police had confiscated a spy-duck.â This was how my reporters greeted me five days ago. At first I thought it was another pun by DNEâs wily reporters until they showed me the links in Arabic; the police confiscated a duck carrying a âstrangeâ device. Two days later, after the intervention of animal activists, the …
Defence Minister Al-Sisi meets heads of the military and police force to discuss current situation
Vendettas live on in Egypt, writes Sara Abou Bakr
When there’s sexual harassment or sectarian violence, the police are nowhere to be found, Sara Abou Bakr writes
AFP- Heavy rains and flash floods in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan have killed 11 people and affected almost 100,000 in the past week, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Giving the first official figures for the impact of the flooding, which began on August 1, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the capital …
Incitement of violence should be criminalised, report says
The blaze followed a fight between local shop owners and street vendors
Protesters attacked offices of Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood
Calls for counter-demonstrations on Friday