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Deadly collisions in Suez, Assiut claim 37 lives
The deaths occurred in two separate accidents in the south and the east of the country
Jeddah Chamber of Commerce to invest EGP 2.5bn in Egypt
The Saudi chamber will establish a commodity exchange system in cooperation with the National Investment Bank and Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce
G-24 developing countries meet in Luxor
Group will prepare for representation in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group 2014 Washington meeting
Egyptian representative to UN addresses human rights concerns
Walid Mahmoud Abdel Nasser says Egypt determined to build democratic institutions, protect human rights
5.5 million children impacted by Syria conflict: UN
The report focuses on the immense damage caused to children affected by the conflict, including “the accounts of children whose lives have been devastated by the three year old war, and highlights the profound traumas many have experienced”.
Readings in Visual Art
The exhibition showcases some of the forefront artists of the 60s and 70s
New arrivals on the shelves
AUC Press new releases are well worth a read
Dig unearths statue of pharaonic princess
The 3500 year-old statue was unearthed in Luxor
Come rain and shine
A tuktuk makes its way through a lake that once was a street in El Gouna
An unnecessary, yet much needed explanation
Dear Mahmoud, I have been following your writings, and I must say that I’ve been a bit disappointed by the shift in your views lately. While you were a big supporter of 30 June and the end of the unfortunate episode of Egyptian history called “The Morsi Presidency”, it seems that you have started to …
South Africa’s youth employment bill
In May of 2012, a violent clash erupted between protesters and the opposition. Although this sounds like a fairly common news report from Egypt these days, the incident in fact took place in South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the main opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), took to the streets to march …
Doha disconnect
What was behind Gulf states’ diplomatic isolation of Qatar?
Prominent activists claim assault by security forces
Maher, Douma, and Adel, ask defence team to withdraw from court
No electricity price increases since January 2013: Minister of Electricity
Minister Mohamed Shaker tells citizens to direct complaints over rising energy to companies that provide the service
Egypt gains marginally after $40bn housing deal; Gulf mixed
Reuters – Egypt’s shares rose slightly on Monday after a deal between the country’s army and a Dubai builder for an affordable housing project worth EGP 280bn ($40.2bn). Cairo’s benchmark index advanced 0.5%, recovering early-session losses and boosting 2014 gains to 17.6%. Under a deal with Cairo’s army-backed government, Dubai’s Arabtec will build one million …
Energy shortage behind hike in cement prices: Cabinet
Ministry of Environmental Affairs will study the “mixture of energy sources’ used in Europe in cement production.
Ministry of Electricity signs EGP 105m in contracts for power plant in Suez
Another agreement is expected to be signed on Wednesday valued at approximately EGP 400m
Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries says to appeal chairman’s sentence
Reuters – Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries , one of the country’s largest dairy product and juice makers, said on Monday it would appeal against a court sentence for its chairman. A spokesman for a Cairo court said Safwan Thabet, who is also Juhayna’s chief executive, had received a one-year jail sentence on Thursday for selling …
Football fans reject security presence at stadiums
Ultras put aside rivalries to demand access to stadiums to watch football matches
Only administrative security will be present on campus: Minister of Higher Education
Ain Shams University installs security cameras and metal detector gates as the second term resumes
Egypt will provide 25,000 Ugandan families with clean water: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
Mohamed Abdul Muttalib signs joint technical cooperation programme between Egypt and Uganda to provide Ugandan citizens with fresh water sources
Syria Islamists free nuns in rare prisoner swap
Jihadists seized the 13 nuns and three maids on 3 December from the famed Christian village of Maalula – where residents still speak the ancient Aramaic of Jesus Christ – and took them to the nearby town of Yabrud.
Heavy showers strain Egypt’s infrastructure
Stormy weather causes flooding, evacuation of villages and building collapses across the nation
Inflation rate eases to 10.2% in February: CAPMAS
Monthly inflation fell to 1% in February
Detained fishermen return from Saudi Arabia
Fishermen were arrested for violating the Gulf country’s territorial waters
Kenya tourism suffers amid security scares, global slowdown
The beach is full of Kenyans, but few foreigners.
Britain, Germany to collaborate on 5G next mobile network: Cameron
The future fifth-generation, or 5G, network will enable a full-length film to be downloaded on the Internet in one second, Cameron said at the official CeBIT inauguration in the northern city of Hanover, attended also by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Canadian journalist killed in Syria: Activists
AFP – A Canadian photojournalist, Ali Mustafa, has been killed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, activists said. An official in the Aleppo opposition provincial capital said Mustafa, a freelancer who sold pictures to the SIPA and EPA agencies, was killed in the city on Sunday. The opposition Aleppo Media Centre also reported the …
Ministry of Interior arrests four ‘rioters’ outside Cairo University
AFTE lawyer and sympathisers of the 40 student detainees briefly detained
Ukraine seeks US help after Putin talks tough on Crimea
The pro-European team in Kiev that rode the wave of three months of deadly protests to topple a Kremlin-backed regime is running against the clock to preserve the territorial integrity of the culturally splintered nation of 46 million.