Washington Post | Egypt author says authorities pressed venue to ban gathering Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's best-selling author Alaa al-Aswany said Sunday that authorities have pressured a cultural center to cancel an event where he was scheduled to talk about how the government manipulates the public with theories that the world is ... Freedom of speech in Egypt worse than Mubarak era: Author |
Ahram Online | UPDATE 2-Egypt cbank injects dollars into banks in special measure to ease ... Reuters CAIRO, Dec 13 Egypt's central bank injected more foreign currency liquidity into the banking system in a surprise operation on Sunday, bankers said, the latest in a series of steps aimed at ending a foreign exchange shortage that had seen goods pile up ... Egypt cbank injects dollars into banks in special measure to ease shortage Egypt cbank offers dlrs at 7.74 pounds in special transaction Egyptian pound steady at forex auction |
Amnesty urges Egypt to free boy family says was abused by police Jerusalem Post Israel News "The horrific abuse described by Abdallah gives a sickening insight into the widespread and routine use of torture and ill-treatment by Egyptian security forces in police stations," Said Boumedouha, Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa program deputy ... |
The Independent | Tourism campaign in Egypt backfires after people tweet the real #ThisIsEgypt The Independent Egypt's tourism authorities launched a new promotional ad campaign, featuring this whimsical video above that depicts the country's rich diversity. It ends encouraging viewers to share the hashtag #ThisIsEgypt. An Egyptian tourism campaign proclaimed #ThisIsEgypt. It backfired. Egypt tourism hashtag campaign goes awry as tweets air accusations of state ... |
Hotelier Middle East | Egypt seeks to drum up Gulf investments Reuters Egypt attracted $12 billion in pledges from Gulf countries at the conference, where President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged foreign investors to help Egypt recover from the turmoil unleashed after the 2011 uprising overthrew Hosni Mubarak. About $6 ... Hilton hosts "Support Tourism in Egypt" event Egypt: Sharm El Sheikh Hosts Federation of Arab Engineers Meetings |
Daily News Egypt | Huawei Egypt aims to expand activities in Egypt Daily News Egypt Daily New Egypt interviewed Huawei Egypt CEO Yang Tao about the company's future plans in Egypt, and how it can support the economy in its current transformation process. Tell us more about your participation in Cairo ICT 2015? Since Cairo ICT 2015's ... |
Al-Monitor | Egypt's public sculptures hit rock bottom Al-Monitor CAIRO — Facebook users have been sharing photos of statues erected during 2015 in public squares throughout Egypt. These monuments, however, stirred a wave of anger and mockery among citizens for their artistic level and for not resembling the person ... |
The Times of Israel | Israel said to give Egypt share of trade income for freed prisoner The Times of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) with Ouda Tarabin, an Israeli citizen jailed for 15 years in Egypt on charges of spying, who was released from prison on December 10, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO) ... Egypt-Israel prisoner swap deal stirs controversy PM on Israeli's Release From Egypt: 'Israel Takes Care of All Its Citizens' Freed From Egyptian Prison, Bedouin 'Spy' Feels 'Very Lucky to Be Israeli' |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt lawyer challenges law that says writers can be jailed Al-Arabiya Amin linked the prosecution to a crackdown in Egypt over the past two years against Islamists following the July 2013 military ouster of President Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said authorities usually target secular artists and writers ... Egypt's foreign minister heads to Rome for conference on Libya The West needs Egypt to fight Daesh International Diplomats Agree on Libyan National Unity Deal at Rome Summit |
The Independent | Egypt postpones trial of 739 murderers because their courtroom cage is too small The Independent An Egyptian judge has postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder and staging an armed sit-in because they would not fit inside the courtroom cage. Judge Hassan Farid said he received a letter from the Cairo security directorate stating police ... Egypt postpones trial of 739 as courtroom cage too small Egypt judge postpones trial of 739; courtroom cage too small |