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From New York with Love to Sisi

  /  October 1, 2014  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

By Amr Khalifa Sometime last week, on the Ismailiyia-Cairo highway, there was a man hung by rope from a billboard. Painful, but precise, the image rendered an imperfect Egyptian economic/political landscape. That postcard of desperation read the rest…

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Egypt to witness huge growth in electronic payments in next 5 years: EMP chairman, Actis partner

  /  October 1, 2014  /  interviews  /  No Comments

The 5th Emerging Markets Payments Conference (EMPC) kicked off on 26 September in Sharm El-Sheikh, gathering key decision makers from banks and electronic payment companies across the Middle East and Africa to discuss opportunities and read the rest…

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What are Egypt’s chances of gaining UNSC non-permanent seat?

  /  October 1, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The country’s last membership in the Security Council was in 1997.

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3 logistical centres to be constructed for EGP 13bn

  /  October 1, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

20,000 jobs provided during construction and operation

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Egyptian national shot dead in Benghazi in militia crossfire

  /  October 1, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Egyptian foreign ministry remains concerned over security and political situation in Libya

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Arabtec to conclude plan for 1m home project in Egypt

  /  September 30, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

The $40bn project will be built in 13 locations across Egypt; first homes to be delivered in early 2017, according to Reuters

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16 sentenced to 18 years for disrupting constitutional referendum

  /  September 30, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The accused were also sentenced on charges of joining a banned group

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Al-Beltagy and Hegazy on trial for torture and sexual assault

  /  September 30, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The Islamist leaders already sentenced to 20 years of prison on terrorism charges

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Morsi espionage trial postponed to 14 October

  /  September 29, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Court awaits further reports relating to the case in which Brotherhood leaders are accused of collaborating with foreign organisations

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Erdogan in no position to give lessons on democracy: Egypt

  /  September 29, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Turkish president has illusions of restoring the Ottoman Empire, says Egyptian foreign ministry

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11 acquitted of violating Protest Law in Fayoum

  /  September 28, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The Bandar Fayoum Criminal Court acquitted 11 defendants on Sunday, who were accused of protesting illegally. The 11 were arrested on 8 August and charged with breaking the Protest Law, blocking the road, and resisting read the rest…

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Regional stability dependant on Egypt: UAE

  /  September 28, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Emirati foreign minister rejects questioning the legitimacy of Egyptian government

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12 students sentenced to 4 years in prison

  /  September 28, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Defendants found guilty of violating Protest Law

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Erdogan’s comments on Egypt is interference in Arab affairs: Arab League

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The recently elected Turkish president has been an outspoken critic of the ouster of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi

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The military and the state: The role of the armed forces in post-30 June Egypt

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

“After June 30, Sisi had one of two options: to succeed or to succeed. He doesn’t have the luxury of failure, in light of the existing political and security threats,” Magda Ghoneim told Daily News Egypt.

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Grindr warns Egyptian LGBT users of possibility of arrest

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Dating app will hide location of users in Egypt

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UPDATE: Court postpones Mubarak’s verdict to 29 November

, and   /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Judge says panel needs more time to rule on case

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In Pictures: Judge adjourns Mubarak’s case to 29 November

, and   /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

  Judge Mahmoud Kamel Al-Rashidy adjourned on Saturday the retrial session of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who is accused of ordering the killing of peaceful protesters during the 25 January Revolution as well as corruption read the rest…

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CBE regulates 20m electronic payment cards: Head of CBE payment systems

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Electronic payments market in Egypt growing says Ahmed Faragallah

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Egyptian, Cypriot and Greek ministers call for regional cooperation

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Ministerial meeting affirms policy agreement regarding regional instability

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10% of Egyptians use prepaid Visa cards: MENA director of prepaid products

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

MENA top region for total volume of prepaid card usage with 82.6% growth in the last year, says Sumit Tyagi

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400% increase in mobile payments in 2014: EMP Chairman

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Around 25% of global economy involves mobile payments, says Paul Edwards

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Shoukry continues high-level meetings in New York

  /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Foreign minister discusses nuclear disarmament and regional issues on sidelines of UN General Assembly

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Judge adjourns Mubarak trial to 29 November

and   /  September 27, 2014  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The verdict was expected Saturday but the court says it needs more time to rule on the 160,000 paper-case

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Egyptian foreign minister discusses US and Middle East with New York Times

  /  September 26, 2014  /  Politics  /  No Comments

Shoukry stresses the importance of explaining “realities of the democratic, economic and social developments” in Egypt after 30 June

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Al-Sisi and Obama hold ‘constructive and positive’ discussions in New York

  /  September 26, 2014  /  Politics  /  No Comments

The two presidents discuss ISIS and Libya, agree on future foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism

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Egypt discusses Libya and Yemen at the United Nations

  /  September 26, 2014  /  Politics  /  No Comments

Despite security threats, Egypt uses diplomacy to deal with situation in Libya, says Shoukry

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Political turmoil leads Egypt to drop 6 places in IT services global ranking

  /  September 24, 2014  /  Technology  /  No Comments

Egypt ranks 10th in A.T. Kearney’s 2014 Global Services Location Index

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Fawry announces launch of traffic fine payment service

  /  September 24, 2014  /  Technology  /  No Comments

Egypt’s EBPP leader provides convenience and efficiency to vehicle owners

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Cars prices in Egypt grow amid consumer frustration

  /  September 24, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Car experts blame high US dollar exchange rates and popular demand for fuel saving cars for increase

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