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WB boss Malpass pledges more support for Egypt’s infrastructure projects: The World Bank is looking to push on with “its growing cooperation with Egypt” in sectors including infrastructure, private sector and SME development, transportation, energy, education, healthcare, wastewater treatment, and vocational training, World Bank President David Malpass told President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, according to […]
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Posted inSpeed Round
Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism awards EGP 250k prizes to two young journalists
Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism awards EGP 250k prizes to two young journalists: The third edition of the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism competition this week saw two young journalists awarded EGP 250k each in a ceremony at the Cairo Opera House, the foundation said in a statement (pdf). The foundation, established in 2007 by […]
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Egypt detains over 1.1k people after protests, say rights groups
Rights groups claim more than 1.1k people have been detained after protests last weekend, according to Reuters. The arrests were jointly documented by the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, and the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, according to ANHRI head Gamal Eid. Notable reported […]
Posted inUncategorized
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Coffee with Walid Sheta, regional president of Egypt, North East Africa and Levant at Schneider Electric
Coffee with Walid Sheta, regional president of Egypt, North East Africa, and Levant at Schneider Electric: 2019 has been an interesting year for Schneider Electric here in Egypt. Infrastructure development in the country is growing, particularly on the electricity transmission front and on water, desalination and wastewater front. The past year also saw the country […]
Posted inImage of the Day
Environmental photographer of the year 2019 chronicles damage of rising sea levels
Environmental photographer of the year 2019 chronicles damage of rising sea levels: India’s SL Shanth Kumar was announced as the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management’s (CIWEM) environmental photographer of the year 2019, at this week’s UN climate summit in New York. Kumar’s prize winning photograph, High Tide Enters Home, shows houses being battered […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
The foreign press are fixated on Mohamed Ali
The foreign press is delving deep into Egyptian whistleblower, Mohamed Ali, following protests this past weekend widely linked to his viral allegations of misuse of public funds by the government. Ali touched a sore spot for the Egyptian population as many fall under the poverty line, several outlets suggest: The Economist, the Financial Times, Deutsche […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Annexing the West Bank would significantly impact Israel’s relationships with Egypt and Jordan
Annexing the West Bank would significantly impact Israel’s relationships with Egypt and Jordan, says King Abdullah: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign pledge to annex the West Bank would have a major impact on its relationships with Egypt and Jordan — the only two countries in the region with whom it has signed peace treaties […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Erdogan’s UN speech provokes strong condemnation from Egypt
Erdogan’s UN speech provokes strong condemnation from Egypt: The Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday strongly condemning comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, in which he claimed that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi came to power in a coup. Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez […]
Posted inTelecoms + ICT
Startup Raseedi looking to attract USD 1.5 mn investments next year
Telecom startup Raseedi aims to attract USD 1.5 mn in investments in 2020 to expand into new markets and reach 1 mn users, co-founder Samuel Samy told the local press. Raseedi expects to launch new services by the end of this year, including caller ID, and plans to extend its business to Nigeria within the […]