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Topping coverage of Egypt in the international news this morning was news that Egypt’s Armed Forces killed 13 suspected terrorists in Sinai. There is nothing significant about this particular update from MENA agency on Operation Sinai 2018, with most news outlets, including Haaretz, simply providing historical background on the operation.
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US company to produce docuseries on planned excavation of Valley of the Kings
US company to produce docuseries on planned excavation of Valley of the Kings: California-based film production company Storied Media Group will produce a docuseries on a planned large-scale archaeological excavation project at Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, according to Realscreen. The excavation, which will be led by none other than Zahi Hawass, is set to […]
Posted inOn Deadline
Finally, someone said it in print: Why isn’t the NTRA doing its job?
Finally, someone said it in print: Why isn’t the NTRA not improving quality? Egypt’s telecoms sector is entirely unsupervised and not held to any quality standards as a result of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) failing to do its job, Mohamed Fawzy says. Fawzy points to the frustration many people feel with the subpar […]
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The irrelevance of gender in tech makes it the optimal sector for Arab women’s inclusion in the labor force
The irrelevance of gender in tech makes it the optimal sector for the inclusion of Arab women in the labor force, Ahmed El Alfi and Iris Boutros write for the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Women in the Arab world tend to outperform their male peers — “often by the largest margins globally” — when […]
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Kiki challenge could land you in jail
Doing the so-called Kiki Challenge on the street in Egypt in could put you behind bars for up to a year, Ahram Online. The (unfortunate) dance that took the internet by storm last week “involves people hopping out of a car and dancing to [a] song [by Canadian hip hop artist Drake] while the car […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt rejects new Israeli law giving Jews exclusive rights to self-determination
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement renouncing a controversial law approved by the Israeli Knesset on Thursday, “defining the country as the homeland of the Jews — asserting Jerusalem as the capital.” The passing of the law came two days before Hamas announced it agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, according to […]
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Egypt looking to export USD 900 mn worth of goods under QIZ program by year’s end
Egypt is looking to export USD 900 mn worth of goods under the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) program by the end of 2018, head of the Trade and Industry Ministry’s QIZ unit Ashraf El Rabie tells Amwal Al Ghad. Ready-made garments account for some 98% of QIZ exports, which enjoy tariff-free access to the United […]
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EU to finance water resource management project in five governorates
The Irrigation Ministry is collaborating with the European Union on a water resource management and conservation project in Sharqiya, Beheira, Gharbiya, Fayoum and Qena, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati said yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. The project, which will focus on monitoring water usage, as well as quality, and devising strategies to reduce consumption, is slated […]
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Eni plans to begin production at South Meleiha concession in 3-6 months
Eni plans to begin production on the South Meleiha concession in the Western Desert’s Faghur Basin in three to six months time, Oil Ministry sources tell Al Shorouk. The company plans to drill the third exploratory well of the concession before the end of 3Q2018, said the source. Earlier this month, Eni announced that it […]
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SDX Energy completes production testing in South Disouq
SDX Energy has completed production tests on its test wells in South Disouq and is on track to begin production in 4Q2018, CEO Paul Welch said. “With our drilling activities completed, we will now focus on the completion of the South Disouq processing facility and pipeline infrastructure with a view to achieving first production by […]