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LEGISLATION WATCH- The House of Representatives gave preliminary approval yesterday the National Press Authority bill and referred it to the Council of State (Maglis El Dawla) for review before it goes to a final vote, Youm7 reports. The legislation — one of the three bills born out of the process of dividing part two of […]
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Parliament was apparently serious about passing legislation to monitor social media
LEGISLATION WATCH- Parliament was apparently serious about passing legislation to monitor social media: House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal referred yesterday a draft law to “regulate” social media platforms in Egypt to Parliament’s ICT and legislative committees for discussion, Al Shorouk reports. The legislation means to crackdown on social media subscribers who use these platforms for […]
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Egypt’s on list of world’s 10 worst countries for workers’ rights
Egypt has made it to the list of the world’s 10 worst countries for workers’ rights on the left-leaning International Trade Union Confederation’s Global Rights Index for 2018, alongside Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Guatemala, and Colombia. Egypt received a score of 5, meaning that it offers no guarantee of rights, according to the […]
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Jordan gets USD 2.5 bn aid package from GCC allies after austerity protests
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE have pledged USD 2.5 bn in aid to Jordan after protests against proposed tax increases and austerity measures culminated in the resignation of Prime Minister Hani Mulki, according to a joint statement released by the Saudi Press Agency. The aid package will include a deposit in the Central Bank […]
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Another quiet day for Egypt in the int’l press
It’s another quiet day for Egypt in the int’l press, with coverage dominated by Ethiopia and World Cup. Coverage of Egypt in the foreign press remained squarely focused on positive developments on the Ethiopian front and the World Cup opener against Uruguay in just a few days’ time. Other headlines that might be worth a […]
Posted inOn Deadline
Another day, another round of commentary on the Madbouly Cabinet
Columnists remain fixated on the changes taking place with Cabinet, particularly when it comes to how the incoming government will handle the economic reform agenda. Al Shorouk’s Ziad Bahaa El Din urges the new government to focus on developing services and work programs that would improve citizens’ living standards and counteract some of the burdens […]
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Investments in renewables now outshine conventional energy sources
Investment in renewables has overtaken conventional energy sources: After years of government incentives such as tax breaks and subsidies, private investment in renewables has now overtaken that in fossil fuel and nuclear power, writes Russell Gold for the Wall Street Journal. In 2016, about USD 297 bn was spent on renewables — more than twice […]
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British spies develop cyber immune system using AI
Computer virus, meet computer antibodies: A team of mathematicians and British ex-spooks from Cambridge University created a cyber-defense system that mimics the human immune system. It uses artificial intelligence to identify hackers and stop them before they hit network systems, CNN reports. In creating Darktrace, software that attempts to secure corporate and government network, the […]
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Gulf countries take credit for bringing Egypt and Ethiopia closer together?
Gulf countries take credit for bringing Egypt and Ethiopia closer together? Officials from the UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia reportedly put a lot of effort over the last several months in pushing Ethiopia to resolve its outstanding dispute with Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), an unnamed diplomat tells Al Shorouk, claiming the […]