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Uber is planning to expand its food delivery platform UberEats into 100 new cities across the Middle East, Europe and Africa, a company official tells the Financial Times. The takeaway app has been “more successful” than expected after generating a profit in a quarter of the locations where it operates, according to Droege. The San […]
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Election boycotts do not always work
It’s another morning of slim pickings for Egypt in the foreign press, with politics and the elections being the only common thread we’re spotting. Election boycotts do not always work, Gail Buttorff write for the Washington Post in context of the opposition calls for voters to say away from the upcoming presidential election. “Some boycotts […]
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Letter from Roman Egypt teen to his father shows sass
Teenage lip is eternal: A papyrus letter sent by a teenager named Theon to his father in 2nd- or 3rd-century Roman Egypt has proven that teenage sarcasm is timeless, according to Aleteia. It was discovered in the early 1900s 250 miles outside Alexandria. “It was so nice of you not to take me with you […]
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Saudis said to use coercion and abuse to seize bns
Inside the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton: A well-reported piece by New York Times, including former Egypt hands Ben Hubbard and David Kirkpatrick, looks at Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman’s November “anti-corruption” drive, a topic into which few Western media outlets have taken a deep dive. “Businessmen once considered giants of the Saudi economy now wear ankle […]
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Egypt makes it to the Guinness World Records for … underwear?
Somebody, somewhere wanted to get Egypt some international publicity and the best idea they could come up with was underwear. Garment manufacturer Cottonil has made the world’s biggest undershirt and boxers, making it to the Guinness World Records, Egypt Independent reports. Other impressive Egyptian records apparently include manufacturing the largest slice of cheese in the […]
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Amendments to provisions on pre-trial detention are “disappointing”
Recent amendments to the criminal law regarding pre-trial detention are “disappointing,” Tarek Abdel Aal writes for Al Shorouk. The amendments extended the maximum time for pre-trial detention indefinitely, sidelining the principle that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty, he argues.
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Sudanese intelligence agency directs newspapers to stop hostile campaigns against Egypt
Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) has reportedly directed Sudanese newspapers to stop any media campaign hostile to Egypt, according to Sudan Tribune. “Multiple sources told Sudan Tribune that the NISS media department circulated has directed the editors in chief of the newspapers to avoid raising controversial issues between the two countries and to […]
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Sameh Shoukry, Salva Kiir sign MoU to establish a political consultation mechanism
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir signed an MoU in Juba yesterday to establish a political consultation mechanism, according to a ministry statement. The step comes as part of efforts to re-engage with Africa, which include a decision by the Supreme Media Council to launch an Africa-focused TV channel, according to […]
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Egypt, US sign EGP 2.2 mn grant to support Rawda mosque attack survivors
Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and the US Embassy’s Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Goldberger have signed for an EGP 2.2 mn USAID grant to the Egyptian Red Crescent to support the survivors of last year’s Rawda mosque attack, according to the US Embassy in Cairo. The grant will cover psychological and social support to families who lost […]