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The founder of Egypt’s PR firm defends company from LGBTQ controversy: The founder and executive chairman of PR firm APCO Worldwide is defending its relationship with Egypt following an article from the Intercept critical of the arrangement and questioning of the company’s commitment to LGBTQ rights, according to PR Weekly. Margery Kraus contends the agency’s […]
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Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Gaddafi’s nephew appointed Nicaraguan ambassador to Egypt and Kuwait
The Nicaraguan government has appointed Muammar Gaddafi’s nephew as its ambassador to Egypt and Kuwait. Mohamed Lashtar, who was said to have maintained good ties with the late Libyan leader, has held several posts in the Nicaraguan government, serving as President Daniel Ortega’s private secretary and alternate deputy to the Central American Parliament, according to […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
International headlines
Other international news worth noting in brief, include: The first locally assembled smartphone, SICO’s Nile X, will hit shelves tomorrow, according to Quartz Africa. Tailored for the local market, the phone will retail for roughly USD 112 (just shy of EGP 2,000). 9-14% of cancer cases in Egypt, Mongolia, Kuwait, and Vanuatu have been linked […]
Posted inOn Deadline
Amendments to the Criminal Procedures Act are a dangerous step towards stifling freedoms
Proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedures Act are unconstitutional and dangerous that could further stifle the exercise of freedoms, Ashraf El Barbary says in a column penned for Al Shorouk. El Barbary points specifically to a proposed amendment that would impose a media ban on all court hearings without the permission of the presiding judge […]
Posted inWorth watching
Thought leaders beware
Do you hate ‘thought leaders’ and TED talks as much as we do? Pat Kelly from Canada’s CBC narrates his own satirical TED-type talk that nails every annoying nuance afflicting every of “inspirational” talk out there. His laconic performance is comedy of the highest order and annihilates all the unsubstantial, millennial, attention-seeking catch-phrases that litter […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt to play key role in regional African integration
The Africa 2017 forum, which concluded earlier in the week in Sharm El Sheikh, carried President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s “clear message” to “bring Africa closer together.” Egypt is looking to play a key role in driving regional integration in Africa. The forum put forward five recommendations: pumping new investments in Africa to boost economic […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Russian Duma delegation arrives in Egypt for cooperation talks
A delegation from Russia’s lower house of parliament, the Duma, arrived in Cairo yesterday for talks with MPs and House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, Ahram Online reports. The Duma delegation, headed by Defense Committee Chairman Vladimir Shamanov, will be in town for several days. Abdel Aal also met with the President of Japan’s House of […]
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Potential barter agreement with Argentina for Egyptian Hep C medicine
Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil is exploring the potential of a barter agreement with Argentina, according to a ministry statement. The agreement would see Egypt exchange locally-made Hep C medication, which retails at a significant discount to other global brands, for a variety of goods of equivalent value from the South American nation.
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Palestine to seek full UN membership status
Palestine will be seeking full UN membership status after the US effectively recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday at an emergency Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting, Reuters reports. Abbas “did not elaborate on how the Palestinians intended to become a full member state.” The OIC called on countries to […]
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Lekela Power signs PPA with EETC for 250 MW Gulf of Suez wind farm
Lekela Power has signed a power purchasing agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for its USD 400 mn, 250 MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez, Al Shorouk reports. Lekela is expecting to reach financial close on the project sometime next year.