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Also worth a quick skim this morning: German police have apparently cancelled a planned training course with Interior Ministry officials that would have included sessions on monitoring the internet, in a move which is receiving much praise from Human Rights Watch. The cancellation was prompted by fears that the skills may be “used to pursue […]
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Will the World Youth Forum tackle contentious issues?
Will the World Youth Forum tackle sensitive issues that are important to the youth? So far, it seems more likely that the forum will focus on topics that everyone — including the government — can agree are important, such as giving the youth a chance to contribute their thoughts and ideas to the development of […]
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McDonald’s Egypt not clowning around with literacy campaign
McDonald’s Egypt pulled off a staggeringly successful viral campaign by tricking people into making fun of them, according to Think Marketing. The premise is as follows: Put a donation box for education and literacy by cashiers with an “accidental” spelling mistake on it. Would satire-loving Egyptians be able to ignore the irony? McDonald’s thought they […]
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House delegation in DC addresses human rights concerns
House delegation in DC addresses human rights concerns: The parliamentary delegation visiting the US led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal attempted to tell Egypt’s side of the new NGO law, according to Ahram Online. Speaking at a meeting hosted by the Middle East Institute, Abdel Aal sought to clarify that […]
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Danish investment delegation to visit by year end
A Danish business delegation will visit Egypt to explore possible avenues for investment by the end of the year, according to an Investment Ministry statement. This came from Investment Minister Sahar Nasr’s meeting with the Danish ambassador where the two also discussed an MoU for a Danish grant for a wind power project..
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Government signs research cooperation agreement with EU
The Higher Education Ministry signed the Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) with the EU in Brussels earlier this week, reports Al Mal. PRIMA promotes cooperation research and innovation with the EU. Among its areas of focus are Egyptian hot button issues such as water management and food security.
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Hamas cedes border crossings to Palestinian Authority
Hamas began handing control of Gaza’s border crossings with Egypt and Israel to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, following the agreement brokered by Egypt recently. “Palestinian Authority employees moved into Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings on the Israeli border and Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border, as their Hamas counterparts packed up equipment and departed […]
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Cyprus working intensively to get gas exports to Egypt
Cyprus Hydrocarbon Company is working “intensively” towards making gas exports to Egypt possible, General Manager Panos Kelamis told Cyprus Mail. “We want to clinch an agreement, because this would be an agreement for 15-20 years that will offer Cyprus the maximum … We definitely want to go to Egypt, but we have certainly looked at […]
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Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says
Starting drilling in Shell’s Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, a source at EGAS told Al Mal. The source says preparations for drilling are underway, but that they have not begun yet. The project, which involves the drilling of eight new wells to add capacity of 387 mcf/d. BG Egypt, before being acquired […]
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Egyptians used less fuel in 3Q2017 -El Molla
The quantity of gasoline consumed domestically dropped by 4.2% y-o-y in 3Q2017 to 1.87 mn tonnes from 1.96 mn tonnes, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla said, according to Reuters. Diesel consumption also dropped, falling by 7.1% y-o-y to 3.42 mn tonnes from 3.68 mn tonnes. The drop in consumption followed imposed price increases by the […]