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Only 37% of Egyptians are dissatisfied with the House of Representatives’ performance over the past year, according to a poll the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion (Baseera) released on Sunday. Thirty percent of respondents said they believe the House is doing a good job, while the remaining 33% were undecided. The poll notes that there […]
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Tiran and Sanafir handover agreement may be put to popular referendum
Not the Onion: The moderately popular House of Representatives may put the fate of the Tiran and Sanafir handover agreement in the public’s hands through a popular referendum, deputy chair of the House Defense Committee Yehia Kedwani tells Al Shorouk. Odds of this happening: Roughly on par with those of Cairo being buried under a […]
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Drive-by shooting in Cairo kills three members of police service
Two police captains and one other officer were killed in a drive-by shooting in Cairolate last night at the intersection of the Waha Road and the Ring Road near Nasr City, according to an Interior Ministry statement. Five other members of the police service were injured in the shoot-out. As of dispatch time, the ministry […]
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International news on 2 May 2017
A handful of international stories worth your time this morning if you have a moment: The folks running the Statelet of Qatar are going to be having a Maalox Moment (watch, run time: 0:28) now that France has become the latest country to have opened an investigation into the process that saw Hades awarded the […]
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CORRECTION- In reference to our piece on Sunday regarding Germany’s parliament approving a security cooperation pact with Egypt, our favorite German (and good friend) Andre El-A points out: “Happy ‘Loyalty Day’ … The Reichstag was established 1871 and disbanded in 1918 — it was succeeded by the Weimar National Assembly which led to the NSDAP […]
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The sand dunes of the Siwa Oasis
Today’s Egypt Holiday Photo of the Day is of the sand dunes surrounding the Siwa Oasis. Pristine dunes surround Siwa Oasis, one of Egypt’s most isolated settlements with only about 23,000 Berbers living in the area who developed a unique culture and distinct language called Siwi. The image was shot for CIB’s 2016 Annual Report […]
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Egypt in the news on 2 May 2017
It’s a blessedly quiet morning for Egypt in the international media, with little coverage and no single story dominating the imagination of the world’s scribes. Wire services including Reuters and AFP are covering the rare drive-by shooting in Cairo of three members of the police service, including two captains, so look for more pickups of […]
Posted inOn Deadline
How did Egypt’s pharma production fall from such great heights?
How did Egypt’s pharma production fall from such great heights? In the 1960s and 1970s, pharma production in Egypt was on the rise in both quality and quantity as pioneers in the industry actively sought to develop the country’s know-how, which stands in stark contrast with contemporary practices, Nahed Youssef writes in a column penned […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt coordinates positions with Palestinian Authority before Abbas meets Trump
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has urged the US to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, saying it is “important that the US returns to play an active role in efforts to resume negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel,” according to AFP. This came as Egypt and the Palestinian Authority coordinated their positions […]