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Today’s Egypt Holiday Photo of the Day is of Port Ghalib. Marsa Alam’s Port Ghalib is the only South Red Sea marina from which safari boats can make direct trips to some of the world’s most famous marine sites like Daedalus Reef and Brothers Island.The image was shot for CIB’s 2016 Annual Report (microsite and […]
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Mina Guli running in Egypt
A marathon a day for 40 days along the world’s rivers: Australian businesswoman and environmental activist Mina Guli was in Egypt as part of her goal of running a marathon a day for 40 days along 6 rivers around the world. Guli’s Run4Water is to raise awareness for the United Nations’ “Global Goal” number six: […]
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El Sisi, King Salman meeting tops coverage of Egypt
President El Sisi’s meeting with Saudi Arabia’s king Salman leads coverage of Egypt in the international press this morning. And while reporting on the event from both Saudi and Egyptian media have been full of platitudes on the brotherly ties between the two countries, most international coverage has been focused on the differences that led […]
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Marco Rubio criticises El Sisi’s human rights record
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio (and presidential nomination loser) had harsh words to say about Egypt on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, saying: “If you continue to abuse your population, there will be government instability and that breeds radicals. … My big concern in Egypt is that the way they govern that country now […]
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US lawmakers push back against more aid to Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Pledges for sustained US military aid for Arab countries could face pushback from lawmakers, Ellen Mitchell writes in The Hill. The news came after US Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ pledges of continued support to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. “There’s always elements within the Congress that have different views on different countries, but there isn’t […]
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Egypt’s crowded tech-enabled transport market
There are about 13 players fighting for a piece of Egypt’s tech-enabled transport market, Rachel Williamson surveys in Wamda. “All of these companies are targeting the same population: broadly, the 23 [mn] or so Egyptians who have a smartphone, or about a quarter of the country’s population.” 12 are up against Uber and the sector […]
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Other news on Egypt worth noting in brief
Other news on Egypt worth noting in brief: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s economic reforms are starting to prove fruitful. For them to success El Sisi must wait out popular discontent over inflation and a decrease in his popularity, writes Neville Teller for the Eurasia Review. Israel had reportedly been warning Egyptian authorities about salafist […]
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15 countries Egyptians don’t need visas for
Fifteen countries for which we don’t need visas: We may have to fill out tedious applications and keep our fingers crossed every time we want to visit the US or a European country, but Egyptians can still visit some 15 countries without obtaining a visa beforehand, HuffPost Arabic reminds us. Among the destinations that make […]
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Pakistan planning to import petroleum products from Egypt, says head of business delegation in Cairo
Pakistan is planning to import petroleum products from Egypt “in the coming period,” the head of a 33-company Pakistani business delegation that was in Cairo yesterday said, Al Borsa reports. Unnamed businessmen from the delegation are reportedly planning to establish two factories to manufacture electric fans and auto spare parts, CEO of the Egyptian Businessmen’s […]
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Egypt considering establishing logistics center in West Africa to promote Egyptian products
The Trade and Industry Ministry is mulling whether to open a logistics center in Ivory Coast or Ghana this year to facilitate exports, a source tells Al Mal. The Ministry has already established a logistical center in Kenya the last two months.