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On the morning of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, the foreign press has been preoccupied with the Court of Urgent Matter’s ruling in favor of the Tiran and Sanafir handover to Saudi Arabia, topping coverage from the likes of Bloomberg, the BBC, and of course, Al Jazeera. Look for […]
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Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
IDF intensifies military exercises in border with Sinai
The Israeli Defense Forces have stepped up drills in response to what it believes is a heightened risk of Daesh terror coming from Sinai, suggests the Times of Israel’s Judah Ari Gross. He notes that recent exercises took place in the same week as Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau released a warning against travel to the Sinai […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Other stories on Egypt on the morning of 3 April 2017
Collector Ahmed Naguib finds value in ephemera, which he describes as a “mosaic of our history,” tells NPR’s Jane Arraf. For Naguib, objects can be anything from toothbrushes, receipts, pharmacy bottles, photographs, anything. The collection was exhibited for two months at Townhouse gallery in downtown Cairo. “Naguib finds meaning in every battered toy and scrap […]
Posted inOn Deadline
El Sisi’s involvement in the judicial codes mess would be a mistake
El Sisi should not wade into mess over judicial code: Relying on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to resolve the conflict over amendments to the judicial code is both counter-intuitive and in violation of democratic principles, Mahmoud Khalil writes in a column penned for El Watan. The president’s intervention in a conflict between the judiciary […]
Posted inWorth watching
The clown of our nightmares is baaack
The clown of our nightmares is baaack: Stephen King’s “It” has been remade, and the trailer (watch, runtime: 2:32) has left us shivering since seeing it a few days ago. For those who have missed our special 1980s Weekend Edition, King was (for lack of a better word) the king of horror during the decade, […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Foreign Ministry launches regional plan to support refugees
The Foreign Ministry launched a two-year regional plan to support refugees in Egypt and other host countries at a conference yesterday, Al Mal reports. The plan focuses on improving refugees’ access to public services and would support host countries in meeting food, healthcare, education, and housing requirements. There are currently 120k Syrian refugees registered with […]
Posted inEnergy
Tarek El Molla signs MoUs to supply Jordan with natural gas, use Jordanian pipelines for gas exports
Oil Minister Tarek El Molla signed MoUs with his Jordanian counterpart to supply Jordan with natural gas and LNG on the sidelines of the Jordan International Energy Summit yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. The agreements also include the two countries using each other’s infrastructure to export gas to other countries in the region, according to Al […]
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Juhayna inaugurates EGP 600 mn dairy farm in Bahariya
Juhayna inaugurated yesterday its new EGP 600 mn dairy farm in Bahariya, Al Shorouk reports. The farm, which spans 10k feddans, will cover 10% of the company’s raw milk needs, but the company will not cut back on purchasing milk from other farms, board of directors member Aqeel Bashir said.
Posted inHealth + Education
Education Ministry to set up specialized schools for autistic students
The Education Ministry is planning to establish specialized schools for autistic students, Education Minister Tarek Shawki said yesterday at an event to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, Al Mal reports. According to Shawki, there are currently 1,082 autistic students in public and technical schools. The number of people with autism in Egypt is about 800,000, […]
Posted inReal Estate + Housing
The EGP float has worked out well for Egypt’s real estate market
The EGP float has worked out well for Egypt’s real estate market, suggests AMEInfo. Demand for residential units continues to be strong through Q1 2017 and is expected to remain steady. The market intelligence firm points to the announcement of several new projects across 6th of October City and New Cairo during the quarter, and […]