CAIRO: The risk of terrorism in Egypt is significantly higher today than it was last year, as a result of the events following the overthrow of longtime president Hosni Mubarak, a recently released report on global security concluded.
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CAIRO: The lawyers representing families of the victims performed horribly during Wednesday's opening session of the corruption and murder trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, legal experts said.
The 85 lawyers in attendance, representing 414 (...)
CAIRO: Amnesty International called the first day of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial “promising,” but cautioned it's still too early to make judgments on whether the trial is fair.
“It is a milestone for Egypt to see the former (...)
CAIRO: The negative repercussions, longed feared by Egypt if South Sudan became an independent state, are likely to worsen due to Egypt's current political and economic turmoil.
For Egypt, the recent creation of the world's newest state (...)
CAIRO: As the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) moves closer to expanding its operations into Egypt, activists have questioned whether such a move would be beneficial for the country.
Striking a similar tone that pressured (...)
CAIRO: GoNabIt, the Arab region's first group-buying website, is set to fully integrate into LivingSocial and operate under its brand name in the near future, following its acquisition by the US deal-of-the-day giant last month.
Becoming a (...)
CAIRO: MasterCard WorldWide, in partnership with Egyptian electronic payment network Fawry, announced Wednesday the launch of a new service allowing its customers to pay various types of bills with their credit cards via Fawry's extensive network of (...)
CAIRO: The head of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party on Monday denied allegations that his party is planning a counter-demonstration this Friday to protest the country's continued sit-ins.
In a statement posted on the Freedom and Justice (...)
CAIRO: The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's main financing institution jointly owned by the 27 European Union countries, plans to offer €6 billion in loans to the Arab region in the coming years, of which €1.5 billion will go to Egypt.
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CAIRO: “Would they call us traitors? Would the government spy on us upon our return? Would the local press try to manipulate our actions to tarnish our image?” These were the types of questions the popular band Wust El Balad and their manager Rami (...)
CAIRO: Protesters across Cairo erupted in anger following statements Tuesday morning by Egypt's ruling military council, describing its tone as aggressive, confrontational, and reminiscent of the days under ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
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CAIRO: The “peaceful” and “righteous” protests by Egyptian youth for economic and political reform were “swallowed” by Hezbollah fighters who had infiltrated the country and cooperated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and US-trained Egyptian (...)
CAIRO: In its first global report, UN Women, established last year to accelerate progress on gender equality and women's empowerment, highlighted vast improvements women in Egypt and across the region have made in recent decades, but noted the (...)
CAIRO: While being a substantial increase from the previous year's level, the revision of Egypt's proposed minimum wage from LE 700 to LE 684 per month was met with negative reactions from some activists who were hoping for much higher (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian IT professionals from both the public and private sector voiced their support for the positive role ICT can have “across the entire cycle” of Egypt's democratic transition at a recent panel discussion.
From overthrowing the previous (...)
CAIRO: With its funds frozen, its reputation potentially damaged, and its ability to conduct research threatened, the fate of Nile University, Egypt's first nonprofit research university, remains in jeopardy as the government continues to leave it (...)
CAIRO: The World Bank's Social Safety Net (SSN) programs, which are aimed at sheltering the poor from shocks and decreasing chronic poverty, have not targeted Egypt in the last decade because of the country's inefficient reliance on universal (...)
CAIRO: The United States sees Egypt's economic recovery as critical in its successful transition towards democracy, and is taking immediate steps to help, according to the US Deputy Secretary of State.
Speaking to a group of reporters Wednesday, the (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian military conducted virginity tests on female protestors in self-defense against potential rape allegations, Major General Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, head of Egypt's military intelligence, reportedly told Amnesty International (...)
SUEZ/CAIRO: Egypt cannot move forward until victims of human rights violations, before and after the January 25 revolution, receive justice, the secretary general of Amnesty International said Saturday.
Salil Shetty told reporters in Cairo that it (...)
CAIRO: After spending over three years painstakingly mapping out the country's streets, landmarks, hotels, businesses and virtually every other point of interest, and superimposing this information on a digital map, Digital Egypt has introduced the (...)
CAIRO: The current Egyptian government's response to calls for improving human rights, when compared to the previous government, “is like night and day,” Salil Shetty, secretary general for Amnesty International, told Daily News Egypt (...)
CAIRO: While many observers traditionally feared an increased risk of terrorist activity in Egypt if Mubarak and his iron-fisted approach to counterterrorism fell, many security analysts now see the risk of terrorism actually (...)
CAIRO: Thanks in part to an increasingly developed ICT infrastructure, some companies in Egypt, in line with a global trend, have seen the workplace become more virtual and agile in the past few years.
According to a recent report from the (...)
CAIRO: A select group of Egypt's technology start-ups will kick-off a US road show on June 19 to present their innovative ideas to potential investors in New York, San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
The trip, backed by Egyptian venture capital (...)