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General Motors said on Thursday it had ceased production at its Egyptian assembly plant outside of Cairo and shut its local office after deadly clashes...
A very good article by Adhaf Soueif today highlights the real losses from the recent actions taken by the Egyptian people, and sadly there are no winners in all this.
"The authorities declared a state of alert in Luxor, Aswan and other areas of Upper Egypt following threats of terrorist attacks by militant groups, the state-run news site Egynews...
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Is it me or can anyone find out from their web site who is Mada Masa? There is no 'who we are', contact details, profiles on.. They do cite photo-journalists.
In the Forbes-list of the world’s richest people, Egypt was represented 13 times, with 7 billionaires that are mainly from the Sawiris and Mansour families, while six of its millionaires made it to...
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Strange list. You would think that some of them would have businesses which exported, that is if they had anything worth exporting. Instead some or all make their money in Egypt. None seem to have...
The state of emergency declared by Egypt's interim presidenct for a period of one month gives executive powers to restrict freedoms and order adminstrative detentions.
The state of emergency...
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Definition: State of emergency is a governmental declaration, usually during wars or natural disasters, which suspends functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers. In many cases it is...
The Central Bank of Egypt announced on Wednesday that the country’s banks will be closed on Thursday following deadly violence, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
Egyptian security forces, backed by armoured cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters...
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There's intermittent smoke rising from Abu Haggag area, but it might be from the hager of Ahmeds Shisha. Looking across the river to Luxor all seems reasonably quiet as usual.
Opinion: Brotherhood treats children as pawns. Where's the outcry? by Linda S. Heard Al Jazeera has dutifully aired videos of Egyptian children enjoying the three-day Eid holiday within the largest...
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Sadly this is nothing new, I saw the same things done when I was in Belfast in the 70's amidst 'the troubles'. The rioters would do the usual things, throw rocks and petrol bombs and suchlike, then...
Egypt’s ministry of petroleum is currently facing difficulties trying to finance needed fuel imports such as diesel and the low-quality mazut –required to operate power stations – Al-Ahram Arabic...
New governors will be sworn in by interim President Adly Mansour in the first governors' reshuffle under Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy, an official source at the Cabinet said in exlcusive...
Just how reliable is Al Ahram? 74 + 10 = 148?
41 Aircraft arrived at Hurghada today inc 1 x 747 the rest seating 230 or less
International and domestic tourists in large numbers are celebrating the...
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Sounds like a type or wishful thinking. Be great if it was true but that sure is a load of people to suddenly arrive. Probably is in Egypt's best interest to let 'info' (accurate or not) leak out...
'I witnessed harassment' volunteers catch 8-10 yr olds in the act.
The anti-sexual harassment campaign "I witnessed harassment" confirms several cases of sexual harassment over the holiday weekend...
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Sad to think that even kids have learned how to sexually harass. Boggles the mind to even think what they've witnessed to have learned what they are acting out.
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