Features/Interviews

Antiquities council to request return of Nefertiti bust

Antiquities council to request return of Nefertiti bust

The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will convene this week to discuss details of a request for Germany to return…
New Suez Canal channel

New Suez Canal channel

The Ministry of Transportation will announce in February a tender to dig a channel parallel to the Suez canal to…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina censured

Bibliotheca Alexandrina censured

Journalists and internet bloggers have criticized Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina for planning a workshop on 3 January in which Israeli intellectuals…
Egyptian textile industry ‘dying’

Egyptian textile industry ‘dying’

The Ministry of Investment will spend LE900 million within its restructuring scheme to help six public-sector textiles companies to offset…
The MB’s uncharacteristically public spat

The MB’s uncharacteristically public spat

For those watching Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement, it's no secret that the group's ranks have been divided for…
‘They know that they have a home to go back to’

‘They know that they have a home to go back to’

Karen AbuZayd is retiring next month, but that doesn’t mean that she is giving up on Palestine’s refugees.“I don’t think…
UNHCR to devote more resources to Egypt’s refugees

UNHCR to devote more resources to Egypt’s refugees

Refugees and asylum seekers in Cairo have long complained about poor treatment from the UN's refugee agency, the United Nations…
Blogger sacked for attempts to unionize

Blogger sacked for attempts to unionize

On 4 December, 30-year-old blogger-activist Karim Mohamed Reda was dismissed from his job at state-owned petroleum firm Petrotrade for attempting…
Business as usual on the Rafah border

Business as usual on the Rafah border

Rafah--Smugglers along the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip will continue moving goods through tunnels despite the recent construction…
Sexual harassment: A pan-Arab ‘nightmare’

Sexual harassment: A pan-Arab ‘nightmare’

On the second day of the sexual harassment conference in Cairo, in the midst of discussions comparing legislation and government…
Back to top button