US abstention on Israeli settlement resolution too little, too late

The United States’ abstention from voting on the UN security council’s anti-settlement resolution is a serious blow to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policy of annexation in the West Bank. The bureau of Israel’s…

Cesar Chelala

What if terrorising terrorism fails?

Whether we like it or not, the world is grappling with this question under the current wave of terrorism under the Islamic State (IS). Many democratic countries have adhered to…

Moataz Bellah Abdel-Fattah

Economic reforms to give Egypt an investment lift

Experts at next year’s Cityscape Egypt Business Breakfast set to weigh in on the impact of recent economic changes to the country’s real estate sector

Daily News Egypt

SODIC, Atletico Madrid Foundation to launch football academy in Sheikh Zayed

The academy will be launched in January 2017; company seeks to develop sports sector, says Sherif

Daily News Egypt

Absence of maintenance, chaos of licensing, and old rent are wasting real estate wealth

Real Estate Development Chamber coordinates with parliament’s Housing Committee to impose periodic maintenance on owners and buyers, says Shoukry

Daily News Egypt

The dilemma of Egypt’s public wages from Abdel Nasser to Al-Sisi

  Reforming the public sector and reducing its wages are some of the key elements of the economic reform programme adopted by the Egyptian government, and blessed by the International…

Mohamed Samir

Egypt respects promoters of extremism and fights terrorists: Fatima Naoot

The state should kick-start a paradigm shift by utilising religious rhetoric and media outlets to change our collective prejudices towards women in this society, says Naoot

Taha Sakr

DNE News Brief: 25 December 2016

https://youtu.be/BzErgdYucqM

Daily News Egypt

Security forces kill 2 people suspected of assassinating head of army’s 9th division

The ministry accused the group behind the assassination of major general Adel Ragaai of being affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood

Taha Sakr

Death toll of St. Peter and St. Paul Church attack reaches 27

A 60-year-old woman died from her wounds after spending weeks in the hospital

Daily News Egypt