‘Don’t talk about it’: Al-Sisi on Red Sea islands

President reaffirms Saudi sovereignty over Tiran and Sanafir islands, claiming that public reaction to the transfer of sovereignty “weakened” Egypt's position

Daily News Egypt

World Bank to disperse $1 bn loan instalment upon approval of government programme

The loan instalment is a portion of the $3 bn loan package signed between the government and Egypt in December 2015

Mustafa Sakr

7,420 civilians tried in Egyptian military courts since October 2014: HRW

The report said most of the defendants were sentenced after mass trials, and some courts relied on confessions extracted under torture, according to testimonies from the relatives of the defendants

Daily News Egypt

IMF loan negotiations: Will Egypt make it work this time?

Economy professor Alia El-Mahdy believes Egypt will adopt further economic reforms in the new fiscal year to meet IMF's demands

Doaa Farid

US ready to replace ‘hundreds’ of MFO troops in Sinai with remote monitoring system

The suggestion was discussed with Egyptian and Israeli officials

Daily News Egypt

Novelist Dina Abdel Salam: inter-disciplinarity as a way of life

In an exclusive interview with Daily News Egypt, Abdel Salam revealed insights about the preparations for her novel and short film, her opinions about the arts scene in Egypt, and…

Rana Khaled

In Video: We want the culture of beauty to return: Florist Engineer

https://youtu.be/QZjVCD0lm-s Video by Asmaa Gamal and Ahmed Hendawy Editing by Omar Korashi

Daily News Egypt

Egypt’s economic growth expected to decrease to 3.3% in 2016: IMF

The report predicted a global economic growth of 3.3% during 2016. However, in January this fell by 0.2%

Mustafa Sakr

Egyptian scientist initiates trial project for public Wi-Fi in Tunisia

We are depending on a new technology covering the largest area possible at a low cost, says Zaghloul

Mohamed Alaa El-Din

United Bank, SFD sign EGP 150m contracts to finance SMEs

The first contract stipulates that the SFD will provide EGP 100m for the United Bank to finance new and existing small enterprises nationwide

Hossam Mounir