Amended parliamentary laws await presidential approval
Laws amended include those organising exercise of political rights, operation of House of Representatives and electoral districts
Students detained 15 days for managing ‘anti-security’ social media pages
Police lists renowned campaign for detainees amongst “criminal pages”
Egyptian ferry sinks near Red Sea port
Passengers and crew were saved shortly after the ship capsized
NREA offers tenders for solar, wind energy plants within weeks
Resumption of executive procedures of Siemens projects with capacity of 2,000 MW, says Sobky
Best novels at Goodreads Choice Awards
Here are the books that were selected as the best books of 2014, according to an online poll by Goodreads, an online platform for readers to communicate through rating, writing…
Between the mystic and the oppressed: Hammour Ziada’s world story of the marginalised
The novel is the story of Bakheet Mandil, a slave freed after the British troops, aided by Egyptian and Turkish troops, defeated the army of the Mahdi in the Battle…
The increasing role of women entrepreneurs
By Dr Cesar Chelala In recent times, women are increasingly becoming an engine for economic and cultural progress worldwide, oftentimes fighting against disadvantageous circumstances. Such is the case of the…
Egyptian football player criticises Al-Sisi in reflection of mounting discontent
By James M. Dorsey Criticism this week by football player Ahmed Al-Merghani of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's hard-handed repression of dissent and failure to defeat a mushrooming insurgency in the…