From sexual harassment to sexual liberation
At the heart of Egypt’s sexual harassment epidemic lies an out-of-date and unrealistic ideal of the “real” man and the “honourable” woman
Sierra Leone: Nursing agriculture back to health
By Kingsley Ighobor and Ernest Harsch Sierra Leoneans love to eat rice. For them, rice is the food to live on. “It doesn’t matter what other food they eat, they…
Egypt shoots for 3.4% GDP growth during next fiscal year
Gross domestic product grew by merely 1% during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2013/2014
$1.3bn Italian investments in energy and infrastructure: Egypt ambassador
Italy holds a number of investments in Egypt in the fields of energy and infrastructure, aims to deepen economic relations between the two countries
175,000 tons of wheat purchased, to be supplied in April
Average price per ton was $312, bringing total cost for imported wheat to $54.6m
PetroJet’s net profit hikes 14% year on year
Financial results reflect company’s success in boosting business volume after two years of declining profits in 2011 and 2012, Ministry of Petroleum reports
Hungary provides Egyptians with 300 scholarships
Scholarships will cover graduate studies along with training grants in various fields
Egyptian army meets with Israeli side during tri-annual meeting
Meeting concerns military communication, sale of Apache helicopters
Egypt investors believe Sisi presidency will bring stability
Sisi offers the hope of relief from three years of political turmoil that began with the Arab Spring uprising, even though he was the man who toppled Egypt’s first freely-elected…