Egypt’s media: Fact, fiction, and farce
By Mohamed Selim Khalil The world celebrated “Press Freedom Day” 3 May. Yet, are the Egyptian journalists, reporters and media personnel joining their peers worldwide in celebrating the day? I highly…
Putin’s Real Enemy
By Dr. César Chelala As fear increases in the west about Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions, the Russian president has to confront at home his most powerful enemy: vodka. Russians’ love…
Detention, killing of journalists leads to increased self censorship: NGOs
On World Press Freedom Day, reports from local and international organisations paint a grim picture of media freedoms in Egypt in 2013
Sabahy announces emergency economic plan
Presidential hopeful outlines 21 projects that aim to help Egypt achieve “economic development that will lead to social justice”, and “dignity protected by national independence”
Mansour earmarks more than 1m acres of state land for urban development, water projects
Interim president sets aside 885,000 acres for a new urban community in El-Alamein and 145,820 acres for water projects in Upper Egypt
Taxes from top companies total EGP 7.1bn
Telecom Egypt, Ezz Steel, and Cemex Egypt among top tax paying companies
Egypt builds upon its outsourcing growth
The local cost advantage is an important factor: labour, land and power are all affordable by international standards. But while workers’ wages are relatively low, the skills base is strong.…
West struggles for winning formula on Russian sanctions
Some of the Western bankers, money managers and oil traders who help keep that money moving are unconvinced sanctions will have a truly significant effect.
BG beats Q1 estimates after losing CEO
Shares in BG were trading 3% higher at 1,235 pence at 1144 BST, one of the top four risers on the FTSE 100.
Alitalia looking to create bad company to woo Etihad: Paper
Alitalia, which was privatised in 2008 under a plan that also involved spinning off unprofitable activities into a “bad” company, has been unable to make a profit ever since and…