MENA has the highest unemployment rate

MENA had the highest unemployment rate of all regions in 2012, at 19%

Sara Aggour

Alleged kidnappers released

Men accused of gathering children to take part in pro-Morsi sit-ins released from custody pending investigation

Rana Muhammad Taha

Luxor tourism aid postponed

Financial donations to be distributed after Eid Al-Fitr

Sara Aggour

Abu Eita: the government is working to rescue idle factories

The government is working to address problems faced in a number of idle and shut down factories, according to Kamal Abu Eita, Minister of Manpower and Immigration.

Daily News Egypt

Constitutional legitimacy before truce: Freedom and Justice Party

FJP releases a statement confirming their position regarding negotiations and reconciliation

Daily News Egypt

Armed forces commemorates Rafah’s border guards

The army honoured the families of 16 soldiers killed last year in Ramadan

Nouran El-Behairy

Two more arrested in palace clashes case

Ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s bureau manager and his adviser for security and crises detained for presidential palace clashes.

Daily News Egypt

Al-Nour Party meets with Moussa, Badawi

Closed meeting at Al-Wafd headquarters aims to find “common ground”

Daily News Egypt

Interim government aims to raise living standard

Bahaa El-Din said the new cabinet can’t perform major radical changes because such matters are left for an elected government.

Daily News Egypt

Human Rights Watch concerned about sit-in dispersal

Dispersal of sit-ins could lead to a high number of deaths, says Human Rights Watch.

Mohamad Nagi