From Gezi Park protests to public solidarity
By Dr Mustafa Ozbilgin The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has launched various urban development projects across Istanbul. These plans lacked prior consultation with public users and key stakeholders.…
While the world succeeds in battling poverty, Egypt fails
By Iris Boutros Between 1990 and 2010, nearly 1 billion people were pulled out of extreme poverty globally. The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving global poverty between 2000…
Regarding the dam
For the past few weeks Egyptian society and media have been hysterical over Ethiopia’s construction of its Renaissance Dam. The public was suddenly bombarded with the notion that Ethiopia will…
Morsi meeting discusses effects of dam
The meeting discussed the findings of the report issued by an international panel of experts which political leaders described as ‘worrisome’
NSF Youth tries to stir up support for June protests
Nasserist Party member: 30 June should be a global day of protest against Muslim Brotherhood worldwide
Egypt Africa’s second most attractive country for FDI
A report by Ernest & Young states Egypt receives about 10.5% of Africa’s foreign investment
Judges protest Judiciary Law amendments
Protesters outside High Court cheer Judges Club for “provoking” current regime
Abdel Ghafar: US to lend expertise to the Suez Canal Corridor Project
Project head believes Suez development will “put Egypt on the world economic map”
Orascom Telecom’s shares drop after Altimo withdraws bid
Orascom Telecom shares dropped 2.6% to 4.58 EGP at close on Monday
Egypt’s budget deficit estimated to hit EGP 197.5bn by end of June
Last year, the budget deficit reached EGP 134.996bn.
