Dining out in Cairo’s hotels: Indian classics on the Silk Road
Cairo is home to many five star hotels and most include specialty restaurants, ranging from Oriental to Italian to sushi. Several DNE reporters went out to dinner to find hidden…
Editor’s letter: Time for the cool sheikhs
In 2010 I was invited to a lecture by Amr Khaled, organised by Regents College in London, while I was there for some media mission. The lecture was considered very…
Egypt’s opposition: The sultan’s slackers
By Karl Sharro There is an old Egyptian joke about Tanabel El-Sultan, (the Sultan’s slackers), who were notorious for their laziness. The sultan was so fed up with seeing the…
Review: Commentaries denounce Morsy’s call for dialogue
After President Mohamed Morsy met with a number of politicians in a new round of dialogue talks, several opinion writers have denounced the move, believing it is another failed attempt…
Exchange companies accuse CBE of raising dollar price
Head of exchange companies section at the ECC accuses the CBE of being the real reason behind the dollar shortage in the market
MOF reconsiders taxes
Ministry of Finance considers removing food tax increases while doubling tobacco excise
Alexandria detainees released
Detainees finally released after being arrested in Alexandria two weeks ago
Doctors discuss labour law
Representatives of medical syndicates nationwide held a meeting to discuss the proposed labour and social insurance laws
Clashes renew in different governorates
Around 20 people were injured during clashes in the governorate of Kafr Al-Sheikh