Disenchantment keeps Egyptians home
Observers cite ailing transition as reason for relatively low turnout.
Boycott more significant than expected
Some choose to invalidate their votes while millions simply stayed home.
Elections of disappointment
As the second round of Egypt’s first presidential elections after the 25 January 2011 revolution draw to a close on Sunday, Columnists and opinion writers of various Egyptian newspapers attempt to…
Muslim Brotherhood faces critical court ruling
The Muslim Brotherhood is haunted by Nasser era persecution.
The Euro cup: A Coping Mechanism
I decided to give myself a break from both work and the revolution and headed to a nearby coffee shop (ahwa) to gaze at England playing Sweden, just as I…
Bakkar: Legally, Parliament and Constituent Assembly still up and running
Nader Bakkar, spokesperson for the Salafi Al-Nour Party, speaks to DNE.
Elections dwindle stock exchange trading
Analysts forecast contrasting scenarios for the coming period.
Currency market witnesses relative stability
By Inaam Al-Adawy The presidential election has cast its shadow on the local exchange market, pushing the dollar to relative stability amidst expectations that it will fall with the announcement…
Egyptian pound falters after Constitutional rulings
By Ayat Al-Battawy The political chaos in Egypt that followed the Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve parliament is being directly reflected in the local exchange market. The pound lost one…
Editor’s letter: Old friends matter
DNE has always been the journalism school that many of today’s Egyptian star writers have graduated from.