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Interview: Presidential economic adviser optimistic after conference
March 19, 2015
Interview: Presidential economic adviser optimistic after conference
Presidential Economic Adviser Mohamed al-Erian said that he felt optimistic after the economic conference, adding that the challenges President Abdel…
What can $300 billion buy in Egypt? A new capital or a pipedream
March 19, 2015
What can $300 billion buy in Egypt? A new capital or a pipedream
It is a project as ambitious as Egypt's ancient pyramids.Built from scratch to escape Cairo's choking pollution, a planned new…
Butane gas cylinder shortage brings back primus stoves
March 18, 2015
Butane gas cylinder shortage brings back primus stoves
The shortage of butane gas cylinders has brought back the primus stoves that our grandmothers used. Al-Masry Al-Youm went to…
Families of stadium massacre victims: We know the killer
March 18, 2015
Families of stadium massacre victims: We know the killer
“God wanted my son to go to the match to die there.
Critics: Canceling visas to individual tourists ‘catastrophic’
March 18, 2015
Critics: Canceling visas to individual tourists ‘catastrophic’
The Foreign Ministry's decision to cancel visas for individual tourists has raised controversy within the tourism industry which calls it…
Regime rhetoric could be inadvertently inciting vigilantism
March 17, 2015
Regime rhetoric could be inadvertently inciting vigilantism
People in a Daqahlia village set fire on Monday to houses owned by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned…
Hany Azer: Siemens will solve 50% of our electricity issues, we will pay them over 12 years
March 17, 2015
Hany Azer: Siemens will solve 50% of our electricity issues, we will pay them over 12 years
Hany Azer, the Prime Minister's transportation advisor, said the huge success of the economic conference was unexpected, adding that "it…
Naguib Sawiris interview (Part II): Postponing elections until after Ramadan a disaster, Ezz had green light to run in elections
March 17, 2015
Naguib Sawiris interview (Part II): Postponing elections until after Ramadan a disaster, Ezz had green light to run in elections
In the second part of the interview with Naguib Sawiris, the business tycoon talked about the outcome of the Sharm…
Almost 6 million Israelis to vote in Kneseth election
March 16, 2015
Almost 6 million Israelis to vote in Kneseth election
About 6 million Israelis will cast their vote Tuesday to choose 120 MPs of the Keneseth amid a state of…
Egyptian atheists still under fire
March 16, 2015
Egyptian atheists still under fire
The Edku Misdemeanor Court of appeal last week upheld a three-year imprisonment sentence for Ashraf Mohamed al-Banna, who was convicted…