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Public opinion, political strategies and the new Egypt
Opinion

Public opinion, political strategies and the new Egypt

There’s a new Egypt now — an Egypt where public opinion actually matters. The country has gone through a tumultuous…
Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest
Egypt

Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest

The number of Israeli tourists heading to Egypt has not been affected by the recent turmoil on the border between…
Minimum wage to be implemented in private sector in October
Egypt

Minimum wage to be implemented in private sector in October

The public sector minimum wage will also be implemented in the private sector starting from October, Minister of Manpower Ahmed…
Lifting energy subsidies won’t harm industry, official says
Business

Lifting energy subsidies won’t harm industry, official says

Egyptian industry will not be affected if the government decides to lift energy subsidies, said Industrial Devleopment Authority Chief Ismail…
Politics or economy first?
Opinion

Politics or economy first?

I recently met a former Czech official who compared the revolutions of Eastern European in 1989 to Egypt’s 2011 revolution.…
Egypt accepts US$2 billion from World Bank
Business

Egypt accepts US$2 billion from World Bank

The Ministry of International Cooperation has accepted US$2 billion in grants and loans from the World Bank under the Partnership…
Finance minister: No more privatization or nationalization
Business

Finance minister: No more privatization or nationalization

The government will no longer privatize government-owned companies or nationalize private ones, said Finance Minister Hazem al-Beblawy in a press…
Brotherhood splinter party issues founding statement
Egypt

Brotherhood splinter party issues founding statement

“Egypt is Arab by affiliation, Islamist by culture and civil by inclination,” reads the founding statement of the Riyada (Pioneer)…
Dear Washington: We’ve had a revolution
Opinion

Dear Washington: We’ve had a revolution

It seems that many American policy-makers and think tanks are unaware that Egypt has had a revolution. Even after the…
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