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Tens of thousands have gathered in front of Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo’s Nasr City to voice their support for President Mohamed Morsi.
The pro-Morsi rallies, which were organised under the...
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All these petitions after last years election. The arguments of the secularists would carry more weight if they were consistent and they weren't still carrying the fleas from lying down with the evil...
5 million tourists bring in $4 bn during 2013: Egypt tourism minister.
Egypt has received 5 million tourists, generating $4 billion in revenues since the start of the year, Tourism Minister Hisham...
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How could 5 million tourists bring in $4 billion? That would mean $800 per tourist per trip. Not a lot. The airfare to and from Egypt must be close to the spend in Egypt.
The Egyptian pound fell below LE7 to the US dollar on the official exchange market on Wednesday, following a foreign exchange auction.
The selling price of the Egyptian pound stood at 7.00 to the...
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Been saying that for a while A4, but you are right I am suprised that they have hung on so long without devaluation, but this and another auction of Egyptian Pounds on the World Market should speed...
Yesterday the Electricity went off at 4.00am and came back on at 12.30am, everyone was melting waiting for it to come back on. After 3 hours it was thought there was a fault, and it was reported, the...
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What about these Solar panels both my good self and the Doctor keep recommending to you Choccy ?
Set the standard, be self sufficient for your leccy, :up You'll save a fortune in both bills and...
European auditors have sharply criticised EU aid allocated to Egypt, saying it has had little impact on corruption and human rights abuses.
In 2007-2013 the EU sent about 1bn euros (£854m) in aid to...
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Foreign Aid was described as
Poor people from Rich countries giving money to rich people in poor countries ...
I think it was Winston Churchill that said that.. :tk
Political activists and Luxor tourism workers have announced they will close touristic sites in 'the world's largest open air museum' if the newly-appointed governor is not dismissed from office.
As value of Egyptian pound gradually drops at central bank foreign auctions, black market takes advantage of insecurities and devalues pound further.
The value of the Egyptian pound inched slightly...
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It seems that during the chaotic times the black market are doing much better than the sooks!! Had to buy benzine the other day on the black market at a cost of 5le per litre, but at least its...
Some three years will be required to end Egypt's power outages, if the government addresses the problem head on and invests in new capacity, say experts.
Blackouts in Egypt have become more frequent...
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No, not a problem there yet. Apparently it was a cracked pipe.
Following direction that government officials cannot accept gifts valued above USD100, Ministry of Finance organizes first ever public auction of gifts.
Egypt will hold a public auction next week to...
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I wonder how much money they'll get for the F-16s they just got from the USA? Kinda believe they were a GIFT.
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued a report on 19 May that revealed the number of formal divorce cases from 2011 to 2012 had risen from 151,900 to 155,300...
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Very interesting report Keefy. As the report states, divorce creates upset, war and hatred, but some, so I'm lead to believe, receive a joyful release from the detachment from the proverbial...
The Egyptian Law and Order base-ball gets tossed around a lot on this forum. Always views are based on anecdote, rumor or newspaper reports. Any questioning of this is seen as insensitive to...
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. Teddy wasn't wrong, there are streets in Islington one wouldn't walk and that's a dead fashionable part of London, any town has it's undesirable...
The cabinet announced the progress of a national plan to fight drug abuse and addiction, which has been in the works since February under the patronage of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil.
Between...
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I would have thought that the Government would be putting all its efforts into securing the countries economy, and stability..
War on Drugs is a joke, actually a sick joke in the West, the plants are...
Egypt's nationwide fuel crisis has sparked violence in provinces, with one teenager suffering gunshot wounds amid unrest over increasingly scarce diesel supplies.
An acquaintance several weeks ago was in shock, “I got my daughter a bicycle which she parks on the street. Last night I found an old man trying to break...
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Thanks for the post.
Well those on the ground know better the day to day law and order problems. However this article is about much more, In fact it is the same old secularist litany/rant mixing...
Ethiopia has begun diverting the flow of the River Nile as part of its controversial scheme to build Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam.
Construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam has already...
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Well there you go, I know nothing about river flow, but at least we will get 10% and with Austerity measures in place should be ok! I suppose Egypt and Sudan can get together, Dam the Nile on the...
Egypt plans to block widely-used applications Viber and WhatsApp on economic and security concerns, a state telecommunication senior official tells Ahram Online on Saturday.
Head of the National...
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I am sure you are right DJ, the social networks will be next, thank god for that, people will not be so eager to use them to spew evil and rubbish!!
You left the door wide open for that one Keefy....
Report cites host of May 'failures' on part of Egypt presidency.
The Cairo-based International Development Centre issued a 'Democracy Index' in early June assessing the Egyptian presidency's...
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Hafiz, never think that we (or at least I) tier of any ones 'harping on's' as you put it. It makes the forum interesting, and usually you produce interesting points to ponder. :up
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