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Guide: The Challenges Egypt and the Morsi Administration Must Face.
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically-elected and civilian president, and his divisive choice for prime minister, former...
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Wow! now that is a big take on, i hope his back is strong. I also hope that these things are not in Alphabetical order because corruption is a long way down on the list!!
Army and police dispersed six protests on Wednesday across four provinces that blocked roads, arresting 19 for instigating highway and railroad blockages.
In Minya, security arrested six people...
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Could be Keefy, either that or we were in the wrong area, TV Street region, but normally we have heard noises when there have been protests. Mary at the Fortune Cookie was close to banning us at one...
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Hany Mahmoud said his ministry has prepared a freedom of information bill and plans to open it to public debate after the holy Muslim feast...
Total number of unemployed Egyptians now stands at some 3.4 mn, more than quarter of whom have recently lost jobs, according to official statistics agency CAPMAS.
A recent Gallop Poll in the region shows surprising support in Egypt for equal rights for women. The results for Egypt are higher than for all other countries including Tunisia.
In countries polled...
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I personally think that woman's rights in any country is of paramount importance, but unfortunately I can not see it happening to the grater extent in upper Egypt. Every one says the same, they are...
There’s no avoiding that it’s hot in Egypt. It’s hot in summer, it’s hot in winter, and I’d add more seasons but that’s all we have: hot and slightly less hot. Ramadan really hammers this fact home...
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Another thing I found, was that the older the people, more nearer to God sort of thing, the more they felt they should keep the fast, which is sad really because as many of us know, they can be...
Politicians have attributed the lawlessness and chaos that swept the country in the recent period to security authorities’ unwillingness to work hard to take control of the street. They demanded that...
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By the way after reading about the Presidents visit, the Police in Luxor seem to be doing a fantastic job because when asked if everyone felt safe everyone was reported to have said Yes!! So this...
Despite repeated promises by officials to implement a national minimum wage since the 2011 uprising, many workers are still waiting for a living wage and are suspicious of government promises....
A mesaharati, traditionally a man, rouses people during the holy month of Ramadan by calling their names as he strolls through the streets, banging his drum.
He does this a couple of hours before...
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It did when I lived in Awamia - my bedroom backed onto the sidestreet between two buildings, and he woke the faithful and the unfaithful alike! Not just a drum, but a trumpet as well.
The fact on the ground says that some people have been exploiting the post-January 25 Revolution chaos to make serious violations. One of these violations involves constructing large buildings...
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More deaths in Alexandria are reported this morning:
A mother and her two daughters were killed on Monday evening as a one-story building collapsed in the Amreya area of Alexandria.
Recent deadly accidents are caused by state negligence; liberal party urges for new govt.
In light of many recent grave accidents, the liberal Free Egyptians Party says a salvation government is...
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I believe a new Priminister and Coalition Government will be in place withing 3 weeks, so hopefully things will start to pick up, the delays are unsettling.
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