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Egypt plans to boost electricity prices for the richest 20 percent of its citizens before the presidential elections at the end of May, as the country has 'no time to waste' in starting reforms, the...
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I'm not sure about electricity but a business landline phone is always more expensive than a residential one.
The way the rates work is that you pay a certain about for the first amount of...
Walking up Jussef Hassen Street the other day I saw generators on sale, now with all the talk on here about electricity meters and whose names they should be in etc a friend and I were wondering, do...
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We were discussing this the other day as a friend wanted one for the same reasons you mention Carrie. As Who2 says, you are better opting for a well known brand, but the main consensus of opinion,...
An article in today's Sunday Times prompted me to look into the growing of opium poppies in South Sinai....the figures are alarming.
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Quote: prompted me to look into the growing of opium poppies in South Sina
What alarms me is.....
Q: Can you speak Arabic ? Do have experience of 1. growing poppies. 2. The South Sina. ?
It's a...
The Egyptian Cabinet announced Wednesday that a series of discounts on food products and necessary commodities is set to start in April in order to ease the financial “burden on the citizens” and...
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Hanafy announced that his ministry is currently working with real estate developers, exploring the possibility of establishing Egypt’s first integrated commercial city as a tool to boost tourism and...
An amendment to Egypt's existing law on harassment has been revised by the justice ministry's legislative section and sent to the cabinet, aide to the justice minister Ahmed El-Sergany said...
A court in Egypt sentenced four men to up to eight years in prison on Monday for practicing homosexuality, a judicial official said.
Prosecutors had accused the men of holding deviant parties and...
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A couple men were sentenced to 3 years prison today for wearing women's clothes and carrying ladies' handbags containing makeup at a nightclub in Hurghada.
Transport Minister Ibrahim al-Demery revealed on Monday a development plan for Egypt's railway network, which would cost the state budget some LE76 billion.
He said the plan, already started in 2013...
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One good thing about the railway strike was the introduction of new bus companies. Last night it looked as though the coach to Cairo from the west bank was going to be full.
The tourism industry has been pushing against this as they, and everyone else should be. This is a serious step backwards for everyone. Think about it. What is the one and only thing you do 24 hours...
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Yes there is Hafiz and its called Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. This is a lung disease directly related to the inhalation of volcanic dust and sand with its heavy content of silica....
Eighteen people were killed since the rekindling of a long-running dispute Friday between two families in Al-Seel Al-Refy district east of Aswan City, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.
The clashes...
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My friends sister that recently got married moved to Aswan with her husband that hails from there. He is self employed, providing disco's for any event. He used to earn enough to keep himself and...
Harassment is not acceptable, but when there are separate laws for foreigners who can make up fake accusations and leave the country and not pay any...
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How can anyone be tried and convicted in Egypt, I assume of a criminal offense, without the accuser being obliged to give evidence in court and being cross examined.
Egypt in the 1900s was a different place. Egyptian cinema was the third largest in the world, Cairo was...
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Thank you BENNU
Bullet Magnet is right, however Lebanon should be added as the current standout western style country in the Middle East which might not be saying much given Syria, the overflow into...
Aswan seems to be a clan issue with, maybe, some political issues thrown in. These conflicts occur over lots of Egypt but if the police/army can’t control a clan fight what chance do they have of...
The World Bank has approved a LE2.1 billion ($300 million) loan to Egypt for a project targeting small businesses in more rural and underprivileged areas, the bank announced on Tuesday.
The money...
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This is a great initiative for those who are locked out of the lending system by Egyptian banks who focus on just the bigger corporations.
Lets hope that the small businesses aren't strangled by red...
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