By Jake Lippincott
President of Cairo University Gaber Nasser will discuss allowing police forces to secure the upcoming end of semester exams with Giza Security Major General Kamal Daly.
Cairo University is one of many educational institutions to (...)
Reuters – Turkey and Russia have agreed to raise the capacity of the Blue Stream pipeline, which brings in Russian gas via the Black Sea, to 19 billion cubic metres (bcm) annually from 16 bcm, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Monday.
Turkey is (...)
It's a running joke in the political circuits in developing countries: "Who needs a constitution over here?"
Currently in Egypt, the joke has turned sour.
Three years, six cabinets (not counting the reshuffles), two Constituent Assemblies and two (...)
Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator at CPJ, Sherif Mansour, spoke to DNE about the dangers facing journalists working in Egypt, as well as ways to improve their status.
1- What are the main dangers facing reporters in Egypt?
Street (...)
A loud explosion was heard early morning in Cairo, reported reuters. Smoke was seen in downtown Cairo, with several neighbourhoods reporting "hearing the blast".
The explosion happened at 6.30am and occurred within the vicinity of the Cairo Security (...)
The year 2013 has not been kind to Egyptians or history books. Twisting facts have become the mantra highlighting this year in Egypt. Between the voices of Hosni Mubarak supporters getting louder and pro-Morsi team chanting "legitimacy", accusations (...)
An explosion near the military intelligence building in Anshas, Sharqeya on Sunday morning resulted in four injured soldiers thus far.
A source in the military spokesman bureau said that the explosion is likely caused by an improvised explosive (...)
Journalists of the Freedom and Justice Paper protested the banning and confiscation of the paper, describing the decision as illegal in a statement later on Thursday.
According to the statement, the paper had been previously confiscated; the first (...)
The Cabinet announced in a press conference on Wednesday that the decision to freeze the assets of 1055 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will not affect the poor who depend on them for services.
Minister of Social Solidarity Ahmed Al-Borai (...)
Two weeks ago dozens of Zamalek residents organised a protest to denounce the district's deteriorating conditions.
For over five years an infestation of new cafes and restaurants spread like wildfire in the Zamalek area. With no urban planning in (...)
In response to questions raised with regards to the involvement of the military institution in the Egyptian economy, Daily News Egypt asked the military spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali on the influence of the military over the country's economy.
"We do (...)
Nabil Fahmy departed for Senegal on Tuesday as part of intensive efforts by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen ties with African nations.
During his visit to the West African nation, the interim Minister of Foreign Affairs is scheduled to (...)
Titled One Night for Humanity, the idea behind the event came to life only seven days before the fact. Feeling uneasy following the Al-Warraq Church shooting that took place on 20 October, where militants opened fire on a wedding reception at the (...)
This is what I have dubbed Egypt years ago, to the chagrin of some of my guy friends and agreement of others.
Egypt-mostly- is not a very healthy society with regards to interaction between women and men.
A clear example is simply walking down the (...)
Two days ago, a young lady in Port Said posted photos of a horse in the said governorate with a severely broken leg, eating from garbage bins. She implored the online community of animal activists to help the poor creature. She has tried to get in (...)
"The police had confiscated a spy-duck."
This was how my reporters greeted me five days ago. At first I thought it was another pun by DNE's wily reporters until they showed me the links in Arabic; the police confiscated a duck carrying a "strange" (...)
By Nourhan Dakroury
The military gave Mohamed Morsi's regime multiple chances to be included in talks following his ouster, Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi said in a statement on Sunday.
The statement was released after Al-Sisi met military and (...)
65 illegal aliens were arrested by the armed forces, according to the military spokesman.
A Monday statement said 26 men were arrested in the southern military area of the New Valley (Wadi El Gideed). 25 were of Sudanese nationality, and one was (...)
By Nourhan Dakroury
15 died in a fire in Cairo's El-Mosky neighbourhood after a row between street vendors and the owner of a perfume shop.
Investigations showed that 13 died due to suffocation from heavy smoke, and two were found dead from gunshots (...)
By Nourhan Dakroury
The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) released a report Tuesday distinguishing between what it called legitimate freedom of expression and hate speech tied to incitement of violence and racial (...)
By Mahitab Assran
Representatives of the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy (NCSL) condemned General Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi's call for demonstrations on Friday and accused him of inviting a "civil war" in a press conference on Wednesday.
Earlier (...)
In response to the flood of questions Daily News Egypt has received in the last day on the last question on Colonel General Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi running for president, DNE would like to shed further light on the matter.
The question was asked because (...)
With the current changes sweeping Egypt following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July, the Egyptian armed forces is back at the forefront of news reports.
Daily News Egypt met with the official spokesman of the armed forces, Colonel (...)
The newly appointed Egyptian prime minister is currently undergoing the most difficult part of his job: forming the Cabinet.
Hazem El-Beblawi was not the choice of the Egyptian youth. Close to 77 years old, he is far from the young visionary or the (...)
A coup d'etat is, according to Oxford English Dictionary, "a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government".
According to western media, this is what happened in Egypt on 3 July.
It's all cut and dry for the all-knowing western (...)