Egypt partners with Google to promote 'unmatched diversity' tourism campaign    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    World Bank: Global commodity prices to fall 17% by '26    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Egypt to boost marine protection with new tech partnership    France's harmonised inflation eases slightly in April    Eygpt's El-Sherbiny directs new cities to brace for adverse weather    CBE governor meets Beijing delegation to discuss economic, financial cooperation    Egypt's investment authority GAFI hosts forum with China to link business, innovation leaders    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance    Egypt's Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Angola's Lourenço discuss ties, African security in Cairo talks    Egypt's Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum    Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment    Egypt's ambassador to Palestine congratulates Al-Sheikh on new senior state role    Egypt pleads before ICJ over Israel's obligations in occupied Palestine    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Egypt's Ministry of Health launches trachoma elimination campaign in 7 governorates    EHA explores strategic partnership with Türkiye's Modest Group    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egypt hosts World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay for 3rd consecutive year    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Jahd Khalil
Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership
It is hard for Egyptians to imagine a Coptic Church and papacy without the late Shenouda III, both because his 40-year leadership was the only one they had ever known, and because of the far-reaching changes he made in the church's relationship with (...)

20 - 03 - 2012
Tantawi delivers speech to Egypt, announces referendum
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling military junta, reminded Egyptians of economic and security troubles and made modest political concessions during a speech Tuesday evening, responding to demonstrations across Egypt (...)

22 - 11 - 2011
Amidst chaos in Tahrir, protestors set up own institutions
CAIRO: Protestors in Cairo's Tahrir Square set up their own institutions to cope with a violent crackdown by Egyptian security forces this weekend. Other protestors set up a field hospital in Omar Makram Mosque, and another outside the massive (...)

22 - 11 - 2011
Giza Systems wins Egypt contract for Honeywell
Giza Systems and Honeywell signed a systems integration agreement, according to a press release issued last Thursday. The move comes as Honeywell Process Solutions attempt to strength its local presence. The pair of companies will service (...)

31 - 07 - 2011
Egypt: New tax regime adds to Mobinil's woes
A Cairo investment bank predicted that a new tax regime negatively impacted Mobinil's second quarter figures, the Egyptian English daily al-Ahram reported last week. Beltone Financial said the negative impact would only be felt in this period, (...)

31 - 07 - 2011
Egypt ranks 40th in IT competition
At a recent Information technology competition, Egypt ranked 40th internationally, the Egyptian Arabic daily al-Wafd reported Tuesday. Al-Wafd is the newspaper of the political party of the same name. Usama Ismail, the dean of the Regional Center (...)

29 - 07 - 2011
Local IT professionals struggle to find local content
A global survey of IT professionals across the world shows that IT professionals desire locally produced content, according to an Arabic press release posted yesterday on the Middle Eastern news website Zawya. The report, conducted by IDG (...)

29 - 07 - 2011
Vodafone's role in Egypt crackdown resurfaces
Vodafone Group, which owns a majority stake in Vodafone Egypt, was questioned at its annual conference about the company's role in a government crackdown in response to massive protests in January. Vodafone cut off cell phone service for a short (...)

29 - 07 - 2011
Algeria's Djezzy meeting with Orascom Executive
The Algerian Telecom operator Djezzy GSM announced a meeting with the general director of Orascom Telecom Algeria, the Algerian Arabic daily ElKhabar reported Tuesday. Tamer Al-Mahdi, the general director of Orascom telecom Algeria met Djezzy (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
Maroc Telecom revises 2011 outlook
Maroc telecom revised its revenue outlook for 2011 to not expect a rise in revenue for 2011, Reuters reported Tuesday. In a statement the company said it expects a slight decline in revenues due to lower prices in Morocco. Revenues for the (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
Profile of Egypt's new telecom minister: Mohamed Salem
Mohamed Abdel Kader Mohamed Salem took the reins of the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) last Thursday. According to a biography on the MCIT's website he specializes in infrastructure planning, strategic (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
Egypt's Mobinil row continues
The telecommunications row involving the Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil escalated when one of its competitors, Etisalat, instructed customers to make a complaint with the national telecom regulator, the Egyptian Arabic daily al-Shorouk reported (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
Radio Algeria postpones broadcasts
Radio Algeria's channel two waited two days before deciding to postpone their broadcast of “Between the Beaches,” from the city of Tenes, Algeria. Tenes is a small port in northern Algeria. The town is host to beaches and Roman Ruins. Ostensibly (...)

27 - 07 - 2011
MENA smart card market to boom
New research predicts that the smart card market is to grow rapidly in coming years. The market research firm Frost and Sullivan released new research predicting that the smart card market in the Middle East and North Africa is to grow to $328.5 (...)

27 - 07 - 2011
Business Monitor International details pre-revolution Egypt telecom market
Business Monitor International released a report detailing the Egyptian Telecommunications market for the second quarter of 2011. The report mostly contains data describing the last quarter of 2010, painting a detailed picture of the Egyptian (...)

26 - 07 - 2011
Major Algerian Internet disturbances
The director of communications at Algeria Telecom announced Saturday that Algerians should expect major internet disruptions in the coming days, the Algerian Arabic daily AlKhabar reported Sunday. Abdel Hakim Mezyani attributed the disturbances (...)

26 - 07 - 2011
Algerians wait for debit cards
Some Algerians' applications for debit cards have come along with three years of waiting, the Algerian Arabic Daily ElKhabar reported Sunday. Applicants from the interior city of Bechar, which is close to the Moroccan border, have waited for any (...)

26 - 07 - 2011
Etisalat inks two deals, one new one old
Etisalat penned a new major agreement with the Spanish mega-carrier Telefonica, detailed in a press release from Telefonica. The release dubbed the agreement a “strategic partnership,” as the companies do not compete in any single market. (...)

26 - 07 - 2011
Egypt's Credit Agricole expands mobile banking
Credit Agricole Egypt announced that it would be expanding its mobile baking services, the Middle Eastern News service Bawaba reported last week. Credit Agricole Egypt (CAE) announced that they would increase their mobile banking services to (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Egyptian telecom minister changed at last minute
Egypt renamed its candidate for Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) at the last moment, according to press reports in the local press. The cabinet was scheduled to be sworn in Thursday, including Hazim Abdel Azim, a (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Egypt's Fawry helps MasterCard launch electronic bill-paying services
The Egyptian Electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) company Fawry announced it is joining forces with MasterCard to provide payment services to Egyptian customers, the Middle Eastern News service Bawaba reported Wednesday. Fawry's EBPP (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Egyptian public sector privatizations to cease
The supervisor of privatization efforts in Egypt announced that privatization of state owned industries will cease, the local media reported Thursday. The move comes along a major administrative reshuffle, as well as an institutional one. The (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Nedjma rolls out store concept in Algeria
Nedjma, the Algerian telecommunications company, announced its “Neighborhood” store concept in a statement Wednesday, according to the independent Algerian Arabic daily ElKhabar. Nedjma, Arabic for star, will be opening 24 “City Shops” around (...)

22 - 07 - 2011
Morocco extends tech program for college students
The Moroccan government extended a program to provide technology to the country's postgraduate students, the Dutch research firm Telecompaper reported this week. The Digital Morocco 2013 program subsidizes 85 percent of the purchase cost of a (...)

22 - 07 - 2011
Revolution hits Egypt's telecom sector: report
A new report details the damage done by Egyptian revolution the Egyptian telecoms sector, the Press Trust of India reported Tuesday. 67 percent of the telecommunications companies were directly damaged in the 18-day unrest, with Mobinil (...)

21 - 07 - 2011
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