US economy contracts in Q1 '25    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    EGP closes high vs. USD on Wednesday    Germany's regional inflation ticks up in April    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    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    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 Katharina Natter
North Africa likely to achieve 18 of 21 MDG targets
CAIRO: North Africa is likely to achieve 18 of the 21 targets laid down in the eight UN millennium development goals (MDG), says the latest UN report, released Wednesday. Yet three targets that fall under gender equality, employment and education (...)

25 - 06 - 2010
Cairo's zabbaleen reclaim their share in garbage collection
CAIRO: The screening of Mai Iskander's “Garbage Dreams”, a documentary on Cairo's trash collectors known as zabbaleen, at Darb 1718 this Monday was an opportunity not only to shed light on the deteriorating situation of the zabbaleen, but also on (...)

25 - 06 - 2010
UNRWA highlights dire financial situation
CAIRO: In its annual meeting in Cairo last week, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) addressed its dire financial situation, saying it still needs funds to cover the next six months. “I'm (...)

23 - 06 - 2010
The failures of Egyptian agricultural policy
CAIRO: In his recently published book “The crisis of Egypt's rural society – The end of the fellah?” Habib Ayeb, researcher at the American University in Cairo's social research center, sheds light on the precarious situation Egyptian farmers face (...)

20 - 06 - 2010
Egyptians most enthusiastic followers of World Cup games in Mideast, says survey
CAIRO: Egyptians are the most enthusiastic followers of the 2010 World Cup games in the Middle East and Africa region, a global survey conducted by The Nielsen Company recently revealed. Sixty-one percent of Egyptians said they intend to follow (...)

16 - 06 - 2010
The invisible workers: Study says domestic workers unaccounted for
CAIRO: A recent study called for amending child labor laws to include domestic labor, and emphasized the need to produce accurate data on the topic. While other studies estimate that 2.6–2.8 million children are working on the streets, accurate (...)

15 - 06 - 2010
Women say they earn less for equal hours, shows Middle East poll
CAIRO: Four out of 10 women across the Middle East consider that their salaries are lower than those of their male counterparts, according to a recent study conducted by the Middle East job portal, Bayt.com, and YouGovSiraj, the region's largest (...)

11 - 06 - 2010
Arab world pessimistic about US commitment to improving economic conditions, says poll
CAIRO: Only 26 percent of the 937 respondents to a recent poll conducted in Middle Eastern countries believe that the United States is either very or somewhat committed to improving economic conditions in the Muslim world. Concerning America's (...)

10 - 06 - 2010
Women say they earn less for equal hours, shows Middle East poll
CAIRO: Four out of 10 women across the Middle East consider that their salaries are lower than those of their male counterparts, a recent study conducted by the Middle East job portal, Bayt.com, and YouGovSiraj, the region's largest online research (...)

07 - 06 - 2010
Egypt, EU take a step towards liberalizing trade
CAIRO: A newly-amended EU-Egypt Association Agreement seeks to further liberalize bilateral trade in agricultural, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products. The agreement, which entered into force June 1, is a step towards (...)

03 - 06 - 2010
Obstacles remain to effective legal system
CAIRO: While access to justice is protected by Articles 66 and 68 of the constitution, there remain obstacles to implementing them, a two-day workshop concluded last week. Around 35 people – lawyers, government and NGO representatives, as well as (...)

01 - 06 - 2010
UNICEF, IDSC launch crisis management strategy
CAIRO: Under the motto “Prevention is better than the cure,” UNICEF and the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) jointly launched the National Communication Strategy for Raising Societal Awareness in the Area of Risk Reduction (...)

31 - 05 - 2010
Iraq appoints first ambassador to Egypt in two decades
CAIRO: On Saturday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit received Iraq's new ambassador to Egypt, Nizar Eissa Al Khairullah, the first appointed to Egypt after two decades of patchy diplomatic relations. During the last 20 years, (...)

24 - 05 - 2010
Does racist behavior still persist in Egypt?
CAIRO: “In the past, I fought each day in the streets, now I gave up,” Nelly told Daily News Egypt. Nelly is a 25-year-old girl from Cameroon who has lived in Cairo for more than 10 years. “Samara,” or “Fresh from the oven,” are some of the (...)

19 - 05 - 2010
International press criticizes new Nile Treaty, Egypt's attitude
CAIRO: International media are being reticent in their support of the new Nile Treaty, signed in Entebbe last week, questioning the move of the four signatory countries to enact a treaty not including Egypt and Sudan. Simultaneously, Egypt is (...)

17 - 05 - 2010
Eviction of slum in Port Said sheds light on catastrophic housing situation in Egypt
CAIRO: Residents of Zerzara, a slum in Port Said, were caught off guard as bulldozers began to destroy 15 houses in the neighborhood on May 4. Without prior notice, the governor of Port Said ordered the eviction of the informal settlements (...)

14 - 05 - 2010
Banned: The Elton John affair
CAIRO: The Egyptian Musicians' Union announced earlier this month that a concert by Elton John scheduled for May 18 has been cancelled, triggering debate over the power of state institutions to control the arts. “How could we allow a gay man, who (...)

09 - 05 - 2010
Malnourishment has direct effect on poverty, says study
CAIRO: A study conducted by the World Food Program suggested the fortification of baladi bread with iron and folic acid in Egypt to boost not only the national health but also national economy. The study was discussed on Tuesday by Jack (...)

06 - 05 - 2010
Experts optimistic about new organ transplant law
CAIRO: The new organ transplant law, which came into effect this week, aims to curb “commercial practices with organs in Egypt,” Alaa Ghanaam from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) told Daily News Egypt. “During the last decade, (...)

05 - 05 - 2010
Egypt praised as model in fight against maternal mortality
CAIRO: Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Egypt decreased almost 70 percent, from 174 deaths per 100,000 life births in 1992 to 55 in 2008, a study revealed this week. Reducing MMR by 75 percent between 1990 and 2015 is one of the UN Millennium (...)

15 - 04 - 2010
Mubarak accepts Azhar Sheikh's resignation from NDP
CAIRO: On Sunday, President Hosni Mubarak approved the resignation of Al-Azhar's Grand Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb from the National Democratic Party's influential policies committee. In an unexpected move, El-Tayeb announced on March 26 that he will (...)

12 - 04 - 2010
Antiquities conference ends with no concrete proposals for restitution of pillaged artifacts
CAIRO: "It is a historical day, Zahi Hawass, President of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and Chair of the International Conference for the Protection and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage, said on Thursday. In a two day conference (...)

08 - 04 - 2010
Leaked video uncovers cruelty of civilian killing in Iraq war
CAIRO: A 2007 video showing US military helicopters attacking and killing unarmed civilians, including two journalists, was published Monday by Wikileaks, a website disclosing leaked official documents. At a press conference on April 5, Wikileaks (...)

06 - 04 - 2010
Rights group demands justice for Bahai victims
CAIRO: One year after the violent attacks on Bahais in Shuraniya, a village in Upper Egypt, the assailants have yet to face a court of law. “We refuse to let it pass,” Hossam Bahgat, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal (...)

02 - 04 - 2010
Youth discuss taboo topics at EU simulation
CAIRO: It was the first time Marwa talked about sex in public, she said, “especially with boys in the room.” Almost all the students attending the European Union simulation organized by Cairo University last week echoed Marwa's (...)

02 - 04 - 2010
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