Cairo Informer

Ahmed Maher, founder of the April 6 Youth Movement group, was arrested at the airport in Cairo after his trip to the United States. The Egyptian authorities are accusing him of vandalism and destruction in connection with the group’s underwear-waving demonstration two months ago. Full News here – NYT > Egypt News — Revolution and [...]

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Cabinet releases statement amid controversy over amendments to Judiciary Law proposed to Shura Council The post Government says it fully respects judiciary appeared first on Daily News Egypt. This is a content summary only. Visit Daily News Egypt portal for more! Full News here – Daily News Egypt

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Egyptian fund manager Mohamed Ayad watched his clients lose money for months until he himself became a victim of the stock market's slump. "I was fired with many others when trading volumes went down," said Ayad, a man in his 30s who worked for a securities firm in Cairo until last year. "I have been [...]

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Pope Tawadros II, the Coptic pope, accused President Mohamed Morsi’s government of “delinquency” and “misjudgments” for failing to prevent sectarian fighting. Full News here – NYT > Egypt News — Revolution and Aftermath

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Cairo students learn about government from elected officials Darrin Phegley / The GleanerIllustrator Mark Adams, right, signs a drawing he gave to student Trenton Richardson, center, as Cairo Elementary students file out of the gym after hearing Adams and others talk about Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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On his first visit to the Middle East in his new capacity as the CEO of the International Finance Corporation, Jin-Yong Cai reiterated what has been repeated for months — investors are still seeking clarity and certainty before putting money into Egypt’s ailing economy. Both domestic and international investors are waiting to see if the [...]

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The government is mulling regulating the price of cement temporarily to promote fairness and curb price fixing. As of press time, cement cost LE880 per ton.    On Wednesday, the Shura Council criticized the Consumer Protection Agency and urged it to take decisive action against cement factories accused of illegally hiking prices for profit.   [...]

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Protests in Cairo against visit of Sudan government officials Egyptian and Sudanese protesters gathered in Cairo to show their discontent about the visit of two government officials from Sudan chanting slogans to denounce “the genocidal and ethnic cleansing regime”, sources report. Representatives of Sudanese … Full News here – Read more on Radio Dabanga

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Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has called on the Iraqi government to set fair rules for all Iraqis, warning it against excluding or marginalizing any particular faction in light of renewed Shia-Sunni political tension. Tayyeb met Sunday with an Iraqi delegation headed by Ahmed Abdel Malek al-Saadi, who represented Abdel Malek al-Saadi, a prominent Sunni [...]

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Officials of a police union that called for a strike charged that President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies had used the police to beat back demonstrations by his political opponents. Full News here – NYT > Egypt News — Revolution and Aftermath

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  The economic reform program that the government has prepared for the International Monetary Fund to consider for its loan includes a raise on cigarette taxes by LE0.75 for local brands and LE1.25 for imported brands, a government source said. The program also postpones the deadline for petroleum products subsidies to be rationed from April [...]

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Minister of Civil Aviation told MENA that Omar Morsi was hired based on competency The post Nepotism not behind Morsi’s son’s government job, says minister appeared first on Daily News Egypt. This is a content summary only. Visit Daily News Egypt portal for more! Full News here – Daily News Egypt

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Harassment is politically-driven and the government is responsible, says National Council for Women The post NCW preparing a lawsuit against the government appeared first on Daily News Egypt. This is a content summary only. Visit Daily News Egypt portal for more! Full News here – Daily News Egypt

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As the government struggles to make ends meet, figures both in and outside the government are saying the country could save some serious money by re-examining its recent high-dollar deal with international software giant, Microsoft. On 26 December, the official Facebook page of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil announced that the Cabinet had sealed a deal [...]

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As money sent home from Egyptians abroad reaches a record level, President Mohamed Morsy and his government have pinpointed this source of income as one of the key tools in their diminishing arsenal against the country’s financial crisis. Remittances, money earned abroad by Egyptian expatriates and sent home, reached a record US$ 19 billion last [...]

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