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Hunger poverty rates in Egypt up sharply over past three years - UN report
21 May 2013 – Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released today by the United Nations food agency and partners. An estimated 13.7 million Egyptians or 17 per cent of the population suffered from food insecurity in 2011, compared to 14 per cent in 2009, according to the report by UN World Food Programme ...
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Egyptian Press Stresses Cuban Deputy Foreign Ministers Visit
Cairo, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The English-language Egyptian Gazette published an extensive interview today with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra, in which he highlighted the strength and historic nature of bilateral ties between Cuba and Egypt. The visit of the Cuban deputy foreign minister was followed with interest by both Egyptian television and printed press, which requested his ...
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Egyptians arrested on security grounds may meet relatives soon
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The 11 Egyptians arrested in the UAE on security grounds will be able to meet their relatives very soon, said Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE Tamer Mansoor. He also confirmed that all of them are in good health.Mansoor told Khaleej Times on Sunday that the Emirati officials wanted to comfort the relatives of the accused who had already talked to them on the phone in ...
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Hamas to close tunnels if Egypt will open border
Hamas said it would be willing to close all smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border upon opening of a commercial crossing, Palestinian news agency Ma'an cited Ghazi Hamad, Hamas undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying Tuesday. Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues Thursday by Islamist ...
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Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers
north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men on a road between the towns of el-Arish and Rafah near the border with Gaza on Thursday in the latest setback for the Cairo government's efforts to reinstate law and order in ...
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Egyptian Politician Removal of Christian Secretary Shows Submission to Religious Pressure
Deputy Head of the Egyptian Democratic Social Party Emad Gad said that pressure from religious groups in the country is corrupting the judicial system in ...
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Afdb Builds Capacity in Education Through Education Research Awards
Under the co-sponsorship of the African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC), the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) announced the winners and presented eight awards to African scholars and research institutions that have published distinctive research in the field of education. The award ...
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New Egypt tax law cuts for poor business hikes
CAIRO -; Egypt's president has signed a new tax law that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians while increasing taxes on small and medium-sized ...
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Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on a Sinai funeral
An Egyptian Army vehicle with a tank heads to the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2013. Security officials said 17 military and more than 20 police armored vehicles were deployed in northern Sinai Monday as a response to the kidnapping by suspected militants of six policemen and a border guard there last ...
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Egypts rebels protest Morsi
An Egyptian activist covers her face with the petition for "Tamarod," Arabic for "rebel," a campaign calling for 15 million signatures expressing "no confidence" in Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and calling for early presidential elections, during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo on May ...
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Clashes between Egypt troops and gunmen in Sinai
An Egyptian Army vehicle with a tank heads to the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2013. Security officials said 17 military and more than 20 police armored vehicles were deployed in northern Sinai Monday as a response to the kidnapping by suspected militants of six policemen and a border guard there last ...
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HDB to waive HydePark stake after signing settlement with Damac
) announced that CEO & Managing Director of the bank signed on Monday settlement contract with Damac Properties after Prime Minister's approval. The banks added, in a release sent to EGX that, as per terms of the deal Damac will waive its stake in HydePark Development amounting to 17.9 % to New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA). It added that, CEO signed the deal which includes ...
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IMF says Egypt budget gap worrying urges Yemen to finalise economic programme
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A photographer takes pictures through a glass carrying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo during a news conference in Bucharest March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Bogdan ...
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Military Operation in Sinai Is Political - Army Source
A former army commander has described the decision to launch a military operation in Sinai as "political", explaining that the decision was made by the army in response to the inaction of the authorities. In an interview on a satellite channel on Monday evening, Tayseer al-Tobgy accused President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood of attempting to set the army up for war with ...
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Rebel Movement Says Lawsuits Show Brotherhood Fear
Tamarod, a rebellion campaign whose aim is to collect 15 million signatures on a petition against President Mohamed Mursi, said on Tuesday that the lawsuits against it show that the Muslim Brotherhood fears it. Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered the state security prosecution to begin an investigation in a lawsuit that accuses a satellite channel, some journalists and three Tamarod ...
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U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing Egypt
MR. VENTRELL: Good afternoon. I've got a couple things for you all at the top, and then I will turn it over to all of you. First of all, on Egypt, we are deeply concerned by the growing trend of efforts to punish and deter political expression in Egypt. Numerous individuals, including journalists, bloggers and activists have been detained, and some are being charged and put on trial for ...
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More troops arrive in Egypts Sinai over hostages
An Egyptian Army vehicle with a tank heads to the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2013. Security officials said 17 military and more than 20 police armored vehicles were deployed in northern Sinai Monday as a response to the kidnapping by suspected militants of six policemen and a border guard there last ...
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African Development Bank to host Innovative Financing Seminar on Infrastructure and Diaspora bonds
AfDB's annual meetings in Morocco on May 29, 2013. One of the main objectives of the seminar to be at held at the Palmeraie Golf Palace in Marrakech, themed "Financing African Structural Change - Infrastructure and Diaspora Bonds" is to raise awareness of all stakeholders in the role that infrastructure and diaspora bonds can play in catalyzing financing to address the existing ...
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Liquidation claim is subject to privatization annulment Simo
) announced that claim filed by Ahmed Diaa ElDin Hussien, owns and his related parties 67 % of Simo, to liquidate the company was suspended until State Council decide on the claim of annulling privatization and selling the ...
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Egypt’s Dollar Black Market Premium Falls Amid Pound Decline
Egypt 's unofficial currency market is falling as the pound goes through what JPMorgan Asset Management called "non-chaotic maximum devaluation." The U.S. currency is selling for 7.47 Egyptian pounds in the Arab country's so-called black market, a 7 percent premium to the official price, according to the average of three quotes from Cairo money exchangers compiled by ...
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Egypt students protest keosene smell in beans
Dozens of students at Al-Azhar University in Egypt said that they smelled kerosene in beans served for dinner in the school's dormitories The students protested Monday after dinner, Ahram Online reported. An official from the university said initial tests didn't indicate any contamination and that the smell may have come from the gas stove on which the beans were cooked. The ...
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Local NGO Offers Legal Support for Female Victims of Violence
An Egyptian non-governmental organization has filed 50 lawsuits in support of female victims of violence. The Cairo Center for Development and Human Rights said in a statement on Monday that the lawsuits included 42 under domestic violence, seven under sexual harassment and only one under discrimination in the workplace. A court has so far ruled in favor of the workplace-related lawsuit while ...
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Prosecutor Puts Hamdeen Sabahis Daughter On Travel Ban List
Egypt's general prosecutor has decided to put the daughter of former presidential candidate and opposition leader Hamdeen Sabahi on a travel ban list. Salma Sabahi, who has been accused of internet marketing fraud, was released on EGP 30,000 bail last week, but arrested again when more legal complaints against her arrived. Sabahi has pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against ...
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Egypt tourist arrivals rise not back to pre-revolt levels
Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ...
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Cross River State Rural Access and Mobility Project in Nigeria
Cross River State has an enviable history in Nigeria, yet until 2008, most rural roads were in poor, impassable conditions. They had a negative impact on the local economy, especially agricultural activities, with poor rural roads resulting in exorbitant vehicle operating costs and unquantifiable travel times. The situation was worse still in far-flung villages where logs of fallen trees often ...
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Egypt's oil industry is growing rapidly
Egypt has, in recent years, made immense gains in terms of economic performance. The country has long been the economic powerhouse of North Africa and Africa in general (second only to South Africa and Nigeria) and has taken great steps to reverse the highly-centralized economy inherited from President Gamel Abdel Nasser.
The oil and gas sector has long been one of the major strengths in the Egyptian economy, along with other natural resources such as minerals, gold and natural gas. Read more
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