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EOHR Concludes First Training Workshop for Legal Experts On Dealing With Crimes of Torture
[EOHR]On Tuesday 21 May 2013, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) completed its first training workshop for legal experts in how to deal with crimes of torture. The workshop was held over two days from 21 to 22 May…
A Calm State in Tahrir Square Before Demonstrations
[Aswat Masriya]A state of calm prevailed in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday morning before a planned demonstration which several revolutionary parties and forces have called for.…
President Discusses Bilateral Relations With Qatari Premier
[Aswat Masriya]President Mohamed Mursi met with Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations between the countries and ways to develop them.…
Women Council Urges State to Pay Medical Expenses for Harassment Victims
[Aswat Masriya]Head of Egypt's National Council for Women urged the state to pay the medical treatment expenses for violence and sexual harassment victims.…
U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Libya & Egypt
[State Department]Excerpts from the United States Department of State daily press briefing:…
Police Arrest Four Jihadist Suspects in Alexandria
[Aswat Masriya]An Alexandria prosecutor has ordered that four suspected jihadists, who were arrested on the desert road on Wednesday, be detained for four days pending an investigation.…
Report – Women in Developing Countries Most Prone to Environmental Pollution Effects
[Aswat Masriya]Environmental pollutants are responsible for 23 percent of diseases worldwide, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report showed.…
Court Acquits Seven Policemen of Killing Protesters
[Aswat Masriya]A Cairo court on Wednesday acquitted seven policemen of charges of killing protesters outside a police station on a day dubbed "Friday of Rage", during the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak.…
Released Soldiers Arrive in Cairo
[Aswat Masriya]Seven released Egyptian security officers, who were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai on Thursday, arrived to Almaza Cairo Airport on Wednesday after being released, reported the state-owned news channel.…
EFG Hermes reports 27.3% Y-o-Y rise in net profit in Q1 2013
Group revenues rose 14% Y-o-Y in 1Q13, driven by 17% growth in Investment Bank revenues to EGP194m, reflecting rising contributions from all four fee-earning lines of business.The Commercial Bank's contribution to Group revenue increased…
Crowell and Moring Cairo advises Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank- Egypt on landmark Islamic finance deal
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank- Egypt was the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (IMLA) and the global coordinator in the deal, coordinating the financing with Abu Dhabi Islamic bank (UAE), Arab African International Bank, Banque du…
Nation’s Mursi Calls On People of Sinai to Hand Over Weapons
[Aswat Masriya]Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi urged everyone who has weapons in the Sinai Peninsula to hand them over on Wednesday, saying that only the authorities should be armed.…
Sodic announces EGP6m net profits in Q1 2013
•Revenues: EGP130m•Gross Profit: EGP42.6m•Net Income: EGP6mSODIC reported a net consolidated profit of EGP6m (Q1 2012 net profit of EGP 35m) on consolidated revenues of EGP 130m (Q1 2012 revenues of EGP 312m). The drop…
Egypt tourist arrivals up 11.8%
Posted by staff reporterThursday, May 23 - 2013 at 02:33 UAE local time (GMT+4) Replication or redistribution in whole or in part is expressly prohibited without…
Brotherhood Guide Congratulates Egyptians for Release of Soldiers
[Aswat Masriya]Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their efforts in releasing the seven kidnapped security officers.…
The First Capacity Building Workshop for Media Professionals
[EOHR]On the Monday 20 May 2013 the Egyptian Organisation of Human Rights (EOHR) began its first training workshop for legal professionals about crimes of torture. The workshop aims to train a group of lawyers, legal professionals and researchers in ho...…
More hotels join Hilton Worldwide
The Middle East & Africa Great Getaway 2013 is now open for business and will remain open until 30 September for guest stays from 17 May 2013 right through until the end of the…
Released Soldiers Return Home
[Aswat Masriya]Seven released Egyptian security officers, who were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai on Thursday, arrived to Almaza Cairo Airport on Wednesday after being released, reported the state-owned news channel.…
Freed Soldiers Arrive in Cairo
[Aswat Masriya]Cairo -Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their efforts in releasing the seven kidnapped security off...…
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Energy supports the 2nd Annual Egypt Power and Electricity Summit
Supported by, and under the patronage, of His Excellency Ahmed Emam Shaaban, the Minister of Electricity and Energy, the 2nd Annual Egypt Power and Electricity is taking place on the 22-25 September 2013, at…
International Association of Judges Rallies Behind Nation’s Judiciary
[Aswat Masriya]At an international conference focusing on the independence of Egypt's Judiciary on Monday, the president of the International Association of Judges announced a new committee to investigate the feud between the judiciary and the governme...…
Gunman Killed in Airstrike in Sinai
[Aswat Masriya]A gunman was killed in an air strike on a village in northern Sinai during a security operation on Tuesday, reported a state-owned news channel.…
Army Raids Sinai Homes in Search of Hostages
[Aswat Masriya]Security sources in northern Sinai said that army and police forces began raiding homes in al-Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah on Tuesday in search of the seven security members who were abducted on Thursday.…
Authorities Deny Killing Gunman in Sinai
[Aswat Masriya]Egyptian security sources denied killing a gunman in an airstrike in northern Sinai, saying that the security forces mistakenly fired on a funeral during a sweep search for the security personnel who were kidnapped on Thursday.…
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