Egypt's entrepreneurs

Egypt's entrepreneurs

CAIRO, jan 11 (Washington Times) - Egypt’s core asset and main engine of growth is its youth. Its total population of more than 92 million is characterized by a

By Sahar Nasr - Washington Times

Wednesday 11-01-2017 10:44 AM
Going to a warzone is no ‘adventure’!

Going to a warzone is no ‘adventure’!

Reflections of an MSF staff on his first visit to the field

By Abdelhalim Abdallah

Wednesday 14-12-2016 01:17 PM

Egypt: On crisis management

The crux of our predicament is not the successive crises that have buffeted the state, but the way they are handled.

By Ziad Bahaa-Eldin

Sunday 15-05-2016 11:27 AM

Egypt's 1977 demonstrations: A lesson and a warning (Opinion)

The government has adopted economic reform measures that may create unbearable price rises, similar to the kind that pushed people onto the streets in 1977.

By Omar El-Shenety

Tuesday 19-04-2016 12:18 PM

A tale of two rates: how an Egyptian central bank instrument has backfired  

The newly-introduced certificate of deposit, which was originally established to attract foreign currency into the official banking system, has backfired.

By Noaman Khalid

Monday 11-04-2016 07:38 PM

Egypt’s foreign exchange market and the need for a different economic policy

As long as the fundamental economic problem is not addressed, the consequences will continue to be felt, regardless of CBE interventions.

By Ahram Online

Monday 21-03-2016 01:01 PM
Mapping political forces in Egypt's new parliament

Mapping political forces in Egypt's new parliament

From the outside, away from reading the numbers and the details, the results of the parliamentary elections that were conducted lately seem very positive.

By Mohamed Shuman

Sunday 03-01-2016 01:59 PM
'We promise you to reconsider': NGO-donor relations in Egypt

'We promise you to reconsider': NGO-donor relations in Egypt

The fate of the children and of the employees – who consider the organisation a second home – was to be determined in that meeting.

By Rania Fahmy

Tuesday 29-12-2015 02:39 AM
Election Snapshot: Ex-NDP compete for seats in Mubarak's birthplace Menoufia

Election Snapshot: Ex-NDP compete for seats in Mubarak's birthplace Menoufia

Former members of the now defunct National Democratic Party (NDP) and heads of political parties are leading a fierce competition over parliamentary seats in a Menufiya, the birthplace of two former presidents who ruled Egypt for some 40 years.

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Thursday 19-11-2015 10:12 PM
Elections Snapshot: 63 seats up for grabs in Cairo

Elections Snapshot: 63 seats up for grabs in Cairo

In less than 72 hours, residents of Egypt's over-populated capital Cairo will head to the polls in the second phase of house elections, amid growing public discontent with rising food prices, and an economy screeching to a halt in the aftermath of the Russian plane crash that has dealt a heavy blow to the country’s vital tourism sector.

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Thursday 19-11-2015 01:34 PM
Elections Snapshot: Dominance of ex-NDP members, former security officials in Sharqiya

Elections Snapshot: Dominance of ex-NDP members, former security officials in Sharqiya

As was the case in phase one of house elections at most of Egypt’s 14 provinces last month, in Sharqiya, the hometown of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, former members of the now-defunct National Democratic (NDP) as well as ex-military and police figures dominate the scene.

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Monday 16-11-2015 12:57 PM
Elections Snapshot: low turnout expected in Egypt's beleaguered North Sinai

Elections Snapshot: low turnout expected in Egypt's beleaguered North Sinai

Residents of the troubled province of North Sinai are expected to head to the polls on Nov. 22-23 to vote for their representatives in parliament, despite an escalating insurgency that has left the militant hotbed almost a ghost town.

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Sunday 15-11-2015 01:26 PM
Electoral system fragments Coptic vote, say experts

Electoral system fragments Coptic vote, say experts

When campaigning kicked off for the upcoming election of Egypt's 2015 House of Representatives late September, several unlikely bedfellows emerged amid the complex web of alliances and coalitions.

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Monday 19-10-2015 02:45 PM
Elections Snapshot: Tribal endorsements mark Fayoum campaigns

Elections Snapshot: Tribal endorsements mark Fayoum campaigns

The one time Muslim Brotherhood stronghold Fayoum is now the playing field of tribes and families, as the candidates from the province gear up for the 19 seats allotted to Fayoum in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

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Friday 16-10-2015 09:53 PM
Elections Snapshot: Former members of now defunct NDP in fierce competition in Minya

Elections Snapshot: Former members of now defunct NDP in fierce competition in Minya

Less than a week ahead of voting, former members of the now defunct National Democratic Party (NDP) are the main contenders in the upcoming House of Representative elections, while female candidates have a very weak presence in the province.

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Friday 16-10-2015 09:38 PM
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