Section: Egypt
Playing with fire in Donbass
Most tanks have apparently been withdrawn from the buffer zone in eastern Ukraine but not the heavy artillery, complains the OSCE. The truce is still on shaky ground. DW’s Frank Hofmann reports from Kyiv. Eastern Ukraine is far from Kyiv: there, barely anyone has witnessed the disputes that observers of the Organization for Security and...
Oriental weavers facing challenges of local currency and Euro depreciation: Khamis
By Mohamed Ahmed Oriental Weavers Company recently faced a number of challenges due to the lack in foreign currency and the euro depreciation against the dollar, which affected sales in Europe, said Oriental Weaver’s CEO Mohamed Farid Khamis. The foreign currency deficit continues to cause decline in Oriental Weavers’ revenues; during...
Hollande pressed to amend foreign policy after Paris attacks
French President Francois Hollande is under pressure to change policy in Syria’s civil war and work more closely with Russia after a wave of deadly attacks in Paris but he seems determined to stick to his guns and escalate military action. France has become arguably the most exposed Western nation to Islamist militants because of its...
Study of Russian plane crash debris at final stage: Putin
The study of the remains from the Russian plane crash in Egypt is at its final stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Turkey’s Antalya Monday. “We are at the final stage of studying the debris,” Putin said. The Italian PM...
Right way for refugees with Poland’s new Left
Anti-migrant feelings helped propel a sweeping win for Poland’s right-wing PiS in recent elections. Even so, activists are hopeful that a new, tolerant future lies ahead. Isabelle de Pommereau reports from Wroclaw. There’s a place in this young, dynamic southwest Polish metropolis called Kamienskiego Street that hardly anybody sets...
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, its highest death toll since a fragile ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists began two months ago. The guns have been mostly silent since early September, but there has been an increase in ceasefire...
Egypt ranked 83rd out of 141 in tourism competitiveness: WEF
By Maydaa Abo El-Nadar Egypt was ranked 83rd out of 141 countries worldwide, in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) for 2015. In the 2011 index Egypt was ranked 75th out of 139 countries, dropping 10 places to reach 85th out of 140 countries in the 2013 index. The UAE managed to go up from 30th place...
US Congress, White House square off over Guantanamo
The US Congress has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation that extends the ban on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay to facilities in America, challenging President Barack Obama’s renewed push to close the prison before he leaves office in January of 2017. Only three senators voted against the legislation, with 91 casting...
NATO exercise in the Mediterranean is largest in 13 years
NATO’s biggest exercise in 13 years ends on 6 November . “Trident Juncture” shows an alliance in the process of changing and responding to Russia’s military ambitions. DW’s Max Hofmann reports from Sardinia. A few American soldiers stand at attention during roll call at the end of the exercise, along with the German and Albanian...
Tourism in Egypt suffers after several tragedies
By Mayada Abo El-Nadar Following the Russian plane crash in Sinai earlier this week, fears have been reignited that Egypt’s barely-recovering tourism industry has taken another major blow – especially as the crash comes just two months after Mexican tourists were accidentally targeted and killed by the Egyptian armed forces. Statements by...
