Category Archives: News

July 11,2012 TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Constitutional and Legislation Affairs Committee of the Egyptian People’s Assembly Mahmoud al-Khudairi said resumption of ties and cooperation between Tehran and Cairo is highly important since the former can help Egypt revive its … Continue reading →

July 10,2012 Gathered together around a wide table, the group of entrepreneurs in Dubai for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition represented a key constituency of the Arab Spring generation: Young, educated, and reform-minded, seeking to create their own … Continue reading →

July 10,2012 In an effort to bolster sustainable economic development, the Crédit Agricole Bank of Egypt held a symposium yesterday in collaboration with several key organisations, titled “Supporting Trade and Investment.” http://thedailynewsegypt.com/2012/07/05/first-specialised-website-to-support-investment-and-trade-in-egypt/

July 10,2012 Gathered together around a wide table, the group of entrepreneurs in Dubai for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition represented a key constituency of the Arab Spring generation: Young, educated, and reform-minded, seeking to create … Continue reading →

July 10,2012 Sarah Wali left the U.S. media scene and returned to Egypt to pursue an idea for a citizen journalism platform for the Middle East. With her business partner Mahamad El Tanahy, that idea became CitJo.com. Within months of … Continue reading →

July 7,2012 Technocratic policymaking has been the unspoken hallmark of authoritarianism in Egypt, excising politics from the public sphere. After the revolution, politicians cannot — and should not — escape accountability http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/47072/Opinion/Egypt-The-problem-of-4

July 6,2012 The political situation in Egypt seems to have stabilised following the election of Mohamed Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood party to become the country’s first Islamist president. http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Opinion/227092/morsi-brings-hope-of-economic-renewal.html

July 5,2012 When it comes to the political engagement between the United States and the newly elected parties in Tunisia and Egypt, the focus should be on the potential economic gains. Whether in the United States, Egypt or Tunisia, people … Continue reading →

July 5,2012 Historic political transitions in the Arab world are under way, but they are taking place against the backdrop of deteriorating economic conditions in the region—the unavoidable outcome of the Arab Spring’s destabilization and of the actions of investors … Continue reading →

July 5 ,2012 What brings a group of entrepreneurs from theMahgreb region of Africa to Detroit’s TechTown? It’s an interesting story that started in Egypt three years ago. http://www.xconomy.com/detroit/2012/07/05/techtown-hosts-north-african-entrepreneurs-as-part-of-state-dept-program/