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assiut train Crash lawsuit Children tortured by egyptian health Centre Celebrates seCurity forCes anniversary Morsy and Qandil accused of being Holistic health centre helps clients responsible for the deaths of over 50 Over 300 children detained during find a healthy and balanced children protests over past year says Human 2 Rights Watch report 3 approach to life 8 Renewed clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street April 6 Activist in comA, At leAst 40 more injuries And unconfirmed reports of A deAth by ahmed aboul enein and rubber bullets. They started firing shotguns early Tuesday. At least three people were critically The Ministry of Health says over 40 injured in clashes between protest- people were injured but doctors in a field ers and police in Mohamed Mahmoud hospital Monday night told Daily News Street early Tuesday morning, includ- Egypt there were over 300 injuries. ing one who is in a coma. Most injuries were from tear gas Gaber Salah Gaber, a member of inhalation or hurled rocks and other the 6 April Youth Movement, is in the missiles, both the field hospital doctor intensive care unit of Al-Qasr Al-Eini and an EMT at an ambulance confirmed. Hospital after sustaining shotgun inju- The general prosecution is interro- ries to the head and neck. Members of gating 19 protesters who police arrested 6 April said Gaber has a pellet lodged during the clashes. No official charges in his brain. have been filed. Prime Minister Hesham Gaber’s fellow 6 April member Qandil visited six injured policemen be- Mahmoud Saeed is also in critical ing treated at the police hospital. condition after sustaining three shot- The clashes stemmed from a dem- gun wounds to his stomach. Saeed is onstration held to commemorate also in Al-Qasr Al-Eini Hospital and is the anniversary and victims of the said to be in urgent need of blood Mohamed Mahmoud Street clashes. donations. The Ministry of Interior released Protesters and onlookers said at a statement on 18 November claim- least one man was killed this morning, ing it had information that there were with some estimating even more. There calls to attack the ministry and that it has been no official confirmation. would respond to such attempts by On Tuesday morning a ring of rocks any means necessary. surrounded a blood trail on Mohamed Police also justified clashes with Mahmoud Street, said have come from protesters last year by saying they

a protester who died. A woman in the Hassan Ibrahim were attempting to attack the Minis- street claimed police killed her son by protesters gather on Mohamed Mahmoud street as clashes with security forces entered the second day try of Interior. shooting him in the head with live am- Mohamed Mahmoud Street does munition. deaths but there were several serious that only rifle fire could be lethal. police and protesters that started lent Tuesday afternoon. Police and not directly lead to the Ministry of Waleed Nada, an activist who moni- injuries other than Gaber. Rubble filled the side Youssef El- Monday evening and carried on until protesters exchanged rocks Monday Interior, with other streets in the area tors injuries and deaths in clashes, said Nada said protesters confused Gendy side street off Mohamed early Tuesday morning. night with the police occasionally such as Mansour Street and Sheikh the group he works with recorded no shotgun blasts with rifle fire, thinking Mahmoud, the site of a battle between The smell of tear gas was preva- resorting to firing tear gas canisters Rehan Street being much closer.

Egypt reaches preliminary deal israeli airstrikes enter seventh day with IMF Reports of an Egypt-mediated ceasefire emerge as death toll rises by Mohamed salah el-din that the loan carries an interest rate of 1.06 per cent, plus additional fees. by hend Kortam ceasefire unless Israel simultaneously Negotiations between the govern- The stand-by arrangement still lifts the siege. ment and the International Monetary needs to be approved by the IMF Israel’s aerial bombardament of the Al-Arabiya reported that the Fund (IMF) delegation were concluded board on 19 December before re- Gaza Strip continued for the seventh United States has sent three war- on Tuesday and a preliminary deal was leasing the first tranche of the loan; day on Tuesday, bringing the death toll ships to Israel as a precautionary reached on the $4.8 billion loan, cor- an IMF official said the loan would be in the Palestinian enclave to over 130. move, to aid the departure of US responding to 335 per cent of Egypt’s disbursed over 22 months. At the time of writing a ceasefire residents if necessary. quota in the IMF, said official sources. Bauer said in a statement following between Israel and Hamas may have The Israeli offensive on the Gaza Minister of Planning and Interna- the conclusion of the staff mission: “The been agreed, amid reports that Israel Strip started on Wednesday 14 No- tional Cooperation Ashraf Al-Araby Egyptian authorities have developed a has put off ground operations for 24 vember and is code named Operation told a news conference “We have a national program that seeks to pro- hours, to try and reach a ceasefire. Pillar of Defence. It began with the preliminary agreement with the tech- mote economic recovery, address the President Mohamed Morsy said that targeted assassination of Head of the nical team of the IMF… we are happy country’s fiscal and balance of payments a truce would come in to effect “within armed wing of Hamas, Ahmed Jabari, that the IMF is supporting our pro- deficits, and lay the foundation for rap- a few hours” of a speech on Tuesday. after several days of tension between gram at this stage” id job creation and socially balanced Negotiations between Israel and Israel and armed groups in Gaza Al-Araby said that the programme growth in the medium term” he said. Hamas, brokered by Egypt in Cairo, which were firing rockets into south- “would achieve social justice and tar- “The policies contained in the au- entered a critical stage on Tuesday, ern Israel. During the offensive, the gets those on limited incomes” re- thorities’ program will help address Israeli daily Haaretz reported. This Israeli army has engaged with its naval ported Reuters. Egypt’s pressing economic and social comes after Israeli Prime Minis- and air forces but hasn’t yet commit- Al-Araby was joined by the head challenges and reduce vulnerabilities.” ter Benjamin Netanyahu refused ted to ground operations. of the IMF delegation, Andreas Bauer, French and Qatari mediation. The Israeli army said they dropped and other IMF officials. Bauer stated Continued on page 5 According to Al-Arabiya, all parties leaflets on Tuesday warning residents are negotiating a two-stage deal to se- against going near Hamas operatives. cure a ceasefire and the end of targeted Residents of Beit Lahiya, Beit Ha- Cairo’s place as a publishing Israeli assassinations, as well as the lift- noun and Al-Atatra were reportedly ing of the siege on Gaza which has en- bombarded with leaflets that told forced by Egypt and Israel since 2007. them, and those living by the coast, to powerhouse under threat Egyptian officials told Haaretz that the evacuate their houses. deal is close but the Israeli side needs to Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli army show more flexibility. The agreement, had dropped leaflets telling people to which will be guaranteed by Egyptian stay indoors, which has sparked fears President Mohamed Morsy, will start of a ground operation. The area that with a 24 or 48 hour truce. the army asked the residents to evac-

Walid Al-Awad, political official in Longari / Marco AFP Photo uate is very densely populated. the Palestinian People’s Party said that the white vapour trails of a patrolling israeli drone are seen from the sea- political parties in Gaza will reject a front in gaza City Continued on page 3

Egyptian Stock Exchange Commentary 6.3411 6.6473 Closing Daily Change Hisham Ezz El-Arab writes: In the wake of Dubai’s book exhibi- Questions on the country’s place as a EGX 30 5,409.89 -0.07% The seeds of Turkey’s success can tion, Cairo’s own place as a publish- leading exporter of culture to the re- 6.0875 6.1175 be planted in Egypt. Like Turkey, ing powerhouse has been renounced gion are looming. Translation, as a tool Egypt is a bridge between the mar- with the rise of new players in the for exporting culture, suffers a worse EGX 70 480.35 -1.04% 7.6373 8.0061 kets and consumers of Europe and region. With uncertain state policy fate than publishing. Authors, transla- Asia. We also have a massive labour following the revolution, the heavily- tors and publishers from Egypt’s book 9.5315 9.9918 EGX 100 807.23 -0.55% force, spread out far from the capi- dependent book industry in Egypt has industry give their opinions on pub- tal, eager for the employment lost much of its support from the pub- lishing and translation in Cairo. 1.615 1.6346 EGX 20 6,182.98 -0.27% Page 6 lic sector, as culture gets demoted to the bottom of the nation’s priority list. feature on page 7 2 Daily news egypt WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 www.thedailynewsegypt.com lawsuit filed against Morsy and Qandil for assiut train crash Train driver released

By Nouran El-Behairy The plaintiffs also said Cairo-Assiut tion, said the redevelopment would train drivers had complained to the be completed by 30 June. President Mohamed Morsy, Prime minister of transport on 8 November The Assiut governorate an- Minister Hisham Qandil and other about railway defects, including unsafe nounced a formal funeral on Tues- officials are the subject of a lawsuit crossings. day for the train victims. Assiut holding them responsible for the According to the lawsuit, the minis- Governor Yehia Keshk will attend deaths of over 50 children in the As- ter said he would look into the com- the funeral along with Director of siut train crash. plaints but didn’t. Security Major General Abo Al- A train hit a schoolbus children in On Monday, the attorney general of Qasem Abo Deif and many security the Manfalout area of Assiut on Sat- Assiut, Suhag and New Valley, Hazem and religious figures. urday, after the crossing barrier failed Abdel Shafy, ordered the imprisonment Reports stated earlier that 10 in- to close. of a Hawatka Assiut station employee, jured were taken to Cairo by military Minister of Transportation Rashad Hassan Abdel Halim. Hawatka is where aircraft. The reports were denied by Al-Mateeny, railway authority chief the accident took place. Osama Farouk, the director of Assiut Mostafa Qenawi and the dean of Al- Abdel Halim was imprisoned for 15 university hospital. Nour Islamic institute, which owns days pending investigation. The pros- Farouk complained to the minister the bus, are also co-defendants ac- ecution accused him of manslaughter, of health about the lack of security cused of negligence. unintended injury, damage to public and emergency medications. The lawsuit stated that a private- property and negligence. He said doctors were attacked by ly-owned newspaper on 25 Sep- Abdel Halim denied the charges, parents and families of children.

tember reported that the railway saying he notified the crossing worker / Stringer AFP Photo A mother of four of the victims and authority spent more than EGP 5 of the coming train by phone and reg- Lawsuits have now been filed against senior government figures, accusing them of complicity in the deaths of over a relative of two others, was admitted million to develop 1,725 railroad istered it in his daily report. 50 children in the Assiut train crash to the Abbasseya psychiatric hospital, crossings, especially in Upper Egypt The train driver and his assistant Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. and the West Delta. were released by the prosecution. train victims. President Morsy accepted the res- the Ministry of Transportation until The lawsuit was filed by the Egyp- However, railroad crossings work- The Shura Council held a special The report stated that the person ignation of ex-Minister of Transporta- the appointment of a new minister. tian Centre for the Right to Education, ers said there were no development session on Tuesday to discuss a re- responsible for the accident was either tion Mohamed Rashad El Mateeny on State-run Al-Ahram reported the the Community Committee for the projects implemented. Crossings still port about the accident, prepared the crossing worker or the line observer. the same day as the accident. government had announced a com- Right to Education, the Student Com- used iron chains as barriers and there by the council’s committee on It also stressed the need for auto- Presidential spokesperson Yasser prehensive railway redevelopment mittees for Education Reform, the In- were no electronic signals to indicate transportation. The session started mated technologies and more strict Ali later announced that Minister of plan. Ashraf Al-Araby, minister of dependent Teachers’ Union and the a train was coming. with a moment of silence for the supervision over workers. Housing Tarek Wafik will supervise planning and international coopera- Hisham Mubarak Law Centre. Minister of education Doctors reject threats of dismissal heads to Khartoum for Striking doctors claim that the threats are a Ministry of Health tactic to end strike By Hend Kortam faced intransigence of various forms get to 15 per cent over three years; a across the country to raise awareness international conference including being investigated for strik- minimum wage for Ministry of Health of their cause, including a symbolic Striking doctors say they won’t cave in ing by hospital administrators. workers; and harsher penalties for funeral for healthcare earlier this Sixth Islamic Conference for Ministers of Higher to threats of docked pay or termina- Despite the alleged intransigence those who attack hospitals. month and a protest on Tuesday in tion of their employment. and lack of response from health Several recent attacks on hospitals Alexandria. Education and Scientific Research The committee governing the officials, the committee governing forced some emergency departments Doctors are planning a symbolic partial doctors’ strike announced on the strike agreed in a meeting last to close. trial of those responsible for “killing” By Joel Gulhane UNESCO and the Academy of Sci- Monday that hospitals have received Friday that the doctors would not Doctors have held several protests Egypt’s healthcare on Thursday. ences for the Developing World. leaflets outlining penalties that may be escalate their action to a total strike. The Minister of Education Ibrahim Dr Stacie Rissman-Joyce, an as- imposed on doctors who “are absent The doctors said such a strike would Ghoneim arrived in Khartoum on sociate professor of practice at from work or who refuse to work.” harm patients and that would be ex- Tuesday to attend the Sixth Islamic the Graduate School of Education The committee said the statement ploited to challenge the legality of Conference for Ministers of Higher (GSE) at the American University in doesn’t mention strike action but the strike and would lose the doc- Education and Scientific Research. Cairo (AUC), believes these types hospital administration officials are tors public support. The conference brought together of conferences serve a useful pur- treating the leaflets as a warning to The committee said that even representatives from 57 member pose for the development of edu- striking doctors. though a total strike contradicts doc- states and other interested parties. cation. She said, “conferences such Doctors say however that they are tors’ ethics, if some doctors did stop The aim of the conference is to as these are important places to not absent nor refusing to work, but work entirely it would be the respon- increase cooperation between the share information and ideas for re- are only trying to close outpatient sibility of officials, “who have not taken participating states and to “contrib- form because educational reform is clinics in Ministry of Health hospitals, one serious step to solve the prob- ute to the achievement of peace and a global issue.” the only ones targeted by the strike. lems of the collapsed health system.” security in the world in various ways, Rissman-Joyce mentioned a num- All other hospital departments are The doctors have outlined possible Underhill Laurence particularly through education,” ac- ber of conferences planned for the running as normal, admitting all ex- further action, including collecting Striking doctors and medical staff protest outside of the Doctor’s Syndicate cording to a statement on the con- future including the 2013 Global cept those with trivial ailments. signatures calling for the resignation building on Qasr Al-Eini Street (File photo) ference website. Summit on Education. She also said They hope that by targeting paid of the Minister of Health, Mohamed The conference is organised by that the GSE is currently running a outpatient clinics they can hurt the Mostafa Hamed, and three of his aides. the Sudanese ministry of higher edu- program which has invited eight vis- ministry in the wallet, without affect- The doctors’ strike started on 1 Dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood cation and scientific research. At the iting professors to lecture at AUC ing patient care. October, following a decision by the conference are representatives from in a public forum style to encourage “They are thus exercising their General Assembly of the Doctors’ Court case resumes 57 countries from the Islamic world conversations on educational re- legitimate right to strike, a right guar- Union. More than 50 days on, doc- including Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, Ka- form. Among the visiting professors anteed by many international agree- tors say they are prepared for the By Rana Muhammad Taha “The cited cases ruled that the zakhstan and Turkey. Also participat- will be Dr Tayseer El Noami, a for- ments,” the statement read. long haul. Brotherhood was established ac- ing are international organisations in- mer minister of education in Jordan, Officials at the Ministry of Health The strike has three main demands: The court case pushing for the dissolu- cording to the 1923 constitution,” cluding the Arab League Educational speaking on education reform in the were unavailable to comment. increasing the health budget from less tion of the Muslim Brotherhood was Mokhtar Al-Ashry, head of the legal Culture and Scientific Organisation, Arab region. The striking doctors say they have than three per cent of the state bud- postponed on Tuesday until 1 January committee of the Freedom and Jus- by the Administrative Judiciary Court. tice party (FJP), said. The FJP is the Shehata Mohamed Shehata, one Brotherhood’s political wing. “Thus, of the lawyers who filed the lawsuit the Brotherhood doesn’t fall under popular Current meets pope tawadros ii stated that they had asked the govern- laws governing social matters.” ment to provide the court with any There have been four NGO laws Political group asserts common vision regarding constitution documents proving whether or not since 1954 and the Brotherhood has the Muslim Brotherhood is legally reg- not complied with any of them. The By Fady Salah goals of the 25 January revolution; constitution protecting the notions of Cahtedral in Abbaseya on Sunday. istered as an organisation. He added group argues that the laws exist for freedom, democracy, social justice equality, citizenship and freedom for The Popular Current is the first that the government stated during the societies, associations, institutions, and Pope Tawadros II has met with a delega- and human dignity. the interest of all Egyptians. political movement to meet Tawad- session that no documents were found organisations, none of which, they say, tion from the Popular Current headed She added that both parties Sabahy also attended the enthrone- ros since his enthronement on 18 and that the search remains ongoing. the Brotherhood is. by founder Hamdeen Sabahy, in addition stressed the importance of drafting a ment of Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark’s November. “This is official proof that there is Brotherhood officials and lawyers have to several leading figures in the group. no such thing as the Muslim Broth- repeatedly argued that they need not reg- Tawadros, the 118th pope of the erhood and that the Brotherhood ister with the group simply because there Coptic Orthodox Church, asserted currently ruling the country is illegiti- is no law they can register under. the national role and Arabic loyalty of mate,” Shehata said. The case, which is spearheaded by the Church at the meeting on Monday The Muslim Brotherhood lawyers former member of parliament, Ham- night. He stressed the Church’s firm attending the session stated that the law dy Al-Fakharany, calls for the dissolu- stance on the Palestinian issue and the governing non-governmental organisa- tion of the Brotherhood, the closing Arab identity of Jerusalem. tions (NGOs) is unconstitutional since of its headquarters and the confisca- The delegation spoke of their ap- it doesn’t allow organisations to engage tion of its funds on the basis that the preciation for the national role played in political activities, stated Shehata. organisation is illegal. by the Egyptian church throughout its “This argument is irrelevant and The Brotherhood faced a similar long history. They praised the church’s only aims at stalling the court’s ver- case in July, which was based on the strong relations with Al-Azhar and dict,” Shehata said, adding that the fact that former president, Gamal Ab- thanked them for their collective ef- constitution deals with individuals’ del Nasser, had dissolved the group in forts aiming to protect moderate re- rights to practice politics and not with 1954, thus making it illegal. ligious stances in Egypt. organisations’ rights. The court ruled that Nasser’s deci- Heba Yassin, media spokesper- Brotherhood lawyers had called sion was not legally binding as it was son of the Popular Current, said the for postponing the case and adding it neither a law nor a presidential de- purpose of the meeting was to greet to other court cases. The court cases cree and that the Brotherhood was the pope rather than discuss politics. cited by the Brotherhood are 190 thus legal and constitutionally sound. However, she said that Sabahy as- (year 1951) and 196 (year 1952). Both

serted the Popular Current’s com- page Facebook Current Popular cases stalled any decision to dissolve Additional reporting by Ahmed Aboul mitment to reaching the legitimate Hamdeen Sabahy, head of the Popular Current, meets the newly enthroned Pope Tawadros II the Brotherhood. Enein WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 Daily news egypt 3

www.thedailynewsegypt.com Un secretary general in Cairo for talks on gaza Will travel to ramallah and israel

By Joel Gulhane humanitarian law to ensure the pro- Ban also met with Minister of Foreign tection of civilians.” He added, “that is Affairs Mohamed Amr to discuss the sit- A UN spokesperson confirmed true of those bearing arms and it is true uation in Gaza. Foreign ministry spokes- that United Nations (UN) Secretary of those giving the order to use them.” person Amr Roshdy said Amr “stressed General Ban Ki-Moon travelled to Je- “Once again families and children Israel’s responsibility for the deteriora- rusalem and met with Israeli foreign are dying as a result of senseless tion of the situation in the region.” minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tues- violence, once again Palestinians and United States Secretary of State day afternoon. Israelis live in the fear of the next Hillary Clinton is travelling from Ban arrived in Cairo on Monday night. strike,” said Ban. He emphasised the Cambodia to the Middle East region He met with League of Arab States necessity “to avoid further escalation to weigh in on the situation in Gaza. (LAS) Secretary General Nabil El including a ground operation which According to a press statement by Araby on Tuesday morning to discuss will only result in further tragedy.” Victoria Nuland, a spokesperson for the situation in Gaza and Syria. Both El Araby and Ban called for a the Department of State, “she will Ban announced plans on Tuesday ceasefire between the two sides. Ban meet with regional leaders, starting to meet with both the Israeli and said “my message is clear; all sides with our Israeli partners.” Palestinian Authority leadership in an must halt fire immediately. Further A source at the US embassy in attempt to end the violence. He said escalating the situation will put the Cairo hinted that Clinton will also “I am here to appeal personally for entire region at risk.” visit the Egyptian capital tomorrow. an end to the violence and to offer During their meeting the two men When asked to confirm the source my help in ongoing efforts to achieve also discussed the ongoing crisis in Syr- said “it appears that way.” a cease fire.” ia. Both stressed the need to support During her visit Clinton “will em- He also commended the LAS “for the efforts of joint UN and LAS special phasise the United States’ interest in mobilising diplomatic support for ef- envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in his mission a peaceful outcome that protects and forts led by Egypt to seek a ceasefire. to find a solution to the Syrian conflict. enhances Israel’s security and region- I support these efforts.” At the end of the press confer- al stability; that can lead to improved

Ban called for all parties to “respect Joel Gulhane ence El Araby and Ban did not take conditions for the civilian residents their obligations under international Ban Ki-Moon holds a press conference in Cairo after meeting the Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby any questions from the media. of Gaza,” according to the statement. press syndicate withdraws from the Constituent assembly Children tortured by egyptian Syndicate cites restrictions on press and personal freedoms By Basil El-Dabh pressed disappointment at the Fahmy said a new constitution security forces draft’s failure to prohibit the im- is needed to not only reassess the The Press Syndicate decided to prisonment of journalists in certain state’s relationship with the press, Over 300 children detained during protests over past year, says HRW report condemning abuse withdraw its members from the cases, including libel, and its restric- but take steps to protect newer Constituent Assembly on Tuesday. tion of personal freedom. forms of media, including televi- The syndicate cited the current “We aren’t seeing a change in sion, which he claims have been draft constitution’s inability to safe- press freedoms from the last re- overlooked. guard press freedoms. The Constit- gime,” said Gamal Fahmy, a member The syndicate has called for an uent Assembly ignored the eight of the syndicate’s board. emergency meeting on 25 Novem- proposals sent by the syndicate, “This draft is a big disaster, after ber ,in which members will discuss lobbying for a more independent the revolution, we were expecting freedom of expression, journalist press system. greater freedoms to be granted to wages, and the status of journalists Members of the syndicate ex- the press.” in the current draft. israeli airstrikes on gaza continue

Continued from page 1 also said a truce would be announced death toll so far on the Palestinian on Tuesday. side has reached 119, including at least The army leaflets said the Israeli pres- Late Monday night, US President 30 women and children. In addition,

ence will be concentrated in specific Barack Obama called Egyptian Presi- there are over 900 injured. Israel says Hassan Ibrahim areas in the strip and that the, “con- dent Mohamed Morsy and said that it that over 600 rockets have been fired Human Rights Watch alleges that Egyptian security forces detained over 300 children in the past year and subjected frontation will be temporary and at is necessary that Hamas stops firing into southern Israel since the opera- some of them to torture the end every individual will return rockets into Israel. He also discussed tion started on Wednesday, in addi- to their home.” ways to “de-escalate” the situation tion to 300 intercepted by the Iron By Basil El-Dabh many children, but that the decree did and judges have disregarded the law After the leaflets were dropped in Gaza, according to a White House Dome missile defence system. On not include events linked the clashes requiring them to send juveniles on Tuesday afternoon, Gazans did in press release. Following the talk with the Israeli side, three have been killed. Hundreds of children were subject- around the United States embassy in to child court,” said the HRW re- fact start evacuating their homes. The Morsy, he called Netanyahu to receive During the first six days of violence, ed to torture, unjust detention and September. searcher in the press release. “Judges looming ground operations contra- an update on the situation in Gaza. Israel destroyed 25 mosques. governmental neglect over the past During the embassy clashes, at least aren’t supposed to pick and choose dict Morsy’s statements that a truce The Israeli operation completed Israel says the objective of the op- year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) an- 136 children were arrested, standing what protections to offer children, will soon be reached. Hamas officials its seventh day on Tuesday and the eration is to destroy terror sites. nounced in a Tuesday press release. as the event with the single most ar- but it seems that that’s exactly what A spokesperson for the Israeli army “This is a revolution in which rests of children over the past year. they’re doing.” said that it hit, “underground rocket one of the main demands is police Motaparthy stressed that many The police have often neglected launchers, terror tunnels, Hamas reform, and there have been no of these children were arrested in to notify families of their children’s command posts and weapon storage steps to address this,” said Priyanka Downtown Cairo and not all were whereabouts, even providing them facilities,” overnight Tuesday. Israel Motaparthy, a children’s rights re- necessarily linked to clashes at the incorrect information, interrogating struck over 100 sites on Tuesday, in- searcher at HRW. time. “We have reports of children the children before they had access cluding the National Bank which the The New York-based organisation being arrested while leaving Abdel to lawyers or visits from family. Israeli army spokesperson referred to said Egyptian police and military of- Moneim Riad bus station or a Metro Many organisations, including the as “Hamas financial institutions.” ficers arrested and detained over 300 station Downtown,” she said. HRW National Council for Women, HRW Israel shut down the Karm Abu people under 18 years of age during said police often target vulnerable itself and others, criticised Egypt’s Salem border crossing on Tuesday protest-related events over the past individuals during unrest, especially draft constitution last month, which morning, following reported rocket year and said it possesses “strong street children whom are often sub- provides no specific articles pro- fire at the crossing. evidence” that many of security per- ject to abuse. tecting the rights of children. These The foreign ministers of eight Arab sonnel beat these children and sub- The judiciary and security forces groups asserted that the draft con- countries, including Egypt and Turkey jected them to torture, including by have also chosen to detain children stitution as currently proposed is are due in Gaza on Wednesday. The electrocution. with adults, a clear violation of both inconsistent with international laws decision to go to Gaza came after the HRW pointed out that President domestic and international law. and treaties. ministers met in an emergency Arab Mohamed Morsy’s decree last month Most children arrested have been “The message for police reform League meeting in Cairo. They plan to granting amnesty for offences linked sent to adult prisons and have been needs to be loud and clear,” said Mo-

Nasser El-AzazyNasser enter Gaza through the Rafah border to the revolution resulted in the re- treated as adults in court. taparthy. “And there should be no Arab foreign ministers arrive in Al-Arish crossing. lease and dropped charges against “It’s not clear why prosecutors backsliding.” egyptians deported from Kuwait Potential setback for Egyptian political parties in Gulf countries

By Connor Molloy their way to say that the gathering ters are on the way to getting re- in Cairo,” said Yahya Ahmed of the president in the evening.” has made clear their desire to re- was not political in nature. solved, there is a good chance they Popular Current. Al-Dostour party on the other engage expats in domestic Egyptian The 18 Egyptians who were arrested Many arrested were organisers will be back at their jobs in Kuwait. Al-Hawaly confirmed “all offers hand will not lobby the government politics. in Kuwait for illegal assembly have for the two Egyptian political groups. We are still working on it. We’re have failed and they are back in and instead will try to compensate “I don’t think we’re going to have been deported and met by family and They were collecting party member- having talks with our colleagues in Egypt.” their members through the party. an official presence any longer,” said friends in Cairo. ships and raising awareness of Egyp- Kuwait.” The Popular Current said they are Their first objective is to get local Al-Hawaly. “We still want to maintain The Egyptians were all working tian politics, but say they were in no Al-Hawaly said that there are many going to appeal to the Egyptian gov- jobs for the engineers, accountants, a connection with Egyptians working legally in Kuwait, or were the sons way involved with domestic Kuwaiti sympathetic contacts in the Kuwaiti ernment to compensate those who and others who lost their jobs in in Kuwait. But for the time being, we and daughters of expat workers. politics, or involved in politics of any government and among lawyers in the were deported. Heba Yassin, also with Kuwait. do not want to compromise their Their crime was gathering last week kind at the time of the New Year Gulf nation. “We are in touch with a the Popular Current, said, “tomor- A question mark hangs over jobs and lives.” He worried about for the Hijri New Year. When police gathering. lot of people who are high up the row [Wednesday] we will meet with Egyptians living abroad, particularly the likelihood that the crackdown arrived, they saw political banners Earlier in the week Ahmed Al- chain. We’re trying our best to ease President Morsy and his legal advisor in the autocratic Gulf countries. will spread to other countries, saying, and t-shirts supporting the Egyptian Hawaly, member of Al-Dostour, the situation.” to discuss the issue. Tonight [Tues- Morsy recently laid the groundwork “We’ll try to minimise communica- Al-Dostour Party and Popular Cur- was still optimistic an agreement However, the efforts fell through. day] Hamdeen Sabahy [leader of the for an advisory council to liaise with tion and not have organised groups rent. The groups have gone out of could be reached. “I think the mat- “All those detained are now back Popular Current] will meet with the Egyptians abroad, and Al-Dostour on the ground.” 4 Daily news egypt WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

www.thedailynewsegypt.com Dozens die as Kurds and rebels Russian activists to defy ‘foreign agent’ law Moscow (AFP) - Russian rights groups are getting ready to survive,” the 85 clash in northern syria pledged on Tuesday to boycott a new year-old rights activist told AFP. rule forcing top NGOs to carry a Arseny Roginsky, head of Memorial, Beirut (AFP) – Fresh fighting be- But earlier this month Kurdish “foreign agent” tag, on the eve of the another top rights group, said his organ- tween Kurdish militiamen and Syr- residents backed by PYD militia- implementation of the law which has isation would fight the measure in court. ian rebels erupted on Tuesday in the men began taking control of towns become a symbol of President Vladi- “Non-governmental organisations northern Syria town of Ras Al-Ain, near the border with Turkey as mir Putin’s opposition crackdown. are not launching a special protest where dozens have died since the pro-government forces pulled out Following unprecedented protests campaign yet they firmly believe that new front in Syria’s complex civil war without a fight, sparking tension against his decade-long rule, Putin in this law cannot function because it’s opened last week. and clashes with established rebel July signed off on a law that requires unlawful and immoral,” he told AFP. Elsewhere in northern Syria, sever- groups in the region. non-governmental organisations who “We will defend our position at all al rebel battalions went on the offen- North and northeast Syria are receive foreign funding to register with levels of the court system.” sive Tuesday and attacked the Sheikh home to most of the country’s two the authorities as “foreign agents.” Natalia Dzyadko, deputy director at Suleiman air defence battalion west of million-strong Kurdish minority, who The legislation, which takes effect the Moscow Centre for Prison Reform, Aleppo city, the Syrian Observatory have mostly stayed out of the civil from Wednesday, has caused huge Russia’s main prisoner support group, for Human Rights said. war leading to angry allegations by concern among Russian NGOs that also said her organisation would not The clashes came less than two days the opposition that they are cutting say the law will stigmatise them in the comply with the law despite receiving after rebels, armed with at least five deals with Al-Assad’s regime. eyes of everyday Russians. foreign grants, even though it did not tanks according to a military source, Kurds question why the rebels en- On Monday, several top Russian have the money to pay heavy fines. took full control of the sprawling Base tered a safe area, which they say is NGOs said they would not comply “This is so absurd,” she told AFP. “This 46 in the same province. home to thousands of refugees who with the law, while others pledged to law has been hanging over our heads for The Britain-based observatory fled embattled areas of the country. actively resist the new measure and half a year now but we are still having a said that at least 29 people had died in Violence also erupted on Tues- fight it in courts. hard time believing in its existence. We clashes in Ras Al-Ain, near the Turkey day in the capital Damascus when “We are not going to register as for- will not be part of this idiocy.” border, over the past 24 hours. the army shelled the southern Da- eign agents, it would be false information The label “foreign agent” does not The casualties included four Kurd- mascus district of Hajar Al-Aswad, because we are not foreign agents,” said directly implicate the NGO in espio- ish fighters, a local Kurdish official, the observatory said, while state Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the leader of the nage but does carry in Russian un- and 24 members of the Islamist Al- media reported that two mortars Moscow Helsinki Group, one of Russia’s equivocally negative connotations of Nusra Front and Gharba Al-Sham hit the ministry of information oldest human right organisations. unpatriotic behaviour. rebel battalions. building. “I do not know a single rights or- Many rights groups say they are The Kurdish fighters are mem- Southeast of Damascus, regime ganisation which would register as a forced to accept foreign funding bers of the People’s Defence Units, forces shelled Daraya, the scene of the foreign agent.” because Russian businesses are too the armed wing of the Democratic worst massacre in the 20 month con- “They want to destroy us but we scared to help them. Union Party (PYD) which is linked flict, in the latest of several attempts to Turkey’s rebel Kurdistan Workers’ to storm the town over the past few Party (PKK). days, the watchdog said. Activists in Ras Al-Ain, located in And on the eastern outskirts of the pakistan quashes Christian the largely Kurdish province of Ha- capital, where the army has boosted its sakeh, said that 35 Kurds were taken operations, three rebels were killed in girl’s blasphemy case prisoner by the Gharba Al-Sham and shelling on the towns of Harasta and

Al-Nusra Front, while 11 insurgents / John Cantlie AFP Photo Irbin amid fierce clashes which left a were captured. A Syrian rebel mans a heavy machine as he scans the skies for Syrian air force fourth insurgent dead. A Ras al-Ain activist, who gave his fighter jets in Maarat Al-Numan At least 122 people were killed name only as Hevidar, told AFP that nationwide on Monday in Syria: 37 tension has been high between reb- demanded that all rebels not from the March last year but morphed into a civilians; 28 soldiers; and 57 rebels, els and the PYD since the insurgents town leave, was met with refusal. conflict pitting mainly Sunni rebels according to the observatory, which took the town last week. Syria’s civil war, which activists say against President Bashar Al-Assad’s relies on a network of activists, law- The clashes on Monday erupted has killed more than 39,000 people, regime dominated by his minority yers and medics in civilian and mili- after a Kurdish demonstration, which began as an anti-regime uprising in Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi’a Islam. tary hospitals. Republicans steamed over Rice as possible top diplomat

Washington (AFP) - Nearly 100 Re- out of control. Senate, and some Republican sena- ton, and her Democratic defend- Naeem / Farooq AFP Photo publican lawmakers warned Presi- The US administration later tors like John McCain and Lindsey ers including Obama himself have Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl accused of blasphemy sits in helicopter after dent Barack Obama on Monday acknowledged that intelligence Graham have threatened to block lashed out at Republican critics. her release from jail in Rawalpindi (File photo) against nominating UN envoy Susan services had from the start con- Rice if Obama nominates her to be Senate Intelligence Committee Rice to be his next secretary of state, sidered the incident an act of ter- the top US diplomat. head Dianne Feinstein stressed that Islamabad (AFP) - A Pakistan court on 11 and suffers from Down’s Syndrome. saying she misled Americans over the rorism involving extremists tied to “Though Ambassador Rice has Rice’s description was based on un- Tuesday threw out all charges against Paul Bhatti, the only Christian Benghazi attack. Al-Qaeda. been our representative to the UN, classified talking points provided by a Christian girl accused of blasphemy member of Pakistan’s federal cabinet, The 97 Republican House mem- Rice “is widely viewed as having we believe her misleading state- the CIA and that she should not for allegedly burning pages of the welcomed the “historic” move, saying bers wrote to Obama to say they either willfully or incompetently ments over the days and weeks fol- be victimized for voicing what were Quran in a case that drew interna- justice had been done. were “deeply troubled” he was misled the American public in the lowing the attack on our embassy described by several lawmakers as tional condemnation. “It will send out a positive image considering her as a replacement Benghazi matter,” the lawmakers in Libya... caused irreparable dam- the best assessments of the intel- Rimsha Masih, who could have of Pakistan in the international com- to Hillary Clinton because Rice wrote. age to her credibility both at home ligence community at the time. faced life in prison if convicted of the munity that there is justice for all and “propagated a falsehood” about “Making her the face of US for- and around the world,” the letter Well over half of the 241 Repub- charges, spent three weeks on re- that society has risen up for justice the attack on the US mission in eign policy in your second term from House Republicans said. lican members of the House did not mand in jail after being arrested on and tolerance,” he told AFP. Benghazi. would greatly undermine your de- “In light of this troubling situa- sign the letter, including the party’s 16 August. He paid tribute to Muslim clerics, Rice went on American talk sire to improve US relations with tion and the continued unanswered top leadership. She was released on bail in Septem- members of the media and civil soci- shows five days after the Septem- the world and continue to build questions, we strongly oppose any Massachusetts Senator John Ker- ber but she and her family have been ety for also playing a “positive role” ber 11 attack, in which four Ameri- trust with the American people.” efforts to nominate Ambassador ry has also been touted as a pos- in hiding under government protec- in highlighting the injustice done to cans died including the ambassador Members of the House hold no Susan Rice for the position of sec- sible replacement when Clinton tion, fearful for their lives. Rimsha and said it would deter others to Libya, to suggest it was a “spon- confirmation power over presi- retary of state.” goes, early in the New Year. Obama Although the decision to drop the from levelling false accusations. taneous” outcome from a protest dential nominations. That author- The Rice issue has emerged as a is expected to show his hand be- case was welcomed, it is unlikely to There is a separate case against about an anti-Islam film that spun ity rests with members of the US major political football in Washing- fore his 21 January inauguration. pave the way for imminent reform cleric Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Ch- of Pakistan’s blasphemy legislation, ishti, who was granted bail last month which activists say is too often used after being accused of allegedly dese- to settle personal disputes. crating the Quran and tampering with Kuwait opposition calls mass protest for eve of vote The prosecution said it would the evidence against Rimsha. appeal the decision in the Supreme On 24 August, Chishti told AFP he Sabah had said the amendment was Court. thought Rimsha burned the pages as Kuwait Cit (AFP) - The Kuwaiti op- within his constitutional rights and Blasphemy is an extremely sensi- part of a Christian “conspiracy” and position has announced it will stage necessary to safeguard national unity tive issue in Pakistan, where 97 per demanded action against what he a major demonstration on the eve and security of the oil-rich Gulf state. cent of the population are Muslims, called their “anti-Islam activities” in of the 1 December parliamentary The opposition has also stepped up and under the country’s penal code the impoverished Mehrabad neigh- election as a finale to its nationwide a campaign to urge voters to shun the insulting the Prophet Muhammad can bourhood of Islamabad. campaign to urge a boycott of the dis- ballot by holding a large number of be punished by death. Pakistani political analyst Hasan puted polls. gatherings on almost daily basis and Even unproven allegations can pro- Askari said the courts had acted fairly, The Islamist, nationalist and liberal mobilised the so-called Popular Com- voke a violent public response. but that Rimsha’s fate remains uncer- opposition all say the poll boycott is mittee for Boycotting Election. In a 15-page judgement, Islamabad tain because of the poor track record in protest at the government’s uni- “The opposition believes that 1 high court chief justice Iqbal Hameed on how society treats people accused lateral amendment of the electoral December will be a day of defeat for ur Rahman threw out the case regis- of blasphemy. law, which it says breaches the con- the government and influential people tered against Rimsha and urged Mus- Neither did he expect any immedi- stitution. ... there will be empty ballot boxes,” lims to be “extraordinary careful” ate prospect of legal reforms.

“We urge the Kuwaiti people to Al-Zayyat Yasser / AFP Photo declared opposition leader and for- while levelling such allegations. “The government does not have take part in the ‘A Dignity of a Nation A defaced billboard for a candidate in the upcoming Kuwaiti parliamentary mer MP Mussallam Al-Barrak at a He said putting Rimsha on trial the capacity to withstand the pres- 3’ procession on 30 November,” the elections is seen at the side of a main road in Kuwait City gathering on Monday night. would have seen the courts “used as sure of these religious groups espe- organisers announced Monday night “It is our right to stage proces- a tool for ulterior motive” and “to cially at a time when elections are on their Twitter account. and tear gas to disperse protesters. to only one. sions,” to object to the law, said Bar- abuse the process of law”. very close,” he said. “This procession will be the true Around 150 people and 24 policemen The opposition claims that the re- rak. “Our actions are peaceful and we Defence lawyer Tahir Naveed In 2011, Pakistani politicians Salman manifestation of the will of the Ku- have been wounded in the protests. duction will encourage vote-buying and are against instigation and violence.” Chaudhry told AFP that the family Taseer and Shahbaz Bhatti were as- waiti people ... [and through which] The opposition claims the amend- other corrupt practices since the num- All opposition groups and figures was “delighted” the case had been sassinated for demanding that the we will announce to the world our ment to the electoral law allows the ber of votes needed to win a seat will have refused to register candidates dropped, but said they “still live in fear”. blasphemy law be reformed. rejection of these polls,” said the government to influence the outcome be much lower than in previous polls. for the polls, which process closed Rimsha and her family were moved And despite international out- organisers, who insisted the protest of the results and elect a rubber stamp It also claimed that under the new on Friday. to an undisclosed location after her cry, Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of would be peaceful. parliament. setup, it will be extremely difficult for The election is the second this year release on bail on 8 September. five, sentenced to death in Novem- Demonstrations held since 21 Under the previous law, Kuwaitis the opposition to win a majority in the and the fifth since mid-2006 as the emir- An official medical report classified ber 2010 after women claimed she October have drawn tens of thou- were able to vote for four of 10 MPs next parliament even though it enjoys ate is rocked by ongoing political crises her as “uneducated” and 14 years old, made derogatory remarks about the sands of people, often turning violent elected in each of the five constituen- massive popular support. between parliament and the govern- but with a mental age younger than her Prophet Muhammad remains in pris- when riot police used stun grenades cies, but that has now been reduced Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- ment led by the ruling Al-Sabah family. years. Others have said she is as young as on, pending an appeal process. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 Daily news egypt 5 Business www.thedailynewsegypt.com egypt reaches preliminary deal with iMF First tablet european stocks Continued from page 1 computer waver as Moody’s Prime Minister Hesham Qandil re- to be manu- vealed some features of the proposed downgrades France programme, saying the tax base would be broadened to more equally distrib- factured in London (AFP) - European stock on Monday on rising prospects that ute the burden on society. He added markets wavered on Tuesday af- Washington can reach a deal, but sen- that a reform operation has started egypt ter Moody’s stripped France of its timent soured following the France in the tax authority to improve fiscal coveted triple-A rating, and before downgrade. management and to promote the tax By Mohamed El-Bahrawi more eurozone talks on Greece’s lat- “After yesterday’s temporary collection, state-run MENA reported. est bailout cash. respite, equity markets are look- Qandil added that Egypt is facing a Etisalat Egypt and the Arab Compa- The Paris CAC 40 index shook ing strained once again after financial deficit which requires a multi- ny for the Manufacture of Comput- off earlier lows and was virtu- that Moody’s downgrade of France faceted economic and developmental ers, a subsidiary of Kharafi Group, ally unchanged at 3,438.97 points served to heighten fears surround- plan. He urged global players, the IMF have signed a partnership agree- as Moody’s cut France’s bond rating ing the eurozone crisis once more,” included, to support the plan to help ment to manufacture the first tablet by one notch to “Aa1”, citing struc- said analyst Fawad Razaqzada at Egypt increase its foreign reserves to computer to be completely manu- tural weaknesses in the French econ- traders GFT.

$19 billion by the end of next year Hassan Ibrahim factured in Egypt. omy, slow reform, and French expo- “With the Eurogroup meeting and to attract foreign resources and Under the terms of the IMF loan agreement the Egyptian government must The new device is planned to be sure to troubled eurozone countries. today to discuss Greece’s position, investment to lower interest rates. restructure the budget directed towards subsidies offered at a consumer-friendly price It also warned that an additional this latest development is something Bauer emphasised the importance through Etisalat outlets, with special downgrade was possible. of an unwanted distraction, although of these measures. “Fiscal reforms are in 2013/14, while the budget sector The authorities’ programme will internet offers available. London’s FTSE 100 index of top perhaps some solace should be taken a key pillar under the programme. The primary deficit will decline from four be supported by a financing package At the signing ceremony were the companies slipped 0.16 per cent to from the fact Paris has only received authorities plan to reduce wasteful per cent in 2011/12 to 0.6 per cent of $14.5 billion in loans and depos- ministers of communications and in- 5,728.52 points in afternoon deals, a one notch demotion.” expenditures, including by reforming in 2013/14 and is projected to turn its on favourable terms from a range formation technology, industry and but Frankfurt’s DAX 30 rose 0.31 per In foreign exchange activity, the energy subsidies and better target- positive in the following fiscal year. of bilateral and multilateral partners, foreign trade and the chairman of cent to 7,146.18 points after a new European single currency eased to ing them to vulnerable groups. At the The envisaged deficit reduction will including the IMF. The availability of ex- the Information Technology Indus- round of solid housing data from the $1.2810 from $1.2816 late in New same time, the authorities intend to help alleviate the public debt burden ternal financing will allow for a gradual try Development Agency (ITIDA), United States. York on Monday. Gold prices rose raise revenues through tax reforms, and free up financing to support social adjustment of the economy and sub- Yasser El-Kadi. “Global headline shares moved off to $1,734 an ounce from $1,730.50 including by increasing the progressiv- spending and private sector growth.” stantially reduce Egypt’s cost of bor- The CEO of Etisalat Egypt, Saeel earlier lows as better than expected on the London Bullion Market on ity of income taxation and by broad- The IMF official added, “monetary rowing, given the much higher interest Al Hamli, said he was proud of the housing starts data from the US pro- Monday. ening the general sales tax (GST) to and exchange rate policies will be rates on domestic loans,” Bauer said. partnership with the Kharafi Group vided bulls with enough ammunition France meanwhile insisted on become a full-fledged value added geared toward ensuring declining The deal followed a long series of and one of the largest companies in to slowly wrestle some control back Tuesday it was still a good investment tax (VAT). The resources generated inflation over the medium term, en- negotiations between Egypt and the the field of information technology from the bears,” said Spreadex trad- destination. will be used to boost social spending hancing Egypt’s international com- IMF. The talks began in the aftermath and smart device manufacturing in er Shavaz Dhalla. “I would like to put in perspec- and infrastructure investment, and to petitiveness to stimulate trade and of the 25 January revolution that the Arab region. He said the partner- “Despite this, investors are tive the impact of this decision,” said gradually reduce the large budget sec- attract capital inflows, and increas- toppled the former President Hosni ship would inject confidence to the finding it difficult to shake news government spokeswoman Najat tor deficit from almost 11 per cent ing international reserves to protect Mubarak and triggered political and economy, which requires the coop- that Moody’s has stripped France Vallaud-Belkacem. in 2011/12 to 8.5 per cent of GDP against external shocks. social unrest. eration of major corporations to of its top credit rating and that “France still represents sound val- achieve growth. coupled with yesterday’s giant gains ue, it is in second place just after Ger- “The tablet device is a replacement within the global equities market many,” she told France Inter radio. option for textbooks for primary and was enough of an incentive for in- Moody’s was the second of the With the aim of providing sustainable income for the secondary students,” said Minister vestors to shy away from risk-on three major ratings agency to cut of Communication and Information assets,” he said. France’s gilt-edged triple A rating. underprivileged families Procter & Gamble and Misr El Technology Hani Mahmoud. US home construction rose again Standard and Poor’s did so in January Minister of Industry and Foreign in October following September’s but Fitch has maintained its assess- Kheir kick off “Road to Success” campaign Trade Hatem Saleh, said the partner- strong surge, the Commerce Depart- ment of French debt so far. In line with its long-standing tradition Ariel, bringing along a long and inspiring ber of micro projects ensuring them ship could help Egypt move to a new ment said Tuesday in a further sign of Later on Tuesday, eurozone fi- of giving back to the community, Ariel history of community development ini- a constant source of income in order stage of innovative and unconvention- recovery in the housing market. nance ministers were to meet in has joined forces with Misr El Kheir tiatives and activities. Our partnership to be self reliant citizens and become al thinking. “This partnership comes Housing starts rose 3.6 per cent Brussels over a likely agreement to Foundation to launch the pioneering with Ariel is rooted in our common actively engaged in the improvement as a new shift for the telecommunica- from October, surprising analysts hand debt-plagued Athens the latest “Road To Success” long-term cam- goal of building the human capacity with of their community. The micro proj- tions industry in Egypt and presents who had expected a fall after the big instalment of cash it needs to avoid paign with the goal of helping Egyptians a mutual focus on education, health and ects include; sewing machines, copiers, new prospects for Egyptian education September jump. bankruptcy. fight unemployment through provid- social solidarity, bringing to life the Misr buffalos, sales outlets, and Tricycles.” by providing students with a new a But US stocks opened lower Mon- The head of the Eurogroup, Jean- ing sustainable sources of income to El Kheir slogan “Human Development To inject enthusiasm and the joy of new level of education that is on par day after Hewlett-Packard reported Claude Juncker,said eurozone fi- the underprivileged families and hence is our mission.” shared achievement, Ariel and Misr El with developed countries.” a quarterly loss due in part to a mas- nance ministers have a good chance enabling them to run their own micro “Successful partnerships between Kheir urged all Egyptians to contrib- The executive director of the sive writedown, offsetting the hous- of reaching agreement on payment of businesses. Marking the 25th anniver- the private sector and the NGO’s ute to this valuable endeavor aiming Kharafi Group for Information and ing recovery. long-awaited aid to Greece. sary of Ariel in Egypt, the “Road To Suc- can strongly contribute to overcom- to drive positive change in the soci- Communication Technology (ICT), The Dow Jones Industrial Average “Greece has delivered. (There cess” campaign is a culmination of the ing unemployment as one of the most ety by enabling the underprivileged Khalid Khurshid, said over the past fell Markets0.41 per cent in theNo. first 15 Volumemin- are thus)Value(LE) good chancesTrades of an agree- hard work and commitment displayed important challenges facing the devel- to become self-reliant and responsi- eight years his company’s invest- utes of trade, while the S&P 500-stock ment,” he said. by Ariel since 1986 in maintaining the opment of the country.” El Wesseimy ble contributing citizens. Donations ments in the Egyptian ICT sector have index droppedListed 0.30 per185 cent and123,769,323 the The894,286,678 ministers will also23,894 try to heal lead in the Egyptian detergents market pointed out. “We take great pride in are accepted through Misr El Kheir “exceeded EGP 2 billion, providing tech-richStocks Nasdaq Composite176 slipped123,295,750 a split389,315,610 with the International23,879 Mon- while responding to the critical needs the significant impact of the 1st phase Foundation Account No.100100 in all high calibre products and integrated 0.21 per cent. etary Fund (IMF) over a key debt of the community. of the “Road To Success” project Egyptian banks or through the hotline educational solutions for individuals WallPDBonds Street had surged8 on Mon473,000- reduction504,912,412 target. 11 Bahaa El Wesseimy, Head of Misr when we have started this partnership 16140 where Misr El Kheir represen- and institutions.” He added that dur- day onBonds the upbeat housing1 data and573 Meanwhile,58,657 Asian equity 4markets El Kheir’s Social Solidarity program, a year ago, in which Ariel and Misr el tative will collect your donation from ing this period, the sector success- hopes that politicians will find a way traded mixed earlier in the day. commented on the campaign, “We are Kheir have contributed to changing the comfort of your home, or you can fully trained 20 specialist engineers to avoidNilex the so-called “fiscal6 cliff”422,302 of Tokyo560,634 ended the day 0.12170 per cent delighted to continue our cooperation the lives of 13,265 people in just one visit the campaign fan page on Face- as well as 600 technicians, which he automaticOTC tax hikes and10 spending4,235,442 lower, 44,212,256Hong Kong fell 0.1626 per cent, with such a socially active partner as year by providing them with a num- book: facebook.com/arielegypt. considered “one of the largest gains” cuts in January. while Sydney rose 0.56 per cent and for the sector. EuropeanDeals equities had10 also soared4,235,442 Seoul gained44,212,256 0.64 per cent.26 Orders 0 0 0 0 Total 201 128,427,067 939,059,568 24,090 Daily EGX30 index performance Total Market Cap 372,094,931,841 Company Reuters Last Close Returns Daily Performance Turn Over Volume Market Cap. Market indices performance Sector Name Code Price Price Daily YTD 12-Mths. Max. Price Min. Price (EGP Mill.) Trade (EGP Mill.) Index Value Daily Ch. YTD Ch. Commercial Bank COMI Banks 37.52 36.90 -0.05% 97.33% 68.19% 38.39 35.70 23.44 635,213 22,049.64 EGX 30 5,409.89 -0.07% 49.35% NSGB NSGB Banks 41.50 40.96 -0.34% 101.67% 81.80% 42.00 40.00 6.893 168,293 18,229.33 Ezz Steel ESRS Basic Resources 9.45 9.09 0.78% 143.70% 82.90% 9.55 8.65 22.99 2,528,232 4,900.25 EGX 70 480.35 -1.04% 15.58% ELSWEDY ELECTRIC SWDY Industrial Goods and Services and Automobiles 25.70 25.32 0.60% 22.08% 30.38% 25.70 25.20 0.205 8,100 5,623.43 EGX 100 807.23 -0.55% 25.53% Markets No. Volume Value(LE) Trades MRRIDIVE MOIL Industrial Goods and Services and Automobiles 1.04 1.02 0.00% -15.60% -26.99% 1.05 1.00 1.59 254,945 365.57 EGX 20 Capped 6,182.98 -0.27% 57.51% AIC Contracting AIND Financial Services excluding Banks 0.50 0.49 0.00% -5.77% -7.55% 0.51 0.45 2.454 4,963,534 261.97 Listed 185 123,769,323 894,286,678 23,894 Amer Group Holding AMER Financial Services excluding Banks 0.72 0.70 1.45% 27.27% 11.11% 0.73 0.67 6.36 9,124,720 2,097.39 Stocks 176 Market123,295,750 Brief389,315,610 23,879 EK Holding EKHO Financial Services excluding Banks 1.19 1.18 -0.84% 20.41% 22.92% 1.20 1.17 1.682 233,126 998.76 PDBonds 8 Volume473,000 504,912,412Value No.11 of Bonds 1 573 58,657 4 EFG-Hermes HRHO Financial Services excluding Banks 11.03 10.79 -0.64% 7.79% -1.19% 11.04 10.41 19.91 1,845,597 5,194.28 DirectionMarkets No. Volume Value(LE) Trades Nilex 6 (000's)422,302 (LE560,634 000's) Trades170 Pioneers Holding PIOH Financial Services excluding Banks 4.65 4.49 -1.32% 102.25% 89.45% 4.65 4.32 7.809 1,740,836 2,275.00 Listed 185 123,769,323 894,286,678 23,894 OTC 10 4,235,442 44,212,256 26 Citadel Capital CCAP Financial Services excluding Banks 3.74 3.59 -0.28% 40.78% 26.86% 3.76 3.41 13.68 3,807,550 2,353.39 Listed stocks 177 123,296 389,374 23,883 StocksDeals 17610 123,295,7504,235,442 389,315,61044,212,256 23,87926 Raya Holding RAYA Technology 5.33 5.19 1.17% 49.14% 38.40% 5.37 4.90 3.178 612,165 329.47 PDBondsOrders 80 473,0000 504,912,4120 110 Telecom Egypt ETEL Telecommunications 13.2 13.05 -0.61% -1.21% 1.79% 13.30 12.81 7.64 585,071 22,413.85 Gainers 48 14,938 68,108 3,658 Total 201 128,427,067 939,059,568 24,090 Orascom Telecom Media And Technology OTMT Telecommunications 0.57 0.57 0.00% 65.09% 66.77% 0.58 0.55 19.282 33,852,665 2,990.04 Bonds 1 573 58,657 4 Total Market Cap 372,094,931,841 Orascom Telecom ORTE Telecommunications 3.57 3.53 0.00% 104.24% 106.31% 3.59 3.45 18.88 5,353,889 18,517.29 DeclinersNilex 1096 422,30260,632 262,613560,634 18,104170 Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals SKPC Chemicals 13.20 13.11 -0.23% 10.08% 14.50% 13.22 13.05 1.190 90,775 6,898.50 UnchangedOTC 1020 4,235,44247,726 44,212,25658,653 2,12126 Egyptian Financial and Industrial EFIC Chemicals 10.1 9.90 -1.10% 11.11% -1.10% 10.19 9.65 3.98 402,388 693.71 Index Value Daily Ch. YTD Ch. Deals 10 4,235,442 44,212,256 26 AMOC AMOC Oil and Gas 77.99 77.73 1.17% 16.12% 29.29% 78.10 76.01 2.044 26,296 6,615.06 EGX 30 5,409.89 -0.07% 49.35% Juhayna Food Industries JUFO Food and Beverage 7.06 6.89 -1.85% 76.67% 72.25% 7.15 6.65 9.70 1,407,244 4,956.50 OrdersEGX 70 0 480.350 -1.04%0 15.58%0 Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) OCIC Construction and Materials 259.82 252.52 0.58% 25.54% 17.21% 262.00 245.45 20.197 79,983 52,458.17 TotalEGX 100 201 128,427,067807.23 939,059,568-0.55% 25.53%24,090 EGX 20 Capped 6,182.98 -0.27% 57.51% Delta Construction & Rebuilding DCRC Construction and Materials 6.4 6.27 -2.34% -18.47% -21.72% 6.44 6.10 0.65 103,397 148.34 Total Market Cap 372,094,931,841 Modern Co. For Water Proofing WATP Construction and Materials 1.97 1.90 -0.52% -17.39% -9.52% 1.98 1.83 1.965 1,032,705 194.82 Volume Value No. of Palm Hills PHDC Real Estate 2.47 2.37 -2.07% 117.43% 107.89% 2.48 2.18 41.05 17,347,783 2,536.93 Direction No. TMG Holding TMGH Real Estate 4.50 4.37 -0.91% 47.64% 38.73% 4.57 4.20 22.325 5,105,952 9,100.31 (000's) (LE 000's) Trades Index Value Daily Ch. YTD Ch. National Real Estate Bank NRPD Real Estate 21 20.34 -3.56% 3.67% -1.83% 21.15 19.64 2.47 121,465 82.31 Listed stocks 177 123,296 389,374 23,883 Six of October OCDI Real Estate 20.55 19.81 -0.10% 148.56% 72.41% 21.00 18.65 6.745 340,486 1,798.11 EGX 30 5,409.89 -0.07% 49.35% Gainers 48 14,938 68,108 3,658 El Kahera Housing & Development ELKA Real Estate 5.57 5.38 -1.28% 38.66% 32.19% 5.60 5.15 1.35 251,447 510.94 EGX 70 480.35 -1.04% 15.58% Arab Cotton Ginning ACGC Personal and Household Products 3.74 3.61 -1.63% 71.09% 56.96% 3.74 3.44 6.644 1,841,681 993.89 DeclinersEGX 100 109 807.2360,632 262,613-0.55% 25.53%18,104 Oriental Weavers ORWE Personal and Household Products 23.3 23.26 -0.17% -16.04% -16.82% 23.30 22.58 1.02 43,950 2,097.00 UnchangedEGX 20 Capped 20 6,182.9847,726 -0.27%58,653 57.51%2,121 Egyptian Tourism Resorts EGTS Travel & Leisure 1.05 1.03 0.00% 22.62% 15.73% 1.06 0.99 2.999 2,913,985 1,081.50

Volume Value No. of Direction No. (000's) (LE 000's) Trades Listed stocks 177 123,296 389,374 23,883

Gainers 48 14,938 68,108 3,658

Decliners 109 60,632 262,613 18,104

Unchanged 20 47,726 58,653 2,121 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 6 Daily news egypt Disclaimer: Commentaries published by Daily News Egypt do not reflect the position of the paper, but the independent www.thedailynewsegypt.com commentary opinions of their authors. assiut’s children what are the reasons for israel’s attack memorialised in on gaza and how will it end? Ask an Israeli and he will tell you sion could permanently derail the to Gaza. It is intriguing that nearly that Israel is attacking Gaza because Egyptian revolution, or at the very all discussions in the media and in- columns Hamas’s rocket attacks pose a se- minimum, make post-revolution ternational posturing do not address curity threat to Israel and its settle- Egypt more moderate and less hos- Palestine or the Palestinian people, Although the Assiut incident that left 52 children dead occurred several ments. Israeli sources claim that tile towards Israel from the Israeli but only Gaza. days ago, many columnists are still transfixed by the tragedy, its conse- Hamas has obtained sophisticated point of view. Of course Gaza is part of Palestine, quences and which institution is most to blame weapons which were smuggled all A third reading of the events reck- but there is a difference between the the way from Libya. In step with these ons that the Israelis timed their strike oft-stated sentiment, «We condemn The spilled blood is the president’s 52 children who were innocently killed accounts, some western officials have on Gaza so as to derail the Palestinian the aggression against Gaza,» and responsibility are the victims of a chaotic environment declared their support for Israel’s Authority’s bid to obtain UN member- the infrequently stated one, «We FArid ZAHrAn mohamed Essmat created by Shari’a brokers with a set of right to defend itself, while others ship, and all of the legitimating mecha- condemn the aggression against the Al-Shorouk newspaper cosmetic beards, Essmat concludes have been appealing to both Israel nisms that go along with it that would Palestinian people in Gaza.» Trans- intention, has helped deepen the di- and Hamas to exercise restraint and help the Palestinian people build an forming the issue into one of aiding visions in Palestine. In the end even blood on abandoned tracks agree to a cease fire. independent state. The narrative sup- Gaza and lifting the siege takes on dealing with Hamas as the legiti- Amr Al-shobaki The west’s posturing is to be both ported by the west that the Israeli ag- important dimensions when one mate ruler of Gaza helps to ensure Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper condemned and lamented. The claim gression is justified by Hamas’s threats considers how Israel allowed Sheikh that Netanyahu’s ideal scenario is that Hamas threatens Israel’s secu- may prevent some nations from ap- Hamad and Egyptian officials to visit achieved at the expense of building rity is almost comical. Anyone who proving the Palestinian bid, citing that Gaza with Israeli assurances that they an independent Palestinian state. is familiar with the conflict is well the Palestinians are terrorists. would come and go safely. Moreover I believe that each interpretation aware that Israel’s military might far The attack could potentially fo- one must keep in mind the intensity of has some credence, but some are outweighs not only that of Hamas but cus everyone’s attention on the the calls emanating from all corners of more valid than others. Israel might of the entire Arab world. Watching Is- suffering in Gaza and compel them the globe demanding Egypt open the truly desire to limit the power of rael’s attack on Gaza is tantamount to stand firm by Gaza’s side, to the crossing and support Gaza. Simultane- Hamas’s military, but that is merely to watching a hulking, chemically- extent that Arabs and even Palestin- ously the voices in Israel demanding one reason among many. In my opin- enhanced bully savagely beat a frail ians, in good faith or bad, will deem resettling the Gazans to the Sinai grew ion the real reasons are connected It is unfair to put the full blame on the man and attempt to justify it by saying Mahmoud Abbas’s bid of no value in louder, never once mentioning that with scuppering the PA’s UN mem- former Minister of Transportation Mo- that the frail man threatened to kill times like these when Gaza is in dire between Gaza and Israel six crossings bership bid, and making a Palestinian hamed Rashad Al-Mateeny for the As- Al-Shobaki believes that the primary him and he fears for his life! Thus it is need of support. This could quickly can be found, and no one is demanding state impossible so as to force Egypt siut incident, writes Essmat. The primary cause of the Assiut train tragedy is the difficult for us to believe Israel’s over- lead to this group shouting out most that Israel open the crossings. to absorb Gaza. responsibility for the children’s death Muslim Brotherhood’s failure to convey tures that it is a lamb subjected to the embarrassingly, “After witnessing the Israel therefore will push things to Lastly we should emphasise here should fall first on President Mohamed a direct message to state institutions threats of a fearsome wolf, and that all international collusion that enabled the point that at some moment in that material and political support Morsy, and then on his Prime Minister that their main objective is to achieve of these military actions are merely a the assault on Gaza, UN membership the negotiations it will become clear for the Palestinian people of Gaza is Hesham Qandil. The columnist objects real development in Egypt. All commu- legitimate act of self-defence with no would be an embarrassment!” Thus that the only acceptable solution re- the duty of every Egyptian author- to the ministry’s consideration of a new nication between the Muslim brother- other ulterior motive. the Israeli aggression has created garding Gaza will involve Egypt taking ity. In order for this support to con- train project in cooperation with Japa- hood and the country’s institutions has Another interpretation of the Is- an atmosphere in which Palestinian responsibility for Hamas’s behaviour tribute towards the establishment nese companies instead of implementing implied nothing but a desire for revenge raeli onslaught claims that Israel is membership to the UN will be met towards Israel, in exchange for a of an independent Palestinian state an urgent plan to restore roads in disre- against the old regime. The writer criti- doing this in order to send a clear with hostility. Some quarters, partic- cease in Israeli military operations. with Jerusalem as its capital, we must pair and atrocious public transportation. cises the Muslim Brotherhood’s tone, message to the new Egyptian ad- ularly in the west, will reject it based They most likely will not demand avoid anything that would widen the Essmat asks how a minister could ef- which always creates further polarisa- ministration in response to Morsy’s on the claim that the Palestinians outright that Egypt resettle Pales- divide amongst Palestinians or rec- fectively consider the needs of the poor tion while dealing with institutions. posturing. Previously Morsy had have not forsaken terrorism. Others tinians in the Sinai, but rather they ognise any Israeli-imposed division when even the president himself was Without a doubt the president and given the impression that Egyptian in the Palestinian liberation camp will will demand terms that will lead to on historic Palestine between the unable to achieve any of his renaissance his cabinet are always the first to be policy towards Israel would change reject it having deemed it a step back- placing Gaza under Egyptian admin- West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Real project’s goals or meet the promises of blamed for any issue, but the new gov- in favour of one more sympathetic wards on the path of resistance, and istration, which means in practice pressure must be placed on the Euro- his first 100 days in office? According to ernment cannot be expected to repair to the Palestinian plight, although he against Palestinian national interests. that Egypt will bear the burden of pean countries which have not hon- the columnist, the working style of Al- a broken system in just six months, ar- said he would honour the existing A fourth interpretation of the mo- managing Gaza and perhaps not only oured the four treaties of the Ge- Mateeny is reminiscent of the Mubarak gues Al-Shobaki. He explains that most peace agreements between Israel tives behind the attack is to trans- resettling Palestinians in the Sinai, but neva Convention and human rights era. Nothing has changed since Morsy accidental deaths in Egypt are caused and Egypt. Following the logic of form the Palestinian issue from one in all of Egypt. agreements regarding the attack on took power, and probably nothing would by failing transport infrastructure. Ac- this argument, Israel’s military cam- characterised by a people living in oc- Israel’s clash with jihadist groups unarmed civilians, which cannot be have changed either if Ahmed Shafiq had cording to the writer, there are about paign, which the new Egyptian ad- cupied lands - or in diaspora strug- well-known to Hamas, which dis- justified in any way. won the presidential election. The main 15,000 road deaths annually. Unfortu- ministration is incapable of stopping gling for the liberation of their lands, rupted security in the Sinai, and now issue is not Morsy, Qandil or even the nately, the children’s deaths are the re- or even containing, will embarrass and the establishment of an indepen- the aggression on Gaza, are all steps Farid Zahran is a publisher and minister, but rather, in Essmat’s opinon, sponsibility of all Egyptians, who failed Egypt’s leaders and increase its many dent state - into an issue of lifting the towards settling the Palestinian ques- writer. He is the co-founder of the “fake Islamists” who have been playing to contribute to any progress in the burdens. Moreover Israel’s aggres- siege and providing material support tion. Every Arab action, whatever the Egyptian Social Democratic Party at politics in the name of Islam. Those country, writes Al-Shobaki. How to grow our economy

Just a decade ago, Turkey was on the We must first understand that At the helm were a group of con- and grow our economy we will with unemployment issues like Di- edge of state bankruptcy. The politi- what happened in Turkey was not servative businessmen from central need to invest in infrastructure. yarbakir because the government cal system was paralysed, and the a miracle. Turkey’s leaders were Turkey, dubbed the Anatolian Tigers, The Turkish government encour- offers free land, subsidised energy, Istanbul stock market had crashed. not magicians or rocket scientists. who took the initiative presented by ages investment by subsidising qual- and tax exemptions on revenues. We The price of cars and computers Instead, policies enacted over the Ozal’s policies and rose as economic ity certifications and up to 75 per should be thinking along similar lines. rose 50 per cent and hundreds of course of decades set the stage for leaders in new industrial cities like cent of the costs of export fairs Turkey’sVision 2023 involves spe- thousands lost their jobs. later growth. Gebze and Tuzla. Decades later, they abroad and sends businessmen on cific targets for each industry and Since then, during a decade of It began with the leadership of formed the social and economic the international trips of political empowers business associations HisHAm EZZ El-ArAb rule by the Justice and Develop- Turgut Ozal in the 1980’s. As prime foundation of the Justice and Devel- leaders. They take care of workers to work as mediators between the ment Party, the Turkish minister and then president, Ozal opment Party (AKP). with minimum wages and other government and private industry. ucts, and are proud of what their economy has tripled in size. They encouraged privatisation and lib- The seeds of Turkey’s success regulations and give low-interest One of these organisations, the In- country has produced, rather than have weathered the global financial eralised the economy. He concen- can be planted in Egypt. Like Tur- loans to small and medium enter- dependent Industrialists and Busi- looking to the US and Europe for crisis of 2008 better than most. trated on supporting export-based key, Egypt is a bridge between the prises. We should also be looking nessmen’s Association (MUSIAD), their tastes in manufactured goods Now, the Turkish are looking industries. He introduced flexible markets and consumers of Europe to encourage this kind of economic is a non-governmental, non-profit, and household items. ahead to 2023, the hundredth anni- exchange rates, maintained posi- and Asia. We also have a massive la- growth. We should work with the and voluntary-based association Turkey charges high customs versary of their republic, and work- tive, real interest rates, tightly con- bour force, spread out far from the European Union and other inter- established in 1990 by five indus- for imported brands and Turkish ing collectively to boost exports to trolled the money supply, and elimi- capital, eager for the employment national organisations in order to trialists and businessmen. Today, companies have built their brands $500 billion, increase the share of nated most subsidies. All of these opportunities that result from de- emerge as a global economic player they have around 5,000 members, by offering longer warranties, bet- renewable energy sources by up to privatising measures were aimed, in centralised investment. and an appealing place for interna- representing more than 15,000 ter customer service and the latest a third, and make Turkey one of the part, to attract foreign investment. What can we learn from the tional investment. companies that invest overall $5 technologies. As a result, Turkey has ten largest economies in the world. The results were gradual but Turkish story? There are two types Keeping in mind how important billion per year and contribute $17 the second and third biggest LCD All of these goals would have once massive. Merchandise exports of lessons: specific policies and the Anatolian Tigers were to the billion to Turkey’s export revenue. screen factories in the world, in Ves- been unthinkable. grew from $2.3 billion in 1979 to broader matters of perspective. Turkish economy’s growth, we They work hand-in-hand with the tel and Arcelik. As an Egyptian living and doing $8.3 billion in 1985. Turkey’s credit Like Turkey, we should further should encourage decentralisa- government to meet Turkey’s na- More important than any of the business in Turkey for the last three ratings climbed. Foreign investors liberalise, privatise, and enter the tion and the emergence of entre- tional economic goals. We should specifics is the fact that Turkey has years, I have often thought of my took notice. global economy, improving our in- preneurs throughout the country, emulate this model and empower a vision. They look ahead to the fu- own quickly-changing country while Ozal and his successors wanted frastructure in order to increase in Port Said, Aswan, the Delta and our business associations. ture. We should do the same too. I watch this success story. I have seen to make sure that all of Turkey, not our capacity to produce. The Turk- Sinai. As in Turkey, these outlying The other lessons to take from We should work together towards a the excitement and hard work shown only the major cities, benefited ish government has invested heav- entrepreneurs will eventually be- Turkey are more about attitude. common future, building not destroy- by Turkish businessmen as they work from this growth. He used tax in- ily in roads, railways and ports in come political actors, increasing Turkey has been successful because ing, looking forward not backward. to grow their national economy. In centives and land subsidies in order the last decade, nearly doubling the the plurality of perspectives as we the Turkish people are confident Now, with the new state, the time is the meantime, I’ve read the many ana- to attract investment to regions far number of multilane roads. By 2023, debate our foreign and domestic and have leaders who work with ripe for us to steer ahead. What are lysts and commentators, who suggest from Istanbul and Ankara. Regions they aim to build 11,000 km of new policies. representatives of the IMF and Eu- our goals? Where do we want to be in the so-called Turkish Model might be typically known only for agriculture railway lines, 15,000 km of divided We can encourage their emer- ropean Union as equals. They see 2030 or even in 2052, the hundredth a guide for Egypt’s ongoing transi- continued to export tobacco, cot- highway, one of the world’s ten larg- gence with a strategy of regionali- themselves as serious players and anniversary of our republic? tion. But what are the actual lessons ton, grain, olives, and hazelnuts, but est ports, and new unmanned aerial sation. In Turkey, each region has its producers in the global economy, Turkey can teach a newly democratic now they were home to factories vehicles and satellites. We should own budget and its own develop- rather than exporters of raw re- Hisham Ezz El-Arab is the Marketing Egypt? Can we too become an eco- producing textiles, automobiles and look at these big goals and realise ment plans. Major Turkish compa- sources to advanced economies. Director of Danone and he lives in nomic leader? electronics. that in order to attract investment nies invest in lesser-known cities Turkish people buy Turkish prod- Istanbul, Turkey

Published by Business News for Press, and Sales and Marketing Director Distribution under License from the Supreme Editor Politics Editor Chairman Chief Editor Deputy Editor Sara Abou Bakr Art Director Ramy Kamal Council of Journalism Maher Hamoud Daily news Mostafa Sakr Saad Zaghloul Laurence Underhill Business Editor Mohamed El-Bahrawi 12 Haroon St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Rana Allam Abdel-Azim Saafan Circulation Manager egypt Arts & Culture Editor Adel Heine Tel: +202 37486853 | Fax: +202 37486936 Sally Kandil [email protected] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 Daily news egypt 7 in-Focus www.thedailynewsegypt.com all but disappeared, cairo’s place as a publishing powerhouse By Omar El Adl der to minimise risks and publish works that add prestige to their catalogue. Ev- Introduction ery big publishing house in Egypt such Ask any Cairene for books and as Shorouk, Madbouly, and Meritt, have they will point you Downtown. Any new writers submit material digitally to bookstore worth its salt is huddled a reading committee who will review it. there, within a one or two mile ra- The committee is usually made up of dius of its closest competitor. Egypt’s authors, critics and intellectuals who publishing industry is based in Cairo, discuss whether or not the material is and more specifically in this quarter of worthy of publishing based on differ- Cairo. Most publishing houses retain ent factors including whether the book flagship stores while smaller publish- would be beneficial to the public, how ers and distribution outlets cater to likely it is to sell and whether it adds more niche tastes. something to the publisher’s most likely Yet scouring this informal network already extensive catalogue. Authors of bookstores brought me nowhere like Gamal El-Ghitany or Alaa El-Aswa- closer to finding a particular book, a ny do not submit their works before a well-known classic of world litera- reading committee. ture, any where I looked. I had gone If the work is accepted, then a con- with high expectations, wishing to tract is drawn up. This varies from make a gift of it to someone who was three to five years, depending on the an avid reader, and imagined myself publisher, and paperwork such as get- comparing different translations; lei- ting an international book number. The surely examining readability, faithful- book then goes into design where the Hassan Ibrahim ness and flow. size will be determined by the print- The public sector heavily influences where the direction taken by the Egyptian book industry There were no comparisons be- ing press with different standard sizes cause there was only one translation such as the 14.5 cm by 21.5 cm or the Tahtawi’s efforts to which every Egyp- of publishing in Shorouk, the largest censorship. In Egypt, the market may and how limited it should be but it is available anywhere in Cairo. “You may larger 17 cm by 24. cm The book also tian translator is indebted. The Egyp- trade publisher in the Middle East. be nowhere near as big as in Europe clear that in Egypt the public sector be able to find something else in Bei- goes through several rounds of edits tian day for the translator is 15 Oc- The cost of a word to be translated and North America but the demand heavily influences where the industry rut,” I was told over and over again and gets special review in terms of its tober, Tahtawi’s birthday,” said Naoot. has also increased substantially, “the is there, obvious by the piracy that is goes, unlike a country like Lebanon everywhere I went. Arabic to ensure that mistakes are “We need to have a plan for transla- cost of the written word has gone rampant in the country. where the private sector can have a Beirut? Perhaps it was time to re- ironed out. Finally, a cover is designed tion, not have this haphazard translation from being in the range of milliemes “There are two types of piracy in larger role than the state in many areas. think my romanticised image of Cai- and the book is printed, with the num- of whatever comes along. The author to almost one Egyptian pound,” said the book industry; paper and digital. Khaled El-Khamissi says “we need the ro’s place in Arab publishing. ber of each batch depending on the who won the Nobel Prize from China, author Gamal El-Ghitany. Paper piracy is when a book is copied state to ‘publish publishing’ or spread author and the book’s likelihood to sell. we need to translate people like that. We “Today the only institution that and reprinted on cheaper paper but what is published. What is the point of Overview need a project of translation by the state translates Arabic literature with a clear digital is when it is scanned and circu- these books when no one can find them? The book industry in Egypt has Translation to have clear vision,” added Naoot. vision is the AUC Press. There are no lated as a digital copy, usually on the In France, my novel was available through been suffering a crisis for some time Translation is still one of the prima- Naoot said the standard of transla- other institutions with a guided plan internet. Paper publishing’s place is public libraries because the state bought now. Higher costs of publishing and ry ways knowledge is shared and not tion was also slipping because Egypt did that conduct the process efficiently. To currently contested because of digital it and made it available.” translation, lack of state support, high much has changed since the translation not have enough capable translators, translate into Arabic, we have the Na- or electronic publishing,” said Bedeir. El-Hofy thinks that the private sec- levels of illiteracy and either the lack of important works was considered or at least, they were not held to high tional Council for Translation and the “Egypt has very strong laws on pira- tor is the future of culture in Egypt of desire or the inability of the pub- the mark of great civilizations. If one enough standards, “we need to have General Egyptian Authority for books. cy and intellectual property rights but but is still weary of market values.“I lisher to take risks have meant a de- can consider publishing in Egypt to be proper translation courses and tests The National Council is 15 years old we have no enforcement. If you go to think the future of publishing is safe cline in the quality of books offered in suffering, we may say that translation to ensure translators can produce a and has translated around 2,000 titles. the public prosecutor and talk about precisely because of these new, up and Cairo’s bookstores. is in an even worse state; there is sim- work of high-quality and meet high We also used to have the Taha Hussein copyright infringement, it is like speak- coming publishing houses in the coun- The quantity of publishers may ply not enough money to commission standards.” project initiated by France to nominate ing a different language,” said Bedeir. try. They cater to a new demographic have increased but the large-scale high-quality translations. There can be Many of the authoritative translations works in Arabic to be translated into Bedeir also maintains that one of and they will cause a spark. I think national cultural project endorsed by no lack of translators in a country of come from outside of Egypt, namely French. The project was stopped dur- the key problems to Egypt participat- the private sector, in the absence of a the state, part of its 1960s legacy, has 80 million people, but lack of proper Beirut. The reason for this, El-Hofy and ing Sarkozy’s presidency citing austerity ing in what he calls ‘the fastest growing state cultural program, which seems mostly disappeared, without leaving a pay and recognition, as well as slipping Naoot say is societal differences. measures and the need to cut down on market’ for books is the non-existent to have culture low on its list of priori- viable alternative in its place. standards for qualified translators have “Lebanon has a much lower illit- public expenditure,” El-Ghitany added. support for Arabic on electronic de- ties, will be the one to carry the in- “The publishing industry and culture made this once prestigious occupation eracy rate as well as a more cosmo- Getting intellectual property rights vices and e-readers, “Apple has a list dustry forward. We need the private in general is reliant on the Ministry of a mere memory of a golden age gone by. politan society where more people is another problem facing Egyptian of 14 languages not supported by the sector and civil society but we also Culture. Whether we like it or not, The two large scale translation can read and speak different lan- translators, “we have a lot of bureau- iPad and of those only Arabic, Hebrew have to stop saying ‘this is what the Egypt was reliant on Suzanne Mubarak centres that translate into Arabic guages and this has a direct impact cracy in translation and we run into and Persian would be recognisable to customer wants.’ We present what is and her projects. Now, there is a vacu- are the National Council of Transla- on translation. They also have higher a lot of trouble just trying to get per- most of us. All the other languages of good quality and that is it.” um and there is a lack of certain books tion, established by Gaber Asfour and living standards as well as cultural ex- mission to translate before the actual are not even in the same category in Khamissi also thinks that these on one hand, such as academic books the General Egyptian Authority for change and partnerships with the EU process has even begun,” said Abdel terms of speakers.” publishing houses offer something and children’s books, and an overflow books. There are a number of smaller and several European countries when Rahman El-Khamissi, an Egyptian different, “they offer a more dialecti- of others like political books, novels and translation efforts by the General Au- it comes to translation and research,” translator of Russian literature. Self-Publishing cal relationship with society and I am satire,” said Nashwa El-Hofy, former thority for cultural palaces but whose said El-Hofy. “Because the private sector has The growing number of smaller optimistic about their future.” vice manager of Nahdet Masr. quality and pay do not match the for- The cost of translation is another such limited resources, the public publishers has meant an increase in For Bedeir, the state is there to pro- Publishing in Egypt is reliant on the mer two. Translating Arabic to other problem often requiring a big budget sector takes on the task, often with what is called “vanity publishing.” The vide protection and encouragement public sector, in the form of state-sup- languages, namely English, is done on to commission a work that would be infamous bureaucracy. The National phenomena has risen since the costs for the private sector, “we need to fight ported and subsidised efforts to pub- a large scale by the AUC Press. considered satisfactory to a reputable Council for Translation has translat- publishing have gone up and publishers piracy so we can cope with the grow- lish and translate such as the General “The golden age of translation publishing house. “We often have to ed about 1,000 titles in six or seven no longer want to (or cannot afford to) ing trend that is digital publishing and Egyptian Authority for books and the in Cairo was in Mohamed Ali’s time go through two or three rounds of years and actually celebrated it. This take the same risks on smaller writers. we need support financially from the National Council for translation, as when he enacted reforms and sent heavy editing, sometimes even com- is a small number for a country like For many, this has meant financing their state to small publishing houses to en- well as private publishing houses, who delegations to Europe and in particu- mission a new translation, which is Egypt,” said Khamissi. own book using their own money. The courage more publishing and transla- often cannot take many risks on new lar France. We cannot forget Rifaa’ Al very costly,” said Ahmed Bedeir, head The process of translation can be so quality of books released through this tion. What we do not need, is the public writers or commission high-quality lengthy that a translation can take up as form of publishing can suffer since the sector having its own journalism and translations because of high costs. much as two to three years between author does not go through a read- publishers. The state should have a lim- “The costs of publishing have gone getting property rights, translating, ed- ing committee the same way it does ited role of regulation, not publishing.” up substantially. Everything from the iting, publishing and distribution, “this if it were selected by a big publishing Currently, Bedeir says the Arabic paper to labour has gone up and it is is definitely not something that can be house. books outsell English books at Shorouk generally more difficult to take a risk done independently. The only way you “Self-publishing means that there at a 60-40 or 70-30 per cent ratio, “for- on a smaller author. Publishers now can be a translator in Egypt is if you have are more books in the market at any eign language books are four times the will only print about 1,000 copies for the luxury of time, meaning that you given time. So what if they are all not of price so that may be a factor but Arabic each author and see how it goes from have another source of income. It can the same quality? None of the books books are still what is in demand.” there,” Madbouly publishing said. take a translator up to a year and a half by a big publishing house are all of In 2010, Shorouk teamed up with Authors like Alaa El-Aswany, and to get paid fully for one book and the high-quality anyway,” said El-Hofy. Penguin, the biggest trade publisher in other big names, get around 5,000 average price that is considered not too “Self publishing is not a new phe- the world, to produce quality transla- copies each print. State-supported low but not too high either is a quarter nomenon, it has been around for a tions. Bedeir believes that the future publishers often get subsidised, high- of a pound. It is not enough to do it on very long time. There is no problem will be in digital publishing, “I still think quality, even imported paper while the its own unless there is another steady that the quality suffers because the the publisher will always be of impor- private sector gets few or no incen- source of income,” said Khamissi. publishers will always maintain their tance. Books are books, physical or tives from the state. The lack of academic books trans- role,” said Bedeir. digital,” added Bedeir. High rates of illiteracy present a lated into Arabic carries with it a diffi- Author Ahmed El-Aidy says van- In this heyday of the internet as a plat- problem for publishing and translation culty in translating specific terms in the ity publishing carries with it certain form to self-publish, El-Ghitany is con- as the number of people who can read humanities and social sciences, Khaled El advantages but also some unforeseen cerned that this, coupled with censor- and have purchasing power is relatively Khamissi, the brother of Abdel Rahman risks, “the upside is that we have a lot ship, will provoke an extreme reaction low in a big market such as Egypt. Sim- says “there is a problem in terminology of authors in Egypt, so it can be used to on the part of young authors, “there is ply having more readers is one of the and translations have to be decoded in unearth new talent and give them an op- no official censorship on books in Egypt, reasons cities like Beirut and Amman order to be understood. I do not be- portunity to get published where they there is only societal censorship. This seemingly have larger publishing hous- lieve there is any specific competition otherwise may not. This also encourages has prompted many authors to pub- es with a better resource. between Cairo and any other city but smaller publishing houses to operate. lish and say things that are extremely “The average Arab citizen today is that there is a crisis in translation and The risk is the quality of the product put provocative and offensive. I expect that no longer a reader. We account for less publishing in the whole region.” on the market, as well as a false sense paper publishing will have to diminish than 1 per cent of all translations each of self-realisation for some because it is for some time as electronic publishing year, despite the number of Arab speak- Electronic Publishing every author’s dream to get published.” takes some of its share.” ers,” said Fatma Naoot, one of Egypt’s Electronic publishing is a thriv- “We now also have markets that top translators of English literature. ing market and ebooks are growing The future have become very difficult to pene- globally all over the world. The inter- Currently, publishing and transla- trate such as Syria and Iraq. Unfortu-

The process Hassan Ibrahim net has offered freedom to cheaply tion in Egypt seem to rely in one way nately, the direction seems to be going The big publishing houses enforce Catering to a wide range of tastes, news stands stock newspapers, maga- or freely distribute books efficiently or another on the role of the state. in the trend of shrinking budgets for strict quality-control measures in or- zines and pamphlets as well as books with little or non-existent forms of Opinions may vary on the exact role culture,” added El-Ghitany. 8 Daily news egypt WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 lifestyle events on the town Film ū n n celebrates first Mercure hurghada brings joy to Avant garde film night Enjoy cinema in one of its most orphans during eid earliest but still groundbreak- anniversary ing forms with avant garde films from the ‘20s and ‘30s at the Townhouse Gallery. The Townhouse Gallery Factory Space Hussein El Me’mar Pasha Street Downtown, Cairo Tel: (02) 2576 8086 21 November 7pm

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Eshara Gharby Egyptian down-to-earth contem- The children enjoying the entertainment in the hotel porary music, with a little dab- bling in the fusion genre. Don’t Mercure Hurghada held a special celebration for orphans during the miss Ehsara Gharby in Down- Eid El Adha vacation. The hotels hosted 25 orphaned children from the town’s After Eight. Minimum Hurghada Orphans Organisation for a full day in the hotel and celebrate charge is EGP 60. the feast by enjoying the hotel’s entertainment facilities. After Eight The children enjoyed a diverse array of activities, including a magic show 6 Qasr Al Nil Street and different competitions. The children created several drawings that Downtown, Cairo were later sold at a fundraising for the Hurghada Orphans Organisation. Tel: 010 0339 8000 21 November 8 pm

Rana Muhammad Taha First Doğtaş store opens in Egypt Exhibitions Nūn’s doors have been open for a year

PhotoCairo 5 By Adel Heine “It is easier for us to reach people now founders had hoped for but that has Part of an impressive line-up of that we work from the centre,” Holdijk exceeded their expectations. events that cover seven differ- One year ago, Nada Iskander and Hana said. “There is a lot of misinformation “What has surprised me most is the ent venues in Cairo and span Holdijk opened the doors to Nūn, a about alternative medicine out there impact what we offer at the centre has everything from screenings centre that is based on a holistic view and this has stopped people from try- had on people’s lives,” Holdijk said. “It to symposiums, this exhibi- to health. Located in a grand villa in ing it in the past.” By establishing Nūn, is really great to see how the long last- tion at Townhouse is about the Zamalek, Nūn offers a large variety of the threshold for people to seek out a ing effects on people’s wellbeing are.” response art provokes in people treatments, classes and services that different approach to health has been Iskander said, “we have grown in many and its effect. Attendance is free are all designed to help clients find a lowered, Holdijk went on to say. ways that have surprised me; like cli- and the exhibition is bilingual in healthy and balanced approach to life. Nūn works with many different ents who come with ideas for classes, Arabic and English. “We started the centre because we practitioners who offer acupunc- workshops or events that we imple- Contemporary Image Collective felt that people are ready for a differ- ture, reiki, traditional Chinese medi- ment together.” 22 Abdel Khalak Tharwat, 4th Floor ent approach to health,” Iskander said, cine, and Feldenkrais to name a few. The founders of Nūn have been Downtown, Cairo who is a nutritionist and homeopath. A common misconception is that busy and both have a waiting list for Tel: (02) 2792 4080 “The treatments we offer are based alternative medicine is not based on new clients. “We take a lot of time 21 November noon on a holistic view; we treat the person facts, but “we are very grounded in with our clients to give them the at- Ismail Dogan, Abdelrahman Soeudi and the Turkish Commercial Attaché rather than what is ailing them.” Holdi- our work and our treatments are tention they deserve,” Iskander said. at the opening of the store Liminal State jk, who is a homeopath and qualified in based on giving people useful and “This means we can see fewer clients The latest exhibition by Town- visceral massage, said, “most of our pa- practical tools,” Iskander said. “And per day.” Doğtaş, a high-end Turkish brand for home furniture, recently opened its house resident artists Kaya Beh- tients struggle with chronic conditions for the sceptics we can produce the Besides the obvious passion for their first store in Egypt. The new showroom, located on Al Thawra Street, He- kalam, Jane Jin Kaisen and Soren and have tried many other treatments statistics and research that our treat- work and the beautiful old villa they liopolis, was inaugurated by Dr Abdelrahman Seoudi, chairman of Seoudi Thilo Funder featuring all video that did not solve their problems be- ments are based on.” are located in, Nūn impresses most by Holding and Ismail Dogan, general manager of Doğtaş. works including one, Excursions fore they come to us.” Nūn offers more than alternative the variety of what is available and the The opening marks a new partnership between Quattro Trading, (a garments in the Dark, that was filmed dur- “We are not against allopathic medi- therapies; yoga classes, contempo- practical way the alternative therapies and furniture franchise company that operates under Seoudi Holding), and ing the period of military curfew cine, but we believe there is room for rary dance classes to Tai Chi, and Chi are offered. The atmosphere is friendly, Doğtaş and reinforces the close economic ties between Egypt and Turkey. in Cairo. Entrance is free. alternative medicine as well and in many Quong. In the first year of operation peaceful and professional and makes Doğtaş exports to 65 countries and has 200 showrooms in both Turkey The Townhouse Gallery Factory cases a holistic approach can be more Nūn has established itself as a com- everyone who steps through the door and abroad and combines immaculate design and high quality with supe- Space beneficial to the patient,” Iskander said. munity centre, something that the feel welcome. rior service. It believes in giving the best to its customers through origi- Hussein El Me’mar Pasha Street nality, aesthetic and comfort. Downtown, Cairo Tel: (02) 2576 8086 21 November 10am Bite Me Cairo: Of Mice and Men By David Blanks es that go down well with a Budweiser, Food he has tried to capture the would-be Last Friday Pete Wells, restaurant critic foodies too, the good ol’ boys who The Chef’s Table for the New York Times, published a watch the Food Network and head to By Iman Adel Abdel-Fattah Food connoisseurs are invited to review of Guy Fieri’s American Kitch- NYC for their summer vacation. Sun City Mall’s exquisite Salt for en and Bar in Times Square. To call it Which is precisely what brings We love food. We love the real, specially prepared dishes and a “scathing” does not do it justice. Wells Wells to ask barbed questions such down to earth, tried-and-tested, asks a series of questions including, as, “when you saw the burger de- fine selection of wine from the handed-down-through-the- best French cuisine has to offer. when you hung that sign by the en- scribed as Guy’s Pat LaFrieda custom generations, local Egyptian food. Book your place now. trance that says, WELCOME TO FLA- blend, all-natural Creekstone Farm Here is your chance to learn how Salt, Sun City Mall VOR TOWN!, were you just messing Black Angus beef patty, LTOP (let- to make these local delicacies in Heliopolis, Cairo with our heads?” tuce, tomato, onion + pickle), SMC your own home. And just so you Tel: 02 24174486 Within hours the review went viral. (super-melty-cheese) and a slathering know what to ask for, we have 21 November 9pm But was it fair? of Donkey Sauce on garlic-buttered added how to say the ingredi- If you’ve been following my column brioche, did your mind touch the void ents in Arabic. No more excuses, FEstival these past few weeks you’ll know that for a minute?” He has a point. off to the souq !

this is something that has been on my Badawi Nada Putting foodies and civilians at the Chocofest mind lately. Call it an existential crisis. Foodist at work same table is like putting parmesan on Puppet shows and performances, Why do I do this? Do I know what your shrimp risotto. You just don’t do but be honest you are there I’m doing? Does it serve any purpose? it is bad form to kiss and tell whereas it; it’s one of the rules. And this gets Om Ali Use enough sugar so the milk for the chocolate! Join Sakia for How long before my belt breaks? with food writing it is what we are paid to the heartburn of the matter: to my tastes a little sweeter than what a delicious treat in Chocofest There are no particular qualifica- to do. taste cheese on seafood tastes like ro- Ingredients you like. Cairo for only EGP 20. tions for being a “food critic.” Then If I attempted a list, item one would jak on roadkill, but many a restaurant- • 5 cups milk – la-ban • Break the filo pastry with your El Sawy Culture Wheel again, Fieri has no particular qualifica- be integrity. Critics, chefs and consum- goer might think it’s a good idea or, • 2 tbsp butter – zeb-da hands into medium size pieces River/Word Hall 1 tions for being a chef either, no formal ers live in a symbiotic, sometimes par- horror of horrors, like it. • Sugar, according to taste – su-kar and put in a large casserole. Add End of 26th of July Street training anyway. We stumble into it. asitic, relationship; we cannot survive Which brings us back to the conflict • 1/4 cup almonds – loz the hazelnuts, almonds and raisins Zamalek, Cairo Which is not to say that we are one without the other and integrity is inherent in the chef, critic and custom- • 1/4 cup hazelnut – bon-do and cover with the milk to fill 2/3 Tel: (02) 2736 6178 unqualified. I owned a restaurant in the life blood of our shared bond. er ménage à trois: we all have different • 1/2 cup raisins – zi-beeb of the casserole. 21 November 6.30pm Cairo; I have been involved in the food This, in essence, is Wells’ complaint. kinks. The only way around this is to • 5 sheets filo pastry – goo-lesh • Heat the oven to medium-high and beverage industry since the ‘90s; I Fieri has made a name for himself as a trust one another, hence the need for • 3 tbsp double cream – doo-ble heat, 200C. Place the casserole teach a course on food history; I have chef to the people. With programmes unwavering integrity. kreem in the oven for 15 minutes until studied the science and literature of like Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, which It is permissible for the customer, the filo pastry starts to absorb the food; I know my way around the kitch- attract more male viewers than any like the museum-goer, the concert- Directions milk and its volume increases. Weather en; and I began eating at a very early other food show, he has become the goer or the lover, to say “I know what • Heat the oven on medium high, • Remove from the oven and age. So there is some experience there. TV personality tourists would most I like” and leave it at that. Not so for 175C. Place the filo pastry on a spread the butter and cream on Wednesday, November 21 “It’s a matter of taste” is a sentiment like to hang out with for a beer and chefs and food critics. We must know baking sheet and bake until golden the top. Place the casserole back in Alexandria 26°C / 14°C that expresses what many feel about a bratwurst. the rules; we must have a certain level and crispy. the oven and bake for 20 minutes food, art, music and love, but as in all Times Square, foodwise, is notori- of experience; we should know the dif- • Place the hazelnuts and almonds more. If top has not turned golden Aswan 32°C / 18°C such endeavours, the best laid schemes ously touristy. There are some restau- ferences between our tastes and those on a small baking sheet and grill in brown yet, grill for two minutes. Cairo 26°C / 17°C often go awry; so there must be some rants there that I like, but they are of the of the people we serve; and we must the oven for four minutes. Let the Serve hot. Hurghada 27°C / 21°C agreed-upon standards. Those of us quick, comfort food kind: Grey’s Papaya be humble enough to allow that ulti- nuts cool off, peel or blanch them Luxor 31°C / 18°C with experience know what they are for hot dogs; Shake Shack for burgers. mately they are the ones who should and set aside. Note even if we would be hard-pressed to The problem with Guy’s American be judging us and not the other way • Meanwhile, in a non-stick, deep • You can use mille feuille pastry or Sharm El-Sheikh 32°C / 21°C list them. Some things you have to do; Kitchen and Bar is that Fieri trades on around. pan heat the milk and sugar until special pastry for Om Ali from any Suez 22°C / 13°C others you must not. As every lover his image as a food buddy and yet in- Ok, enough of this. Next week it’s it boils and the sugar is dissolved. bakery instead of using filo pastry. knows. The difference is that in love stead of serving simple, flavourful dish- back to eating and criticising.