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Surrounded by young conference organizers, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi speaks during the final day of Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) that has injected billions of dollars’ worth of aid and investment into his country, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sisi rounds off final day of investment conference

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2015 | Middle East

Sharm El-Sheikh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday wrapped up the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) which garnered total investments of 175.2 billion US dollars in three days, but said his country needed at least another...

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi greets delegates as he walks to the podium before speaking on the final day of a major economic conference that has injected billions of dollars’ worth of aid and investment in his country, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Opinion: Egypt has won and its enemies have lost

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 16, 2015 | Opinion

Even the most optimistic of Egyptian officials could not have expected the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) to succeed the way it has. In one fell swoop Egypt has now officially exited this period of political isolation, delivering a stunning blow to the...

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A handout picture made available on March 14, 2015 by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) and Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) listening to Egyptian investment minister Ashraf Salman (3rd-R) as they look at a scale model of the new Egyptian capital displayed at the congress hall in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. (AFP Photo/Mohamed Samaaha/Egyptian Presidency HO)

Egypt, UAE ink deal to build brand new capital east of Cairo

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Mar 15, 2015 | Business

Sharm El-Sheikh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday signed a deal to build Egypt’s new administrative capital, east of the existing capital Cairo. The agreement to build the new, as-yet unnamed capital was signed between Egypt’s Ministry of...

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Opinion: The day Egyptians forgot about the Muslim Brotherhood

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 15, 2015 | Opinion

It’s been decades since optimism reigned in Egypt as it did yesterday after the announcement of giant development and construction plans heralding a “new Egypt”. Amid the positivity, there was no mention of the words “Muslim Brotherhood” and there was no...