Media Watch

[queenie40something]

Boy of 10 in Sharm holiday tragedy

Just read this but havent got any more details Channel 4 - News - Boy, 10, in Sharm holiday tragedy

 

[queenie40something]

Tourist bus crashes

More doom and gloom. A tourist bus leaving Sharm for Cairo crashed killing and injuring tourists including Brits see BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Tourists die in Egypt bus crash and IC Publications

 

[queenie40something]

Egypt suspends tour operators afer fatal crash

see here AFP: Egypt suspends tour agencies after fatal coach crash

 

[queenie40something]

Price increases

Gasoline will be increased by 50%, natural gas 58%, tobacco 10% and licence fees with also be increased affecting drivers. See Egyptian Government Passes Bill To Raise Fuel, Cigarette Prices | May 7, 2008 | AHN

 

[M Butler]

More doom and gloom. A tourist bus leaving Sharm for Cairo crashed killing and injuring tourists including Brits see BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Tourists die in Egypt bus crash and IC Publications

I have a friend here in Cairo who has been attending to a couple of the tourists who were on the bus. I won't elaborate as it is not a pleasant story.

Margaret

 

[M Butler]

Gasoline will be increased by 50%, natural gas 58%, tobacco 10% and licence fees with also be increased affecting drivers. See Egyptian Government Passes Bill To Raise Fuel, Cigarette Prices | May 7, 2008 | AHN

Just another quick one liner.
People in Cairo are quite stunned by the latest price increases. It has been one thing after another for them.

Margaret

 

[queenie40something]

Hi Margaret - this even hit the major papers here as well. The bus was a total burnt out shell and the injuries suffered sounded very horrific.

 

[Lsab]

Just another quick one liner.
People in Cairo are quite stunned by the latest price increases. It has been one thing after another for them.

Margaret

My husband read on Al Jazeera website, that Mubarak raised wages in the public sector by 30% and a few days later raised petrol by 30%!! Sounds a bit Blair/Brown to me though guess they wouldn't have been so upfront!

 

[queenie40something]

Hi Linda - I know how bizarre to raise wages by 30% and then raise other daily necessities by up to 58%. I saw another report that this will now fuel more riots etc.

 

[queenie40something]

Here is the article about the price increases may provoke street riots AKI - Adnkronos international Egypt: Price increases may provoke street riots, say MPs

 

[M Butler]

Here is the article about the price increases may provoke street riots AKI - Adnkronos international Egypt: Price increases may provoke street riots, say MPs

I haven't seen anything in Cairo and I was out this morning driving down to the Khan el Khalili. If anything, the traffic is heavier.
Must say though, one of the vendors tried to sell me two vanilla pods for 100 EGP so obviously the price increases are taking effect, but I think I will put it down to the famous Egyptian sense of humour. I got them for 35 EGP eventually which is still too expensive but I didn't have time to haggle any longer.

On a serious note though, I have noticed big increases in prices in the shops. I would expect another round of price increases as we speak because of the cost of petrol.

Margaret

 

[vix]

I haven't seen anything in Cairo and I was out this morning driving down to the Khan el Khalili. If anything, the traffic is heavier.
Must say though, one of the vendors tried to sell me two vanilla pods for 100 EGP so obviously the price increases are taking effect, but I think I will put it down to the famous Egyptian sense of humour. I got them for 35 EGP eventually which is still too expensive but I didn't have time to haggle any longer.

On a serious note though, I have noticed big increases in prices in the shops. I would expect another round of price increases as we speak because of the cost of petrol.

Margaret

What do you do with vanilla pods?

 

[M Butler]

What do you do with vanilla pods?

You use them as a flavouring for food eg: vanilla ice cream.

Margaret

 

[queenie40something]

Security deports workers out of resorts

...due to the Davos World Economic Summit in Sharm see Almasry Alyoum

 

[queenie40something]

Egypt Fact File - Buying, Selling, Renting

Hi all - found this about buying, selling and renting in Egypt that mentions Zeiad as an expert Property Survey Report 2008, GCC Property Market Survey Report - Research - ArabianBusiness.com

 

[flip]

Hi all - found this about buying, selling and renting in Egypt that mentions Zeiad as an expert Property Survey Report 2008, GCC Property Market Survey Report - Research - ArabianBusiness.com

Links not working.

 

[queenie40something]

Hi I just tried it and its working for me. Can someone else try please and report if it works for them or not. I know Linda could access it as well.

Thanks

 

[wayne_harris]

Hi I just tried it and its working for me. Can someone else try please and report if it works for them or not. I know Linda could access it as well.

Thanks

Hi, the link worked for me.

Dawn -x-

 

[queenie40something]

Thanks Dawn.

 

[M Butler]

Hi all - found this about buying, selling and renting in Egypt that mentions Zeiad as an expert Property Survey Report 2008, GCC Property Market Survey Report - Research - ArabianBusiness.com

Hi Allison,

I have just read the link so it seems to be OK.

Margaret