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Egypt collected more than LE144.68 billion in tax revenue during the first nine months of fiscal year 2012/13, Mamdouh Omar, head of the Egyptian Tax Authority, said. Omar said revenues have gone up 108 percent, compared with the same period of the...
Sobhi Saleh, a leading Freedom and Justice Party figure, harshly criticized the Salafi Nour Party over its stance against a law that would allow the state to issue sukuk, or Islamic bonds. He called on the Nour Party to stop “analyzing and...
A US$600 million auction proposed by the Central Bank of Egypt Sunday reduced price of dollars on the black market to LE7, officials said. A prominent official said the “sharp” decline in the price of the dollar compared with the...
President Mohamed Morsy said he would not allow what he called saboteurs to offend the revolution, pledging not to allow attacks on places of worship. “I reject exceptional measures and the supression of freedoms of Egyptians,” he said...
Meetings between the International Monetary Fund delegation and Egyptian opposition leaders and civil society organizations have caused confusion and tension within the government, according to parliamentary and government sources. One source of...
Clashes flared Sunday between students from Ain Shams University demanding enhanced security measures on campus and unknown attackers, according to satellite channel Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr. The protesters were marching from the Abbasseya district...
  Activist Hassan Mostafa’s appeal against charges of assaulting a prosecutor has been adjourned until 4 May. Hundreds of activists protested in front of the Alexandria Criminal Court Saturday in solidarity with Mostafa, who was initially...
The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm the Freedom and Justice Party are planning to meet with leaders from the Wasat Party, the Nour Party and the National Salvation Front to discuss a possible Cabinet reshuffle and the fate of Prosecutor...
The Interior Ministry has announced the details of its plan to secure the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak, his sons Gamal and Alaa, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six of his aides. The trial is due to start Saturday morning at...
Dozens gathered in the Hadayeq al-Qubba neighborhood in Cairo on Friday afternoon to protest what they called the “Brotherhoodization” of the army and intelligence services. The protesters chanted slogans in support of the army and...