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Container ship being unloaded
Arabic Edition 08 Jun 2011
The Egyptian government is set to announce several large-scale projects over the next few weeks that will be...
A scene of a panoramic celebration of Egypt's first Labor Day after former president's Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Tahrir Square, May 1, 2011. A host of political groups, underground parties and backers participated in what many has called a "free" day, given long-standing supression of labor movements during Mubarak's era. Notably, Egyptian Communist Party - for long an underground organization - joined celebrations. Ironically, notorious Egyptian Trade Union Federation officials used to shout on Labor Day to former president Mubarak, "Raise, boss!".
MENA 16 May 2011
Egypt's manpower minister on Monday called for establishing an Arab organization to work on economic integration...
Rasha Dewedar 23 Apr 2011
Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the central gathering point for recent protests that resulted in former President Hosni...
South Sinai drenched by torrential rainstorm
Lina Attalah 02 Dec 2010
Sinai community leaders have warned US officials that Egypt's plan to build an underground steel wall along the...
Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali, Minister of Finance
Fathya el-Dakhakhni 05 Nov 2010
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali wrote that Egypt's political future "has become a hot topic in...
Reuters 03 Nov 2010
Egypt expects to finish building 17 villages in North Sinai near new industrial projects by year-end, aiming to...
Egypt's Mubarak (R) during meeting with Sudanese Ministry of Defense, Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein, Cairo, October 19, 2010. Leaders meet to discuss communication between two countries as well as bilateral issues. They also discussed ways to reach compromise for Darfur crisis in order to support stability in Sudan.
Metwali Salem 31 Oct 2010
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, on Monday will visit southern Sudan to...
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif.
Amira Saleh 21 Oct 2010
At an event marking the annual World Statistics Day, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif emphasized the importance of...
Zoo guards
Metwali Salem 23 Sep 2010
Controversy has erupted recently around the Cairo Zoo in Giza as the private sector has inundated the ministry of...
Eng. Sameh Fahmi minister of petroleum in the Egyptian government
Arabic Edition 22 Sep 2010
Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi has announced the establishment of the first petroleum services company in Sinai....