State-owned oil, banking and electricity firms to be privatized: Investment Ministry
Business
August 2, 2016
State-owned oil, banking and electricity firms to be privatized: Investment Ministry
The Egyptian government will target state-owned firms in the banking, petroleum and electricity sectors for the first wave of its…
Veteran TV talk-show host Amr Adib joins ONTV channel
Egypt
August 2, 2016
Veteran TV talk-show host Amr Adib joins ONTV channel
Veteran TV talk-show host Amr Adib has joined ONTV Channel, having recently ended a 20-year association with rival TV channel…
EgyptAir flight to Iraq delayed after collision with catering van
Egypt
August 2, 2016
EgyptAir flight to Iraq delayed after collision with catering van
An EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Iraq was delayed for just under an hour on Tuesday after a collision with…
Masked gunmen kill police conscript in Kerdasa drive-by attack
Egypt
August 2, 2016
Masked gunmen kill police conscript in Kerdasa drive-by attack
Masked gunmen killed a police conscript in a drive-by shooting in Giza on Tuesday morning.A security source told Al-Masry Al-Youm…
After attacks from wheat fraud committee, Hanafy underlines anti-corruption efforts
Egypt
August 2, 2016
After attacks from wheat fraud committee, Hanafy underlines anti-corruption efforts
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy responded on Monday evening to criticism of his treatment of wheat fraud, saying that he is…
After anti-corruption strategy, Egypt rises 29 places in transparency rankings
Egypt
August 1, 2016
After anti-corruption strategy, Egypt rises 29 places in transparency rankings
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Sunday that the implementation of a National Anti-Corruption Strategy, launched in December 2014, has…
Hot, humid weather expected Tuesday
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Hot, humid weather expected Tuesday
Meteorologists are predicting hot, humid weather in Cairo on Tuesday, with a top temperature of 35 degrees in Cairo. Similar…
Controversy in parliament over removal of religion from ID cards
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Controversy in parliament over removal of religion from ID cards
Opinion in parliament has split over a Citizenship bill presented by MP Alaa Abdel Moneim containing an article abolishing the…
Sisi to relaunch Egypt’s space agency: NARSS official
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Sisi to relaunch Egypt’s space agency: NARSS official
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeking to relaunch the Egyptian space agency project that stumbled in the 1960s, according to Alaa…
IMF request fully floating Egyptian pound: senior gov’t official
Business
August 1, 2016
IMF request fully floating Egyptian pound: senior gov’t official
A senior government official has revealed an International Monatery Fund (IMF) suggestion to fully float the Egyptian pound against the…