Al-Masry Al-Youm
NSF waffles on Nour Party partnership
Egypt
March 14, 2013
NSF waffles on Nour Party partnership
The National Salvation Front is having second thoughts on partnering with the Nour Party on a national consensus initiative,…
Orascom woes weigh market down Thursday; EGX30 drops 2 percent
Business
March 14, 2013
Orascom woes weigh market down Thursday; EGX30 drops 2 percent
A sudden drop in Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) shares on Thursday led the main EGX30 stock index to nosedive by…
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has sanctioned widespread surveillance measures targeting the Black Bloc, a largely unknown group of masked protesters…
Govt investigating how to continue funding energy subsidies
Business
March 14, 2013
Govt investigating how to continue funding energy subsidies
Finance Ministry officials and representatives from the General Petroleum Corporation are currently discussing the amount of funding required to continue…
Egypt asks China to crackdown on counterfeiting
Business
March 14, 2013
Egypt asks China to crackdown on counterfeiting
An Egyptian official is asking China to crackdown on counterfeit Chinese products being smuggled into Egypt. Atef Yacoub, chairman of…
Yemen seizes Egyptian fishing boat, detains 21 fishermen onboard
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Yemen seizes Egyptian fishing boat, detains 21 fishermen onboard
Yemeni authorities seized an Egyptian fishing boat with 21 fishermen on board, Fishermen Syndicate head Zarea al-Betany said Thursday.…
Jama’a al-Islamiya drafting law to legalize civilian police groups
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya drafting law to legalize civilian police groups
Jama'a al-Islamiya's political arm is working on a draft law to legalize civilian policing groups in the wake of recent…
Former minister pays thousands to Al-Akhbar to reconcile with state
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Former minister pays thousands to Al-Akhbar to reconcile with state
Former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi has paid LE60,000 to the state-run Al-Akhbar Al-Youm Institution for Journalism as repyament for illegal…
Lawyer accuses Hamas of masterminding murder of 16 Egyptian soldiers
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Lawyer accuses Hamas of masterminding murder of 16 Egyptian soldiers
An Egyptian lawyer has accused the Hamas government in Gaza of masterminding the murder of 16 Egyptian border guards last…