India announces maritime transport agreement with Egypt
Egypt
October 21, 2015
India announces maritime transport agreement with Egypt
The Indian Cabinet has announced an agreement between India and Egypt on maritime transport, announced Sify, an Indian information and…
Al-Nour Party to meet over election failure Thursday
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Al-Nour Party to meet over election failure Thursday
Chairman of al-Nour Party Younes Makhyoun announced Tuesday evening that the party's supreme body will meet on Thursday to discuss…
Egypt’s budget deficit widens to LE68.3 bn in July-Aug: ministry
Business
October 21, 2015
Egypt’s budget deficit widens to LE68.3 bn in July-Aug: ministry
Egypt’s overall budget deficit widened to 2.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) reaching LE 68.3 billion for July-August…
12% aware of Brotherhood-linked parliamentary candidates: poll
Egypt
October 20, 2015
12% aware of Brotherhood-linked parliamentary candidates: poll
Twelve percent of voters from the governorates involved in the first phase of the parliamentary elections, which ended on Monday, are…
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Egypt
October 20, 2015
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has responded strongly to what it considers are attempts by the foreign press to belittle the…
Rosatom chief in Cairo to discuss nuclear plant: agency
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Rosatom chief in Cairo to discuss nuclear plant: agency
Sergey Kirienko, the head of Russia’s government-run nuclear energy firm Rosatom, arrived in Cairo on Monday to negotiate the construction…
Egypt’s market gains LE4.6 bn on Monday, EGX30 rises 1.1%
Business
October 19, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE4.6 bn on Monday, EGX30 rises 1.1%
Egypt's stock market closed in the green zone on Monday, as the benchmark EGX30 index rose 1.11 percent to 7,621.67…
Egyptian youth get on Twitter mocking empty polling stations
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Egyptian youth get on Twitter mocking empty polling stations
Twitter users mocked the empty polling stations on the first day of parliamentary elections by using Twitter to present themselves…
Egypt’s market loses LE1.7 bn on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.7%
Business
October 18, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE1.7 bn on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.7%
Egypt's market closed in the red zone on Sunday, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down 0.74 percent, to 7,538.22…
Pyramids, Sphinx in blue to celebrate UN’s 70th anniversary
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Pyramids, Sphinx in blue to celebrate UN’s 70th anniversary
Over 180 famous landmarks throughout 50 countries worldwide, including Egypt's pyramids, will be lit up in blue, the official United…