Minister: Egypt targets GDP growth of 4.5% –4.7 % in 1Q15/16
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Minister: Egypt targets GDP growth of 4.5% –4.7 % in 1Q15/16
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said that Egypt is targeting a GDP growth rate of 4.5 –4.7 percent in the first…
Egypt-Turkey tensions at unprecedented level
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Egypt-Turkey tensions at unprecedented level
Tensions between Cairo and Ankara have reached unprecedented levels since the ouster of former Egyptian president and Turkey ally Mohamed…
Heikal: Islamic State no threat to Egypt
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Heikal: Islamic State no threat to Egypt
The Islamic State militia is no threat to Egypt, prominent journalist and political commentator Mohamed Hassanein Heikal has said, though…
NGOs: Terrorism down 50% during 1st half of July
Egypt
July 21, 2015
NGOs: Terrorism down 50% during 1st half of July
A coalition of NGOs tracking the rate of violence in Egypt has said that the rate of terrorist incidents halved…
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues fall for fourth consecutive month in June
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues fall for fourth consecutive month in June
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues continued to fall in June for the fourth consecutive month, reaching US$431.6 million, compared to $443.9 million in…
Robert Fisk: ISIS controls Sinai as much as Egypt
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Robert Fisk: ISIS controls Sinai as much as Egypt
The recent encounter between Egyptian navy and suspected militants on the Mediterranean coasts of the restive Sinai Peninsula are evidence…
Trade Ministry considers website for businessmen eyeing Africa
Business
July 20, 2015
Trade Ministry considers website for businessmen eyeing Africa
The Foreign Trade and Industry Ministry has disclosed plans to launch a website catering to Egyptian businessmen in search of investment…
Disaster has displaced 1 person per second in the last 7 years
Life & Style
July 20, 2015
Disaster has displaced 1 person per second in the last 7 years
At least 19.3 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2014, with at least one person every second…
Egypt’s market gains LE12.5 bn in week, EGX30 index rises 5.3%
Egypt
July 18, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE12.5 bn in week, EGX30 index rises 5.3%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed wins of LE12.5 billion this week, as all indexes jumped, Egyptian Exchange data showed.The main…
10 Stories From Famous Wars That Aren’t Really True
Archaeology
July 17, 2015
10 Stories From Famous Wars That Aren’t Really True
History is a fickle mistress, especially when it comes to wars. For the most part, the winners are the ones…