President approves law empowering private sector to produce electricity
Business
July 13, 2015
President approves law empowering private sector to produce electricity
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has adopted changes to the laws on power generation and the national electricity authority, which essentially…
Egypt launches monitor to scrutinize foreign media reports
Egypt
July 12, 2015
Egypt launches monitor to scrutinize foreign media reports
The government of Egypt has launched a monitoring office run by its State Information Service (SIS) to verify information included…
Akhbar Al-Youm journalist arrested, subjected to torture
Egypt
July 10, 2015
Akhbar Al-Youm journalist arrested, subjected to torture
Mohamed Batawy, journalist at Akhbar Al-Youm has been detained since June 17, when the police stormed his home and arrrested him. Batawy's…
Actor Omar Sharif dies aged 83
Egypt
July 10, 2015
Actor Omar Sharif dies aged 83
According to BBC news reports, the 83-year world-famous Egyptian actor Omar Sharif died in a Cairo hospital on Friday, after…
NCRC: Issuing constituency demarcation law ‘useless’
Egypt
July 10, 2015
NCRC: Issuing constituency demarcation law ‘useless’
Director of the NCRC Rami Mohsen said that the president has issued the electral constituencies law without the rest of…
Secuity sources: Political activist arrested at airport released
Egypt
July 10, 2015
Secuity sources: Political activist arrested at airport released
A leftist political activist who was arrested at Cairo's airport for complicity in violence was released on Friday, following "a…
Egypt’s market loses LE10 bn in week, EGX30 index drops 8.4%
Business
July 10, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE10 bn in week, EGX30 index drops 8.4%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed losses of LE10 billion this week, as all indexes fell, Egyptian Exchange data showed. The main…
Ministry: Egypt’s budget deficit rises to 10.8% of GDP in 11 months
Egypt
July 9, 2015
Ministry: Egypt’s budget deficit rises to 10.8% of GDP in 11 months
Egypt's budget deficit over a period of 11 months and ending in May rose to 10.8 percent of the gross…
Lawyer: Irish detained in Egypt subjected to torture
Egypt
July 9, 2015
Lawyer: Irish detained in Egypt subjected to torture
An Irish teen detained in Egypt over charges of violence that involved the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 has been subjected…
Egypt’s market gains LE1.13 billion on Thursday, EGX30 rises 0.9%
Business
July 9, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE1.13 billion on Thursday, EGX30 rises 0.9%
Egypt's market on Thursday recovered slightly from a steep downtrend, as the benchmark EGX30 index rose by 0.88 percent, recording…