EFG Hermes only Arab institution in investors index
Business
June 25, 2015
EFG Hermes only Arab institution in investors index
EFG Hermes’s research house has become the only research institution in the Arab world to be included in the Institutional…
TV series on Egypt Jews draws Israeli criticism
Cinema/TV
June 25, 2015
TV series on Egypt Jews draws Israeli criticism
An Egyptian TV show, which has begun screening for the holy month of Ramadan last week, has earned Israeli criticism…
UNCTAD: Egypt’s FDI grows 14% to $4.8 bn
Business
June 24, 2015
UNCTAD: Egypt’s FDI grows 14% to $4.8 bn
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Egypt grew by 14 percent to US$4.8 billion in 2014 2013 to $5.1 billion in…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
Egypt
June 24, 2015
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
Egypt’s market loses LE700 million on Wednesday, while EGX30 inches up 0.14%
Business
June 24, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE700 million on Wednesday, while EGX30 inches up 0.14%
Egypt's stock market delivered mixed results on Wednesday, as the benchmark EGX30 index inched 0.14 percent up , while the…
Egypt down 12 ranks in international rule of law index
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Egypt down 12 ranks in international rule of law index
Egypt’s ranking has deteriorated sharply over the last year in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index, measuring how the…
Obama hosts Ramadan Iftar at White House
World
June 24, 2015
Obama hosts Ramadan Iftar at White House
President Barack Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Tuesday evening in celebration of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, which began…
2 journalists in custody on charges of affiliation with Brotherhood
Egypt
June 23, 2015
2 journalists in custody on charges of affiliation with Brotherhood
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has on Tuesday remanded journalists Farida Ali Ahmed and Samar Hassan Mahmoud in custody for…
Financial Times: West should pressure Sisi for more freedoms
Egypt
June 23, 2015
Financial Times: West should pressure Sisi for more freedoms
Western leaders should not support Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as long as he continues on his path of stomping…
Egypt wants trade exchange with India increased to US$8 bn
Business
June 23, 2015
Egypt wants trade exchange with India increased to US$8 bn
Egypt is eyeing an increase to its trade exchange with India to US$8 billion in 2016, up from US$5.5 billion…