Reports: Tunisia’s Ghannouchi seeks Egypt Govt-Brotherhood settlement
Egypt
June 14, 2015
Reports: Tunisia’s Ghannouchi seeks Egypt Govt-Brotherhood settlement
The leader of Tunisia’s Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Ennahda Movement, Rachid al-Ghannouchi, is seeking a Saudi-sponsored political settlement between the Brotherhood and…
Swiss embassy holds Ramadan lantern exhibition
Art news
June 14, 2015
Swiss embassy holds Ramadan lantern exhibition
The Swiss embassy in Cairo is running a lantern exhibition celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which begins Thursday,…
CAPMAS: Egypt’s licensed vehicles rose by 12% in 2014, reaching 7.9 million
Egypt
June 14, 2015
CAPMAS: Egypt’s licensed vehicles rose by 12% in 2014, reaching 7.9 million
The number of licensed vehicles on Egypt's roads rose by 12.2 percent year-over-year in 2014, recording 7.9 million nationwide, compared…
Washington: Egypt’s fiscal transparency not up to par
Egypt
June 14, 2015
Washington: Egypt’s fiscal transparency not up to par
A US State Department report has said that Egypt failed to make progress in the area of fiscal transparency, which…
Egypt’s market loses $1.13 bn in a week, EGX30 drops 3.2%
Business
June 12, 2015
Egypt’s market loses $1.13 bn in a week, EGX30 drops 3.2%
Egypt's market main index EGX30 fell 3.2 percent in this week, Egyptian Exchange data showed.Meanwhile, the EGX70 index and the…
Elbaradei suggests govt misunderstands citizen’s priorities
Egypt
June 11, 2015
Elbaradei suggests govt misunderstands citizen’s priorities
Former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has suggested that the Egyptian government fails to grasp the most urgent demands citizens voiced…
FT: Younger Brotherhood members favor violent protests deepening internal divisions
Egypt
June 11, 2015
FT: Younger Brotherhood members favor violent protests deepening internal divisions
Younger generations of the Muslim Brotherhood favor violent means of protest against the government, adding to disagreements within the now-outlawed…
Egypt’s market loses LE1.5 billion on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.15%
Business
June 11, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE1.5 billion on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.15%
Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone for the sixth session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index…
Socialists criticize economics, politics in Sisi’s first year
Egypt
June 11, 2015
Socialists criticize economics, politics in Sisi’s first year
Egypt’s Socialists have criticized what they describe as "economic and political failures", as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concludes his first…
Minister: EGPC faces financial distress due to rising debt
Business
June 11, 2015
Minister: EGPC faces financial distress due to rising debt
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation EGPC's dues from other government entities rose by 13 percent in the first 10 months…