Report: 45 sectarian conflicts resolved by customary reconciliation since 2011
Egypt
June 11, 2015
Report: 45 sectarian conflicts resolved by customary reconciliation since 2011
In a study published on Wednesday, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said that customary reconciliation assemblies have resolved 45…
CIHRS investigated over legality of operations
Egypt
June 11, 2015
CIHRS investigated over legality of operations
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a report on Wednesday, saying that judicial authorities had order a…
Egyptian Stock Exchange has financed companies with over LE100 bn in the last decade
Economy
June 10, 2015
Egyptian Stock Exchange has financed companies with over LE100 bn in the last decade
Egyptian Stock Exchange Chairman Mohamed Omran said the institution has provided over LE100 billion to finance companies in the last…
Egypt’s market loses LE1.2 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 down 0.25%
Business
June 10, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE1.2 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 down 0.25%
Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone for the fifth session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index…
Daily Mail: Limestone for the Great Pyramid would cost US$776 million today
Archaeology
June 10, 2015
Daily Mail: Limestone for the Great Pyramid would cost US$776 million today
The British Daily Mail website has published an infographic estimating current costs of seven iconic landmarks. The Great Pyramid of Giza,…
Egypt’s market loses LE400 million on Tuesday, EGX30 down 0.13%
Business
June 9, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE400 million on Tuesday, EGX30 down 0.13%
Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone for the fourth session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index…
Woman arrested for flying balloons with anti-government slogans
Egypt
June 9, 2015
Woman arrested for flying balloons with anti-government slogans
A woman was arrested on Tuesday in Matrouh province, northwest of Cairo, for flying balloons bearing anti-government slogans. Matrouh’s security chief,…
Report: Foreign Ministry violates currency rates when paying diplomats
Egypt
June 9, 2015
Report: Foreign Ministry violates currency rates when paying diplomats
A judicial report has unveiled flagrant violations of currency exchange rates in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ payment system for…
Chinese investments in Egypt amount to $500 million
Business
June 8, 2015
Chinese investments in Egypt amount to $500 million
Hassan Fahmy, Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, said there are 1,220 Chinese companies working in…
Citing rights abuses, HRW urges West to halt support for Sisi
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Citing rights abuses, HRW urges West to halt support for Sisi
US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Western countries to abstain from supporting the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, citing…