Egypt Independent
UAE, China launch $10 bn strategic investment fund
Business
December 15, 2015
UAE, China launch $10 bn strategic investment fund
The UAE and China launched a US$10 billion strategic co-investment fund on Monday, to support the development of sectors of mutual…
Egypt ranks as world’s 2nd worst jailer of journalists
Egypt
December 15, 2015
Egypt ranks as world’s 2nd worst jailer of journalists
Egypt has been ranked as the world’s second worst jailer of journalists, coming in after China, in a 2015 Reporters…
Electricity Holding Company signs contract for South Helwan power station
Egypt
December 14, 2015
Electricity Holding Company signs contract for South Helwan power station
The Electricity Holding Company signed a contract for electrical transformers for the South Helwan steam power plant with a total…
EU announces the winners of ‘Egypt is the Gift of the Nile’ photography competition
Egypt
December 14, 2015
EU announces the winners of ‘Egypt is the Gift of the Nile’ photography competition
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Egypt announced the winners of the eight annual photography contest for amateurs on Sunday.
Egypt’s market gains LE1 bn on Monday, indexes mixed
Business
December 14, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE1 bn on Monday, indexes mixed
Egypt's stock market ended its Monday session with a mixed performance, as the benchmark EGX30 index inched up 0.2 percent,…
Trial of actress who recommended watching porn postponed
Egypt
December 13, 2015
Trial of actress who recommended watching porn postponed
A Cairo misdemeanor court postponed to December 20 the trial of a TV and cinema star who recommended that young…
Egypt’s market loses LE9.3 bn on Sunday, EGX30 skids 3.7%
Egypt
December 13, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE9.3 bn on Sunday, EGX30 skids 3.7%
Egypt's market suffered losses during Sunday's session, as Egypt's traders await the outcome of a central bank interest rate and…
Nassif Sawiris acquires remarkable share in Irish C&C Group
Business
December 13, 2015
Nassif Sawiris acquires remarkable share in Irish C&C Group
Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris has acquired shares worth 22.4 million pounds in Irish alcoholics maker C&C Group, garnering him a…
Political expert’s opinion piece withheld for criticizing Parliament
Egypt
December 13, 2015
Political expert’s opinion piece withheld for criticizing Parliament
A former MP and political expert has said that a third column he wrote for an independent newspaper had been…
Irish man spends 20th birthday in Egypt’s police custody
Egypt
December 13, 2015
Irish man spends 20th birthday in Egypt’s police custody
A young Irish man, who has been detained in Egypt since 2013 for his alleged involvement in protests that condemned…
Three army personnel killed in N. Sinai attack: sources
Egypt
December 12, 2015
Three army personnel killed in N. Sinai attack: sources
One army officer and two lower-ranking personnel were killed in an attack in Rafah, North Sinai on Saturday, BBC Arabic…
132 violations recorded against journalists in November: report
Egypt
December 11, 2015
132 violations recorded against journalists in November: report
Journalists Against Torture released a report on Thursday claiming that there has been a total of 132 violations against press…
Egypt’s budget deficit for Jul-Sep 2015 increases 19% to LE78.3: Finance Ministry
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Egypt’s budget deficit for Jul-Sep 2015 increases 19% to LE78.3: Finance Ministry
Egypt’s overall budget deficit jumped 19 percent to reach LE 78.3 billion (2.8 percent GDP)) for July-September 2015, compared to…
NGOs slam security violations on world human rights day
Egypt
December 10, 2015
NGOs slam security violations on world human rights day
A group of Egyptian NGOs slammed human rights violations by Egypt’s Interior Ministry, which saw a number of citizens subjected…
Egypt’s market loses LE400 mn on Thursday, indexes mixed
Business
December 10, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE400 mn on Thursday, indexes mixed
Egypt's stock market ended its Thursday session with a mixed performance, as the benchmark EGX30 index inched up 0.13 percent,…
ElBaradei condemns Arab world’s silence on Trump’s anti-Muslim statement
Egypt
December 10, 2015
ElBaradei condemns Arab world’s silence on Trump’s anti-Muslim statement
Nobel laureate and former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei condemned the Arab and Islamic world's silence toward the racist statement…
Sisi suggests expatriates donate US dollars to offset falling reserve: adviser
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Sisi suggests expatriates donate US dollars to offset falling reserve: adviser
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has suggested that Egyptian expatriates make a financial contribution to help their country cope with eroding foreign…
Egypt’s market gains LE730 mn on Wednesday, EGX30 inches up 0.3%
Business
December 9, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE730 mn on Wednesday, EGX30 inches up 0.3%
Egypt's stock market finished in the green zone on Wednesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index inched up 0.32 percent…
Center: No progress in govt information transparency
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Center: No progress in govt information transparency
The Egyptian government has made no progress in showing transparency of information in 2015, an information technology freedoms center has…
Justice Ministry’s foreign marriage amendments cause outcry
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Justice Ministry’s foreign marriage amendments cause outcry
Amendments by the Justice Ministry to notarization rules for marriages between foreign men and Egyptian women have triggered an outcry…