Egypt Independent
Brotherhood supreme guide granted retrial, death sentence cancelled
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Brotherhood supreme guide granted retrial, death sentence cancelled
Egypt’s Court of Cassation accepted on Thursday an appeal by Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 11 others to…
Conflicting reports on EMG’s link to Dolphinus-Israel gas deal
Business
December 3, 2015
Conflicting reports on EMG’s link to Dolphinus-Israel gas deal
Conflicting reports are emerging over the involvement of Eastern Mediterranean Gas (EMG) in the recent natural gas import deal between…
13 prison deaths in November: NGO
Egypt
December 2, 2015
13 prison deaths in November: NGO
Deaths inside Egyptian prisons, due to torture and medical negligence, stood at 13 in November alone, a NGO said Wednesday,…
Electoral bribes persist as parliamentary runoffs near end: observers
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Electoral bribes persist as parliamentary runoffs near end: observers
Election observers have detected the persistence of bribes and violations by candidate campaigners throughout the final day of Egyptian parliamentary…
Wael Ghonim compares Egyptian journalist’s detention with WP’s Barton Gellman
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Wael Ghonim compares Egyptian journalist’s detention with WP’s Barton Gellman
Prominent political activist Wael Ghonim has made a comparison between the detention of Egyptian journalist Ismail Iskandarani by Egypt’s State…
Egypt’s market gains LE8.9 bn on Wednesday, EGX30 jumps 3.5%
Business
December 2, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE8.9 bn on Wednesday, EGX30 jumps 3.5%
Egypt's stock market extended its gains on Wednesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index jumped 3.5 percent to 6,649.7 points…
13 NGOs urge release of detained journalist
Egypt
December 2, 2015
13 NGOs urge release of detained journalist
Thirteen Egyptian NGOs have urged the release of journalist Ismail Iskandarani, who was arrested following his return from Germany on…
Abouel Fotouh’s chauffeur allegedly tortured, anti-govt remarks suspected cause
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Abouel Fotouh’s chauffeur allegedly tortured, anti-govt remarks suspected cause
The office of former presidential runner Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has accused security agents of torturing his private driver with…
Egypt’s market gains LE2.2 bn on Tuesday, EGX30 rises 1.1 %
Business
December 1, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE2.2 bn on Tuesday, EGX30 rises 1.1 %
Egypt's stock market closed in the green zone on Tuesday's session , as the benchmark EGX30 index rose 1.07 percent…
Egypt’s credit risk jumps 36% since Sisi elected: Bloomberg
Business
December 1, 2015
Egypt’s credit risk jumps 36% since Sisi elected: Bloomberg
Egypt's credit risk has grown by 36 percent since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected in June 2014, according to…
Phd graduate partaking in protests commits suicide over unemployment: newspaper
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Phd graduate partaking in protests commits suicide over unemployment: newspaper
A member of a protest group formed by Phd and master's graduates to demand government jobs has committed suicide, a…
Govt accused of lobbying against independent trade unions in official bulletin
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Govt accused of lobbying against independent trade unions in official bulletin
An independent labor rights organization has accused the government of championing the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) over independent trade unions…
Cairo University to launch HeforShe campaign in Egypt
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Cairo University to launch HeforShe campaign in Egypt
Cairo University has announced that it will launch the HeforShe solidarity movement for gender equality in Egypt at 1 pm,…
Journalist Ismail Iskandarani arrested at Hurghada airport
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Journalist Ismail Iskandarani arrested at Hurghada airport
Security personnel arrested Ismail Iskandarani, a journalist and human rights activist, at Hurghada airport late Sunday, security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Iskandarani…
Egypt’s market loses $5.1 bn in November, EGX30 dips 15%
Egypt
November 30, 2015
Egypt’s market loses $5.1 bn in November, EGX30 dips 15%
Egypt's market incurred heavy losses worth US$5.1 billion in November as the country's main stock index EGX30 dived by 15.3…
Egypt’s market loses LE3.9 bn on Monday, EGX30 drops 1.9%
Business
November 30, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE3.9 bn on Monday, EGX30 drops 1.9%
Egypt's market suffered losses during Monday's session, with the benchmark index EGX30 dropping by 1.87 percent, reaching 6,357 points and…
$25 bn in Russian funds for Egypt’s first nuclear plant: newspaper
Egypt
November 30, 2015
$25 bn in Russian funds for Egypt’s first nuclear plant: newspaper
The Al-Mal newspaper has published a draft agreement, signed between Russia and Egypt in November, for a loan of US$25 billion…
Society’s right in just system can be restored: ElBaradei
Egypt
November 30, 2015
Society’s right in just system can be restored: ElBaradei
"The right of those killed, tortured and imprisoned unjustly at the hands of the regime and its representatives will not…
Controversial TV host Reham Saeed to return to work
Egypt
November 30, 2015
Controversial TV host Reham Saeed to return to work
The al-Nahar Channel announced the return of the Sabaya al-Kheir program on Monday, which is hosted by the controversial Reham…
HRDO denounces arrest of PhD, master’s protesters
Egypt
November 30, 2015
HRDO denounces arrest of PhD, master’s protesters
The HRDO Center to Support Digital Expression has condemned the arrest of the people who organized the PhD and master's…