Egypt Independent
Egyptian Exchange to partially relocate to Smart Village
Egypt
August 4, 2015
Egyptian Exchange to partially relocate to Smart Village
Egypt's Stock Market is relocating its administrative offices from its historical Downtown Cairo headquarters to Smart Village in the 6th…
UK’s Chevening scholarship available for Egyptians
Egypt
August 4, 2015
UK’s Chevening scholarship available for Egyptians
The Chevening scholarship is now available for Egyptian applicants until November 3, the United Kingdom's embassy in Cairo said in…
Rights organizations systematically demoralized, activist tells US delegation
Egypt
August 4, 2015
Rights organizations systematically demoralized, activist tells US delegation
A human rights advocate and a member of Egypt's National Council of Human Rights has told a delegation from the…
Egypt’s market gains LE3.7 billion on Tuesday, EGX30 rises 1.2%
Business
August 4, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE3.7 billion on Tuesday, EGX30 rises 1.2%
Egypt's market closed in the green zone on Tuesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index increased 1.17 percent, recording 8,181.95…
Egypt’s market loses LE2.8 billion on Monday, EGX30 declines 0.9%
Business
August 3, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE2.8 billion on Monday, EGX30 declines 0.9%
Egypt's market extended its loses on Monday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down 0.87 percent, recording 8,087.54points and…
Amal Clooney: Sisi should interfere if Al Jazeera journalists convicted
Egypt
August 3, 2015
Amal Clooney: Sisi should interfere if Al Jazeera journalists convicted
“If the court delivers another guilty verdict, the US, UN and other key international actors should urge Sisi to immediately…
Newspaper: Russia to sign Egypt’s 1st nuclear power plant deal this week
Egypt
August 3, 2015
Newspaper: Russia to sign Egypt’s 1st nuclear power plant deal this week
Egypt and Russia are expected to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement by the end of this week, daily newspaper Al…
Egypt’s market loses LE1 billion on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.41%
Business
August 2, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE1 billion on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.41%
Egypt's market closed in the red zone on Sunday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index nched down 0.41 percent, recording…
Egypt’s Mobile phone subscribers inch up 0.3% in May 2015
Business
August 2, 2015
Egypt’s Mobile phone subscribers inch up 0.3% in May 2015
The number of cell phone subscribers in Egypt inched up 0.3 percent to 96.03 million in May 2015, compared to…
Credit Agricole Egypt: 17.5% increase in interest income in 1st half of 2015
Business
August 2, 2015
Credit Agricole Egypt: 17.5% increase in interest income in 1st half of 2015
Crédit Agricole Egypt reported a 17.5 percent increase in the interest income, which recorded LE1.3 billion in the first half…
Egypt’s market gains LE9.2 bn in week, EGX30 index rises 1.3%
Business
July 31, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE9.2 bn in week, EGX30 index rises 1.3%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed wins of LE9.2 billion this week, as all indexes increased, Egyptian Exchange data showed. The main…
Egypt’s market gains LE3.3 billion on Thursday, EGX30 rises 1.1%
Business
July 30, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE3.3 billion on Thursday, EGX30 rises 1.1%
Egypt's market closed in the green zone for the third straight session, as the benchmark EGX30 index on Thursday rose…
Analysts: Brotherhood abandoning hierarchy, becoming deferent to youths
Egypt
July 30, 2015
Analysts: Brotherhood abandoning hierarchy, becoming deferent to youths
According to analysts from the US-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Muslim Brotherhood is abandoning its hierarchical system of decision-making…
Egypt’s car sales decline 5.4% in first half of 2015
Business
July 30, 2015
Egypt’s car sales decline 5.4% in first half of 2015
Egypt’s car sales declined 5.4 percent to 65,600 cars in the first half of 2015, in comparison to 79,885 cars…
Israel threatens IS Sinai affiliate
Egypt
July 30, 2015
Israel threatens IS Sinai affiliate
Israel threatened, on Wednesday, the Islamic State’s arm in the Sinai Peninsula, saying it would respond strictly against any attacks…
NGO alliance detects remarkable drop in violence
Egypt
July 29, 2015
NGO alliance detects remarkable drop in violence
An alliance of NGOs originally formed to detect the rates of violence during the buildup for parliamentary elections before their…
Egyptians, 6 other nationalities granted visa-free entry to Iran
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Egyptians, 6 other nationalities granted visa-free entry to Iran
Iran has granted Egyptians, among others, a visa-free entry to Iran. “Citizens of Turkey, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bolivia, Egypt and Syria…
Dostour Party campaign sheds light on prisoners of conscience
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Dostour Party campaign sheds light on prisoners of conscience
The liberal Dostour Party has launched a campaign introducing prisoners of conscience to the public, saying it hopes to shed…
Egypt’s market gains LE6.1 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 jumps 2%
Business
July 29, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE6.1 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 jumps 2%
Egypt's market expanded its gains on Wednesday, as the benchmark EGX30 index jumped by 1.96 percent, recording 8,105.69 points and…
Cabinet to issue New Suez Canal commemorative coins
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Cabinet to issue New Suez Canal commemorative coins
The Cabinet has approved the Suez Canal Authority's request for issuing a commemorative coin for the inauguration of the New…