Egypt Independent
Twitter campaign calls for support of Gaza-bound flotilla
Middle East
June 29, 2015
Twitter campaign calls for support of Gaza-bound flotilla
A Twitter hashtag launched by activists is urging Arab governments and international institutions to support a maritime convoy which was…
Egypt’s market gains LE3.5 billion on Sunday, EGX30 rises 1.3%
Business
June 28, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE3.5 billion on Sunday, EGX30 rises 1.3%
Egypt's market achieved gains during Sunday’s session, as the benchmark EGX30 index rose 1.26 percent , recording 8,511.98 points and…
Official: GCC not expected to provide Egypt with additional aid during FY15/16
Egypt
June 28, 2015
Official: GCC not expected to provide Egypt with additional aid during FY15/16
Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are not expected to provide Egypt with additional aid during FY15/16, according…
Report: Stability achieved by authorities in Egypt ‘fake’
Egypt
June 27, 2015
Report: Stability achieved by authorities in Egypt ‘fake’
A report issued by the HRDO Center to Support Digital Expression has said that authorities in Egypt are trying to…
Egypt jumps 6 spots in Global Peace Index 2015; economy still bleeding
Egypt
June 26, 2015
Egypt jumps 6 spots in Global Peace Index 2015; economy still bleeding
Egypt rose six spots in the Global Peace Index 2015, marking the third largest improvement in peace in the world,…
Egypt’s market loses LE4 bn in week, EGX30 index down 2%
Business
June 26, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE4 bn in week, EGX30 index down 2%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed losses of LE4 billion this week, and all indexes were down, Egyptian Exchange data showed. The…
UNODC: 246 million people worldwide use illegal drugs
Egypt
June 26, 2015
UNODC: 246 million people worldwide use illegal drugs
About 246 million people around the world use illegal drugs, slightly over 5 percent of those aged 15 to 64…
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
Egypt
June 25, 2015
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
A proposal by the 2012 presidential candidate and dissident Muslim Brotherhood leader Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh to run early presidential…
Egypt’s market loses LE760 million on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.6%
Business
June 25, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE760 million on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.6%
Egypt's benchmark EGX30 index on Thursday went down by 0.6 percent , recording 8,406.17 points and a turnover of LE795…
Investors meet South Sinai governor over St. Catherine city development
Egypt
June 25, 2015
Investors meet South Sinai governor over St. Catherine city development
Atef Abdellatif, a member of South Sinai Investors Association, said that the governor of South Sinai Major General Khalid Fouda…
Egypt below war-torn Iraq in well-being rankings
Egypt
June 25, 2015
Egypt below war-torn Iraq in well-being rankings
Egypt has occupied a low ranking below war-ravaged Iraq and Yemen in the 2014 well-being index released by the Gallup…
EFG Hermes only Arab institution in investors index
Business
June 25, 2015
EFG Hermes only Arab institution in investors index
EFG Hermes’s research house has become the only research institution in the Arab world to be included in the Institutional…
TV series on Egypt Jews draws Israeli criticism
Cinema/TV
June 25, 2015
TV series on Egypt Jews draws Israeli criticism
An Egyptian TV show, which has begun screening for the holy month of Ramadan last week, has earned Israeli criticism…
UNCTAD: Egypt’s FDI grows 14% to $4.8 bn
Business
June 24, 2015
UNCTAD: Egypt’s FDI grows 14% to $4.8 bn
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Egypt grew by 14 percent to US$4.8 billion in 2014 2013 to $5.1 billion in…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
Egypt
June 24, 2015
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
Egypt’s market loses LE700 million on Wednesday, while EGX30 inches up 0.14%
Business
June 24, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE700 million on Wednesday, while EGX30 inches up 0.14%
Egypt's stock market delivered mixed results on Wednesday, as the benchmark EGX30 index inched 0.14 percent up , while the…
Egypt down 12 ranks in international rule of law index
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Egypt down 12 ranks in international rule of law index
Egypt’s ranking has deteriorated sharply over the last year in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index, measuring how the…
Obama hosts Ramadan Iftar at White House
World
June 24, 2015
Obama hosts Ramadan Iftar at White House
President Barack Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Tuesday evening in celebration of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, which began…
2 journalists in custody on charges of affiliation with Brotherhood
Egypt
June 23, 2015
2 journalists in custody on charges of affiliation with Brotherhood
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has on Tuesday remanded journalists Farida Ali Ahmed and Samar Hassan Mahmoud in custody for…
Financial Times: West should pressure Sisi for more freedoms
Egypt
June 23, 2015
Financial Times: West should pressure Sisi for more freedoms
Western leaders should not support Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as long as he continues on his path of stomping…