Up to 93% of New Suez Canal dredging work completed
Egypt
July 4, 2015
Up to 93% of New Suez Canal dredging work completed
A total of 242.1 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have so far been lifted at the New Suez Canal…
NUCA finalizes 2014-2015 plan
Business
July 4, 2015
NUCA finalizes 2014-2015 plan
The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) has fully accomplished its 2014-2015 plan.The plan cost some 13 billion pounds, Housing Minister…
Renaissance dam talks to be resumed in Khartoum in 2 weeks
Egypt
July 4, 2015
Renaissance dam talks to be resumed in Khartoum in 2 weeks
A tripartite meeting by Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will be held in two weeks in Khartoum to resume negotiations on…
Sisi approves 2015/2016 state budget
Egypt
July 3, 2015
Sisi approves 2015/2016 state budget
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved on Thursday the state budget for 2015/2016 fiscal year after introducing some amendments meant…
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
Egypt
June 30, 2015
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
A suspect belonging to Giza Popular Resistance, a little-known group which had claimed responsibility for the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham…
Moderate weather expected on Wednesday in Cairo
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Moderate weather expected on Wednesday in Cairo
Moderate weather is predicted to prevail in Cairo and Lower Egypt on Wednesday, with slighly higher temperatures in the northern…
Weather forecast: moderate weather in Cairo Tuesday
Egypt
June 29, 2015
Weather forecast: moderate weather in Cairo Tuesday
Moderate weather is expected for Cairo and Lower Egyptian provinces on Tuesday, meteorologists say, with fine weather prevailing on the…
Egypt-Sudan trade surplus down US$179 mn in 2014
Business
June 29, 2015
Egypt-Sudan trade surplus down US$179 mn in 2014
The surplus of inter-trade between Egypt and Sudan declined to US$280.1 million in 2014, down from US$459.1 million in 2013,…
Egypt signs up for Asian infrastructure investment bank
Business
June 29, 2015
Egypt signs up for Asian infrastructure investment bank
Egypt signed on Monday the founding agreement for the nascent Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing. Egypt’s ambassador to China, Magdy…
Israel lets goods into Gaza Monday
Middle East
June 29, 2015
Israel lets goods into Gaza Monday
Israel allowed 560 cargo trucks into the Palestinian Gaza Strip Monday, through the Kerem Shalom crossing south of the enclave. The cargos,…