Telecommunications growth to reach 20 percent by 2016, says minister
Business
December 5, 2013
Telecommunications growth to reach 20 percent by 2016, says minister
The telecommunications sector is targeting a growth of 18-20 percent in the next three years, representing 6 percent of the…
Hotel occupancy rates will rise in February: Tourism Minister
Business
December 5, 2013
Hotel occupancy rates will rise in February: Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said hotel occupancy rates are expected to improve in February. The projection is based on a…
Four Eritreans killed in Aswan, infiltrating into Egypt
Egypt
December 5, 2013
Four Eritreans killed in Aswan, infiltrating into Egypt
Four Eritreans infiltrators were killed and 10 others were wounded in an exchange of fire with security forces in a border…
Alexandria engineering students close faculty
Egypt
December 4, 2013
Alexandria engineering students close faculty
Alexandria University engineering students closed on Wednesday the university faculty administration building and hung a banner on the main gate…
Egypt to pay US$1.5 bn arrears to foreign oil companies, says Finance Minister
Egypt
December 4, 2013
Egypt to pay US$1.5 bn arrears to foreign oil companies, says Finance Minister
The Finance Ministry and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) have agreed to pay US$1.5 billion of the Petroleum Authority’s…
Environmental Affairs Authority: 15% of Egypt is natural reserves
Egypt
December 4, 2013
Environmental Affairs Authority: 15% of Egypt is natural reserves
A large portion of Egypt’s total area, 15 percent, is constituted of some 30 natural reserves, according to Advisor to…
No amendments to Constitution preamble: Salmawy
Egypt
December 4, 2013
No amendments to Constitution preamble: Salmawy
Constitutional Committee spokesperson Mohammed Salmawy denied claims that amendments were made to the preamble of the constitution after it was…
American TV channel correspondent arrested in Minya for inciting sectarian strife
Egypt
December 4, 2013
American TV channel correspondent arrested in Minya for inciting sectarian strife
Security forces in Minya have arrested a correspondent working for an American TV channel, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife…
Egyptian delegation heads to China to stress 30 June was a popular revolution
Egypt
December 4, 2013
Egyptian delegation heads to China to stress 30 June was a popular revolution
A partisan delegation left Cairo on Tuesday heading to Beijing as part of an Egyptian tour of several countries to…
Interpol to catch Assem Abdel Magued: Foreign Minister
Egypt
December 3, 2013
Interpol to catch Assem Abdel Magued: Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Tuesday, that the issue of Assem Abdel Magued, a leading member of Jama’a al-Islamiya,…