Poll: 57% support Morsy’s performance, down from 78% two months ago
Egypt
December 2, 2012
Poll: 57% support Morsy’s performance, down from 78% two months ago
President Mohamed Morsy’s popularity has declined, with only 57 percent of citizens supporting his performance, compared with 78 percent after…
Another Mohamed Mahmoud protester dies from injuries
Egypt
December 2, 2012
Another Mohamed Mahmoud protester dies from injuries
Another protester was announced dead at the Helal Hospital in Cairo after being injured during clashes between protesters and security…
Update: Thousands converge on Tahrir; political leaders pledge to join sit-in
Egypt
November 30, 2012
Update: Thousands converge on Tahrir; political leaders pledge to join sit-in
Tens of thousands gathered Friday in Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the 25 January revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak…
Mubarak’s top secretary dies at Maadi hospital
Egypt
November 30, 2012
Mubarak’s top secretary dies at Maadi hospital
Former President Hosni Mubarak’s secretary, Gamal Abdel Aziz, died Friday at Maadi Armed Forces Hospital, a high-ranking security source said.
Stock market suffers heavy losses in November
Business
November 29, 2012
Stock market suffers heavy losses in November
The Egyptian stock exchange suffered heavy losses during the month of November, with its Thursday session hit particularly hard by…
Syrian opposition holds first meeting in Cairo
World
November 28, 2012
Syrian opposition holds first meeting in Cairo
The National Coalition of Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, which was formally announced in Doha on 11 November, held its…
Egyptian family’s average annual income is LE25,000, agency reports
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Egyptian family’s average annual income is LE25,000, agency reports
The average annual Egyptian household income during 2010-2011 was LE25,353, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.…
Journalists Syndicate condemns police attack on photojournalist
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Journalists Syndicate condemns police attack on photojournalist
The Journalists Syndicate Council condemned on Wednesday the attack on photojournalist Ahmed Gomaa. Gomaa, who works for the privately-owned newspaper…
Tax revenues up by LE21 billion in five months, authority says
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Tax revenues up by LE21 billion in five months, authority says
Tax revenues have jumped by LE21 billion during the period from 1 July-25 November 2012, reaching LE67.683 billion, the Egyptian…
Yemeni minister calls on Al-Azhar to criminalize qat
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Yemeni minister calls on Al-Azhar to criminalize qat
Yemen’s minister of religious endowments on Wednesday called on Al-Azhar to issue a religious edict that bans using the narcotic…