Committee on retrieving embezzled funds to be restructured, says PM
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Committee on retrieving embezzled funds to be restructured, says PM
The committee tasked with retrieving funds stolen by figures from the former Mubarak regime will be restructured, announced Prime…
Egypt gas exports increase in first quarter, but production drops
Business
August 9, 2012
Egypt gas exports increase in first quarter, but production drops
Egypt's exports of natural gas and its derivatives rose by 8.9 percent in the first five months of 2012,…
Committee submits report on military detainees
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Committee submits report on military detainees
The Personal Freedom Protection Committee formed by President Mohamed Morsy to review the cases of civilians held in military…
Iran VP in Cairo to invite Morsy to summit
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Iran VP in Cairo to invite Morsy to summit
Iranian Vice President Hamid Baqai arrived in Cairo Tuesday on a private jet from the Iranian capital Tehran for a…
Observers slam Sinai attack, demand tighter security
Egypt
August 6, 2012
Observers slam Sinai attack, demand tighter security
A number of prominent Egyptians on Monday slammed the attacks on security officers at the Egypt-Israel border, describing it as…
Source denies FJP headquarters attack
Egypt
August 6, 2012
Source denies FJP headquarters attack
A security source denied Monday that gunmen attacked the Freedom and Justice Party’s headquarters in Moqattam. According to the source,…
Morsy vows to defend armed forces against insults
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Morsy vows to defend armed forces against insults
President Mohamed Morsy praised the armed forces, as well as Defense Minister and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, in…
Finance minister: Negotiations with IMF resumed for $3.2 billion loan
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Finance minister: Negotiations with IMF resumed for $3.2 billion loan
The government is in contact with the International Money Fund to resume negotiations on a US$3.2 billion loan to Egypt,…
Police in Sinai arrest Palestinian ‘smuggler’ carrying US$50,000
Egypt
August 3, 2012
Police in Sinai arrest Palestinian ‘smuggler’ carrying US$50,000
Egyptian authorities arrested a Palestinian believed to be a goods smuggler while he was en route to Cairo after allegedly…
Four dead after Beni Suef clashes over sexual harassment
Egypt
August 3, 2012
Four dead after Beni Suef clashes over sexual harassment
Two people who had been injured in clashes between residents and security forces in Beni Suef Governorate died in a…