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IMF cancels Cairo visit after military council rejects foreign loans
Business
July 1, 2011
IMF cancels Cairo visit after military council rejects foreign loans
A source close to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the fund cancelled a visit to Cairo scheduled for July…
Washington didn’t respond to requests to freeze accounts, says official
Egypt
June 29, 2011
Washington didn’t respond to requests to freeze accounts, says official
The United States did not respond to requests from the Egyptian government to freeze the bank accounts of members of…
Intelligence chief ordered gas exports to Israel
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Intelligence chief ordered gas exports to Israel
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained 30 secret documents relating to the gas export deal struck between Israel and the regime of…
Parliament requests explanation for rise in number of govt employees
Business
January 17, 2011
Parliament requests explanation for rise in number of govt employees
Parliament’s planning and budget committee asked the government this week
Govt considers raising prices of land allocated for industry
Business
November 8, 2010
Govt considers raising prices of land allocated for industry
The government is currently studying a proposal for a gradual increase in the price of state land allocated for industrial…
CAO: Scientific research in Egypt falls short of global standards
Egypt
October 18, 2010
CAO: Scientific research in Egypt falls short of global standards
In a recently-issued report, the state-run Central Auditing Organization (CAO) criticized Egyptian universities for their relatively low output of scientific…
Saad Eddin Ibrahim calls ElBaradei ‘my first choice for presidency’
Egypt
September 20, 2010
Saad Eddin Ibrahim calls ElBaradei ‘my first choice for presidency’
Prominent Egyptian rights campaigner Saad Eddin Ibrahim described would-be independent presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei as "my first choice for the…
Saad Eddin Ibrahim looks to US legislature for support on democratization
Egypt
September 19, 2010
Saad Eddin Ibrahim looks to US legislature for support on democratization
Prominent Egyptian human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim on Sunday said he expected US Congress to approve a resolution in…
Why did Mohieldin decide to leave?
Opinion
September 17, 2010
Why did Mohieldin decide to leave?
Why won't the government come clean about Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin’s recent decision to accept a managerial position at the…
Investment Minister to be replaced after World Bank nomination
Egypt
September 8, 2010
Investment Minister to be replaced after World Bank nomination
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has commissioned a panel of economic experts to prepare a list of potential nominees…