Mohamed Mostafa
Egypt to host signing of African free trade agreement in June
Business
March 31, 2015
Egypt to host signing of African free trade agreement in June
Egypt is discussing with its African partners the preparations for the conference it will host for the signing of an…
Finance Ministry: Concessions, toughened penalties in new customs law
Business
March 22, 2015
Finance Ministry: Concessions, toughened penalties in new customs law
Finance Minister Hani Qadri Dimian has said that proposed amendments to the current customs law would involve concessions, as well…
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
Egypt
March 17, 2015
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
A group of labor rights' advocacy groups and activists have voiced solidarity with two liberal colleagues on whom judicial authorities…
Poll: Only 16% of Egyptians ignorant of economic summit
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Poll: Only 16% of Egyptians ignorant of economic summit
Approximately 16 percent of Egyptians are ignorant of the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), according to a poll measuring citizens’…
Egypt cabinet reduces taxes on riches and corporations before EEDC
Business
March 10, 2015
Egypt cabinet reduces taxes on riches and corporations before EEDC
The Egyptian government has approved a decision to unify corporate income taxes at a maximum of 22.5 percent, Finance Minister Hany…
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
Egypt
March 10, 2015
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
International agreements on trade union freedoms do not allow pluralism in association, said Egypt’s Manpower and Immigration Minister Nahed Ashry, as…
Egypt opens LE200 million logistics center
Business
March 8, 2015
Egypt opens LE200 million logistics center
Egypt’s Industry and Trade Minister, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, inaugurated on Sunday the second part of a logistics and warehousing…
Sokhna seaport customs seize illegal, Chinese monitoring devices
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Sokhna seaport customs seize illegal, Chinese monitoring devices
Customs officials at the seaport of Ain Sokhna, east of Cairo, have confiscated illegal monitoring devices arriving from China, the…
More eco-friendly economy saves Egypt 30% in power consumption
Egypt
March 8, 2015
More eco-friendly economy saves Egypt 30% in power consumption
Enhancing energy efficiency could save Egypt 30 percent (33 billion KW) of electricity consumption, according to a United Nations Environment…
Youssef, 16, runs art galleries, highly-awarded
Art news
March 4, 2015
Youssef, 16, runs art galleries, highly-awarded
“I long for the days of my course with Syran plastic artist Sorour Elwany,” with those words 16-year-old Youssef Ayman,…