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Iraq’s Qayyara oil fields won’t return to production before Mosul retaken: spokesman
August 30, 2016
Iraq’s Qayyara oil fields won’t return to production before Mosul retaken: spokesman
Iraq doesn't expect to resume production from the northern Qayyara oil region before the capture of nearby Mosul from Islamic…
Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general
August 30, 2016
Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general
A parliamentary fact-finding commission's report on corruption in the country's wheat industry was referred to the prosecutor general and an…
Egyptian parliament approves value-added tax at 13 percent
August 30, 2016
Egyptian parliament approves value-added tax at 13 percent
Egypt's parliament approved on Monday a long-awaited law introducing a value-added tax of 13 percent, rising to 14 percent in…
Egypt’s tourism drops 41.9 pct in July year-on-year: CAPMAS
August 29, 2016
Egypt’s tourism drops 41.9 pct in July year-on-year: CAPMAS
Egypt suffered a 41.9 per cent drop in the number of incoming tourists in July compared to a year earlier,…
Parliament approves VAT bill at 13 percent tax rate
August 29, 2016
Parliament approves VAT bill at 13 percent tax rate
Egypt's House of Representatives gave its initial approval for a bill to introduce Value-Added Tax (VAT) during preliminary discussions in…
Saudi Telecom, Lebara KSA in Egypt this week to discuss 4G licence, official says
August 29, 2016
Saudi Telecom, Lebara KSA in Egypt this week to discuss 4G licence, official says
Representatives from Saudi Telecom and Lebara KSA are in Egypt this week to discuss the possibility of obtaining a fourth-generation…
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
August 29, 2016
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
U.S. wheat fell for a sixth consecutive session and hovered near a three-week low on Monday, as ample global stocks…
Egypt’s agriculture minister reinstates zero ergot policy in wheat
August 28, 2016
Egypt’s agriculture minister reinstates zero ergot policy in wheat
Egypt will no longer permit wheat shipments with even trace levels of ergot, and will apply the decision retroactively, the…
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
August 28, 2016
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement…
Apple fixes security flaw after UAE dissident’s iPhone targeted
August 27, 2016
Apple fixes security flaw after UAE dissident’s iPhone targeted
Apple Inc issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security flaw in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered…