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Minister: Site of planned nuclear reactor to be announced in 2 months
August 8, 2010
Minister: Site of planned nuclear reactor to be announced in 2 months
The location of Egypt’s first nuclear reactor will be announced within two months, Electricity and Energy Minister Hassan Younis has…
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
August 7, 2010
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that the price of wheat has increased by 50 percent since…
No Blackberry ban in Egypt
August 7, 2010
No Blackberry ban in Egypt
An official source from the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority has denied receiving any requests from Egypt’s security authorities to impose…
Labor unrest persists among private sector workers
August 6, 2010
Labor unrest persists among private sector workers
A wave of industrial unrest has swept through the private sector this week.A delegation of some 150 employees from the…
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
August 6, 2010
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
A recent Ministry of Finance report revealed positive GDP indicators for the financial year 2009/10, but critics maintain that these…
Egypt imports Indian meat after five-month ban
August 5, 2010
Egypt imports Indian meat after five-month ban
Egypt has begun importing Indian meat again after a five-month ban due to reports that Indian meat contained the sarcocystis…
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
August 5, 2010
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Egypt plans to reduce its wheat imports in light of a recent 46-percent spike in global wheat prices, the Trade…
Egypt’s OT says Algeria hasn’t frozen Djezzy accounts
August 5, 2010
Egypt’s OT says Algeria hasn’t frozen Djezzy accounts
Egypt's Orascom Telecom said the Algerian central bank has not frozen its local unit Djezzy's accounts but it was prohibited…
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
August 5, 2010
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
The Free Homeland Popular Front, together with the 6 April reform movement and the Young Men for Justice and Development…