Egypt
Egypt’s Sisi warns against protests on anniversary of 2011 revolution
December 22, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi warns against protests on anniversary of 2011 revolution
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned critics on Tuesday not to hold protests on January 25 to mark the anniversary…
UPDATE: Egypt’s central bank tightens import controls to ease forex crisis
December 22, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt’s central bank tightens import controls to ease forex crisis
Egypt's central bank on Tuesday tightened trade financing regulations to support local manufacturing and ease the ballooning trade deficit that…
Egypt’s Beltone Capital targets share sale in 2016
December 22, 2015
Egypt’s Beltone Capital targets share sale in 2016
Egypt's Beltone Capital, which aims to raise LE1 billion ($128 million) in an initial public offering, has pushed back its…
UPDATE: Egypt hires consultancy to check airport security after Russia crash
December 22, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt hires consultancy to check airport security after Russia crash
Egypt has hired global consultancy Control Risks to review security at its airports after the crash of a plane carrying…
Egypt’s central bank dollar sales total $7.6 bn in recent weeks, official says
December 22, 2015
Egypt’s central bank dollar sales total $7.6 bn in recent weeks, official says
Egypt's central bank has sold $7.6 billion in recent weeks to make it easier for importers pay for goods, an…
20% of wheat, 50% of tomato production wasted: expert
December 22, 2015
20% of wheat, 50% of tomato production wasted: expert
Mohamed Hamdi Salem, a professor of agronomics at Ain Shams University, said Egypt loses a lot due to primitive methods…
Sovaldi price to drop to LE900 in January
December 22, 2015
Sovaldi price to drop to LE900 in January
The Pharmacists’ Syndicate said the price of the Egyptian Sovaldi drug will drop to LE900 in January. Syndicate Secretary General Ahmed…
Heavy rain in Alexandria, north coast
December 22, 2015
Heavy rain in Alexandria, north coast
Alexandria and some parts of the north coast were hit Tuesday morning by heavy rain and a notable decrease in…
Soldier, civilian injured in Arish IED blast
December 22, 2015
Soldier, civilian injured in Arish IED blast
A Central Security Forces soldier and a civilian were injured Tuesday in an IED blast in Arish, North Sinai. The IED…
144 Petrotrade Company workers referred to interrogation over strike
December 22, 2015
144 Petrotrade Company workers referred to interrogation over strike
Alexandria's Petrotrade Company on Monday referred 144 workers to interrogation over their strike. The workers of the company started a striked…