Egypt
UPDATE 2: Egypt stands to lose $280 mn a month from flight suspensions
November 11, 2015
UPDATE 2: Egypt stands to lose $280 mn a month from flight suspensions
Egypt stands to lose LE2.2 billion ($280 million) a month from Britain and Russia's decision to suspend flights after the…
Chief editors, party leaders denounce how Salah Diab was arrested
November 11, 2015
Chief editors, party leaders denounce how Salah Diab was arrested
Chief editors and party leaders have denounced the way Salah Diab, the founder of Al-Masry Al-Youm, was arrested and how…
Third Metro line’s third phase to finish in 15 years
November 11, 2015
Third Metro line’s third phase to finish in 15 years
The French-Egyptian alliance, which is implementing the third phase of the metro’s third line, announced that the project will take…
UPDATE: Egypt strengthens currency by LE0.20 against dollar
November 11, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt strengthens currency by LE0.20 against dollar
Egypt's central bank strengthened the pound on Wednesday, injecting dollars into a banking system that has been suffering from an…
US can join investigation of Russian plane crash: Egypt
November 11, 2015
US can join investigation of Russian plane crash: Egypt
US investigators could soon get a chance to look at physical evidence from the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 for…
PA delegation in Cairo negotiates permanent opening of Rafah crossing
November 11, 2015
PA delegation in Cairo negotiates permanent opening of Rafah crossing
Some officials from a Palestinian Authority delegation will stay in Cairo following the departure of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to…
VIDEO: Egypt’s tourism sector awaits potential blow following Russian plane crash
November 11, 2015
VIDEO: Egypt’s tourism sector awaits potential blow following Russian plane crash
Following the October 31 crash of a Russian passenger plane that killed 224 civilians, speculation over whether or not the…
Moderate weather to prevail Thursday
November 11, 2015
Moderate weather to prevail Thursday
Meteorologists expect mild weather Thursday on the North coast, and moderate weather in the rest of the country during the…
Negotiations on $3 bn World Bank loan move to Washington
November 11, 2015
Negotiations on $3 bn World Bank loan move to Washington
Negotiations between the Egyptian government and the World Bank over a loan have been transferred from Cairo to Washington, DC. Minister…
Alexandria hospital in crisis after being flooded with wastewater
November 11, 2015
Alexandria hospital in crisis after being flooded with wastewater
Mohamed Hassan, a worker at the Maamoura Psychiatric Hospital in Alexandria, used to move patients on wheelchairs between the sections…