Egypt
High school students protest attendance, discipline grades
October 11, 2015
High school students protest attendance, discipline grades
Dozens of high school students protested outside the Education Ministry, on Sunday, against Minister al-Helaly al-Shirbiny’s decision to add 10…
Egypt’s defense purchases bill at LE81 bn in 2015
October 11, 2015
Egypt’s defense purchases bill at LE81 bn in 2015
Egypt will sign a deal with France for the purchase of two Mistral helicopter carriers during an ongoing visit by…
Exhibition on ancient Egyptian footwear to start Sunday
October 11, 2015
Exhibition on ancient Egyptian footwear to start Sunday
The Egyptian Museum will organize, in coordination with the Nederlands-Vlaams Instituut in Cairo, an exhibition for antiquities under the title…
Govt bank threatens state agencies over delayed debts
October 11, 2015
Govt bank threatens state agencies over delayed debts
The Planning Ministry’s National Investment Bank has threatened to take legal action against several debt-defaulting government agencies, a source has…
Antiquities Ministry suffers financial shortfall since January revolution: minister
October 11, 2015
Antiquities Ministry suffers financial shortfall since January revolution: minister
The Antiquities Ministry has been suffering from a severe shortfall in financial revenues since the January revolution, which has negatively…
Sawiris offers to sell Al-Masry Al-Youm shares
October 11, 2015
Sawiris offers to sell Al-Masry Al-Youm shares
Business mogul Naguib Sawiris has announced that he is willing to sell his 20 percent share in independent daily Al-Masry…
Egypt expects $1.5 bn in loans from World Bank, AfDB by end-2015: PM
October 11, 2015
Egypt expects $1.5 bn in loans from World Bank, AfDB by end-2015: PM
Egypt expects to receive US$1.5 billion in loans from the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) by the end…
Govt seeks 1,5% budget deficit reduction relying on subsidy cuts: PM
October 11, 2015
Govt seeks 1,5% budget deficit reduction relying on subsidy cuts: PM
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced on Saturday that the government has been tasked with reducing the budget deficit by 1.5…
American bride holds wedding in Sharm el-Sheikh
October 11, 2015
American bride holds wedding in Sharm el-Sheikh
Choosing the location for a wedding, as well as all the other wedding day details, usually occupies a lot of…
10 illegal migrants die off Egypt’s coast
October 11, 2015
10 illegal migrants die off Egypt’s coast
Egyptian border guards recovered the bodies of 10 illegal migrants on Saturday. They were trying to cross the Mediterranean toward Italy,…