Egypt
Cairo Airport to sign for entertainment area installation Thursday
August 23, 2015
Cairo Airport to sign for entertainment area installation Thursday
The Cairo International Airport Company will sign a final contract with Maxim Real Estate Investments on Thursday for the establishment of…
Egypt’s market hits 20-month low on Sunday, loses $2 bn
August 23, 2015
Egypt’s market hits 20-month low on Sunday, loses $2 bn
Egypt's market extended its heavy losses on Sunday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index fell 5.42 percent, to its lowest level in…
Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria
August 23, 2015
Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria
The former head of the National Museum Ibrahim Darwish has said that the recently surfaced monuments that had been underwater…
Ministry: 17,000 Gazans await permission to leave strip
August 23, 2015
Ministry: 17,000 Gazans await permission to leave strip
Gaza’s Interior Ministry has said that some 17,000 Gazans urgently needed to cross into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing…
Monday weather: Humid in Cairo
August 23, 2015
Monday weather: Humid in Cairo
Meteorologists are predicting slightly hot, humid weather in Cairo and the Lower Egyptian provinces on Monday. Temperatures will be moderate…
Tensions mount as Sharqiya protesting officers besiege security department
August 23, 2015
Tensions mount as Sharqiya protesting officers besiege security department
Protests in Sharqiya led by police officers disgruntled with delayed pay and hopeful for enhanced pensions took a tense turn…
Chief of psychiatric hospital removed following heat wave deaths
August 23, 2015
Chief of psychiatric hospital removed following heat wave deaths
The Health Ministry has removed the director of a major psychiatric hospital from his post following the death of patients…
Egyptian pound steady at official auction, weaker at exchange bureaus
August 23, 2015
Egyptian pound steady at official auction, weaker at exchange bureaus
Egypt's central bank kept the pound steady at 7.73 per dollar at a foreign exchange auction on Sunday, and the…
3 conscripts injured in Fayoum by unknown shooters
August 23, 2015
3 conscripts injured in Fayoum by unknown shooters
Three soldiers from the Central Security Force were shot and wounded in Fayoum Sunday by unknown assailants. Investigators said the trio…
Egypt’s market loses LE13.8 bn during mid-session, EGX30 index slides 5%
August 23, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE13.8 bn during mid-session, EGX30 index slides 5%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed heavy loses of LE13.8 billion (US$1.8 billion) again during the mid-session of trade on Sunday,…