Egypt
Railway Authority losses LE5 bn
July 5, 2015
Railway Authority losses LE5 bn
The final 2014-2015 budget of the Railway Authority showed LE5 billion in losses, with LE7 billion in expenses against LE2.1…
Egyptian pound weakens to 7.73 per dollar at official auction
July 5, 2015
Egyptian pound weakens to 7.73 per dollar at official auction
Egypt's central bank allowed the Egyptian pound to depreciate further on Sunday, having let it weaken for the first time…
Egypt Seeks LE262 billion debt sales this quarter
July 5, 2015
Egypt Seeks LE262 billion debt sales this quarter
The Egyptian government will seek to raise LE262 billion from the sale of domestic debt in the first quarter of 2015/16…
Algerian Labor Minister denies additional conditions for Egyptian workers
July 5, 2015
Algerian Labor Minister denies additional conditions for Egyptian workers
At a meeting with the Algerian Labor Minister, Egypt's ambassador to Algeria, Omar Ali Abu Eish, stressed Cairo’s interest in…
Egyptian NGO accuses authorities of persecution after members arrested
July 5, 2015
Egyptian NGO accuses authorities of persecution after members arrested
The Egyptian Commissioner for Rights and Freedom (ECRF) has denounced what it says is its persecution after Egyptian security forces…
90,000 hepatitis C patients treated in eight months
July 5, 2015
90,000 hepatitis C patients treated in eight months
Dr. Yehia al-Shazly of the National Viral Hepatitis Committee said that 90,000 Hepatitis C patients have been treated in Egypt…
Experts: Renaissance Dam negotiations at risk, goodwill won’t solve differences
July 5, 2015
Experts: Renaissance Dam negotiations at risk, goodwill won’t solve differences
Meghawri Shehata, an international expert in water resources and the former president of Monufiya University, has said that negotiations between…
Moderate weather expected Monday
July 5, 2015
Moderate weather expected Monday
Moderate weather is expected Monday on the North Coast, slightly hot and humid in Lower Egypt, hot in northern Upper…
Shaaban Abdel Raheem laments top prosecutor death in song
July 5, 2015
Shaaban Abdel Raheem laments top prosecutor death in song
Popular singer Shaaban Abdel Raheem has written a new song in honor of late Attorney General Hesham Barakat in which…
Official: Egypt debt to foreign oil companies at $3.5 billion
July 5, 2015
Official: Egypt debt to foreign oil companies at $3.5 billion
Egypt's debts to foreign oil companies stood at $3.5 billion dollars at the end of June, a 6.1 percent increase…