Egypt
UNODC: 246 million people worldwide use illegal drugs
June 26, 2015
UNODC: 246 million people worldwide use illegal drugs
About 246 million people around the world use illegal drugs, slightly over 5 percent of those aged 15 to 64…
Egypt seeks up to 175,000 T of gasoline for August
June 26, 2015
Egypt seeks up to 175,000 T of gasoline for August
Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC) is seeking up to 175,000 tonnes of gasoline for delivery in August, tender documents showed…
PM: Egypt’s transport minister temporarily takes over oil portfolio
June 25, 2015
PM: Egypt’s transport minister temporarily takes over oil portfolio
Egypt's prime minister said on Thursday that Transport Minister Hany Dahi would temporarily take on the portfolio of the energy…
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
June 25, 2015
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
A proposal by the 2012 presidential candidate and dissident Muslim Brotherhood leader Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh to run early presidential…
Bloomberg: Fake weddings in Egypt become business
June 25, 2015
Bloomberg: Fake weddings in Egypt become business
By the time the wedding was over and the five bellydancers had left, guests were stumbling out of the ceremony,…
Family Court: The twins are Ahmed Ezz’s children
June 25, 2015
Family Court: The twins are Ahmed Ezz’s children
The Nasr City Family Court issued a verdict on Thursday saying that the twins of actress Zeina were proven to…
Egypt’s EGAS to conduct Mediterranean’s largest seismic exploration project
June 25, 2015
Egypt’s EGAS to conduct Mediterranean’s largest seismic exploration project
Egypt's state-owned gas company EGAS will carry out the largest seismic oil and gas exploration project in the Mediterranean, seeking…
Rafah crossing opened for third consecutive day
June 25, 2015
Rafah crossing opened for third consecutive day
The Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah border crossing on both sides for the third consecutive day before the stranded and…
Investors meet South Sinai governor over St. Catherine city development
June 25, 2015
Investors meet South Sinai governor over St. Catherine city development
Atef Abdellatif, a member of South Sinai Investors Association, said that the governor of South Sinai Major General Khalid Fouda…
Egypt below war-torn Iraq in well-being rankings
June 25, 2015
Egypt below war-torn Iraq in well-being rankings
Egypt has occupied a low ranking below war-ravaged Iraq and Yemen in the 2014 well-being index released by the Gallup…