Egypt
UNCTAD: Egypt’s FDI grows 14% to $4.8 bn
June 24, 2015
UNCTAD: Egypt’s FDI grows 14% to $4.8 bn
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Egypt grew by 14 percent to US$4.8 billion in 2014 2013 to $5.1 billion in…
Company breaches agreement with ministry, disburses 10-month bonus to workers
June 24, 2015
Company breaches agreement with ministry, disburses 10-month bonus to workers
Administration of Asenpro - Asec Environmental Protection company reneged on its commitment to disburse delayed financial dues of workers, despite…
Egyptian-Spanish-French consortium wins tender to carry out drainage project
June 24, 2015
Egyptian-Spanish-French consortium wins tender to carry out drainage project
According to Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly, an Egyptian-Spanish-French consortium has won the tender over the treatment and operation of the…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
June 24, 2015
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
Military court sentences 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to 15 years in jail
June 24, 2015
Military court sentences 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to 15 years in jail
A Qena military court sentenced 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters in absentia to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, acquitting 26…
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
June 24, 2015
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
Lawyers representing Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of al-Qaeda’s top leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, told the Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday that the material…
Safwat al-Sherif and sons’ illicit gains trial postponed to August 23
June 24, 2015
Safwat al-Sherif and sons’ illicit gains trial postponed to August 23
The Cairo Criminal Court has postponed the trial of Safwat al-Sharif, the former Shura Council speaker, and his two sons…
UN official to visit Egypt Thursday to address sexual harassment
June 24, 2015
UN official to visit Egypt Thursday to address sexual harassment
Assistant Secretary-General for Policy and Program of UN-Women Yannick Glemarec is scheduled to visit Egypt on Thursday as part of a…
State Council approves reconciliation in illicit gains crimes
June 24, 2015
State Council approves reconciliation in illicit gains crimes
The State Council has approved a draft amendment to some provisions of law no. 62 (1972) over illicit gains.
El-Tabia Mosque, an architectural masterpiece
June 24, 2015
El-Tabia Mosque, an architectural masterpiece
The El-Tabia Mosque in Aswan has a distinct architectural style and is one of the largest and oldest mosques in…