Egypt
Blast occurs Friday in Zagazig Sphinx Square
May 1, 2015
Blast occurs Friday in Zagazig Sphinx Square
A blast occurred Friday morning in the vicinity of a mobile phones company headquarters in Sphinx Square in Zagazig City,…
Egyptian president’s Spain trip angers human rights groups
April 30, 2015
Egyptian president’s Spain trip angers human rights groups
Rights groups slammed an official visit to Spain on Thursday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying he should be…
Spain, Egypt to study bullet-train link between Egyptian capital and Luxor
April 30, 2015
Spain, Egypt to study bullet-train link between Egyptian capital and Luxor
Spain and Egypt have agreed to study the feasibility of a bullet-train link between the Egyptian capital of Cairo and…
Egypt plans smart card system for fuel from mid-June
April 30, 2015
Egypt plans smart card system for fuel from mid-June
Egypt will begin rolling out a smart card system for subsidised fuel from June 15, the head of the firm…
State to force protesting workers into retirement
April 30, 2015
State to force protesting workers into retirement
Two days ahead of the International Workers' Day celebrations, the supreme administrative court decided that any government worker who participates…
Sisi received by King Felipe VI at Zarzuela Palace
April 30, 2015
Sisi received by King Felipe VI at Zarzuela Palace
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Thursday with Spanish King Felipe VI at Zarzuela Palace.The meeting dealt with means of…
French company requests to build silos in Damietta logistics center
April 30, 2015
French company requests to build silos in Damietta logistics center
The French Louis-Dreyfus global company, involved in agriculture, oil, energy and commodities, has requested to invest in the planned logistics center…
Minister: Qastal border crossing officially inaugurated on Thursday
April 30, 2015
Minister: Qastal border crossing officially inaugurated on Thursday
The Qastal-Ashkit border crossing between Egypt and Sudan was inagurated on Thursday, "to increase trade and facilitate the flow of…
Minister: Chambers of Commerce elections to start Sunday
April 30, 2015
Minister: Chambers of Commerce elections to start Sunday
The Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has issued a decree inviting chambers of commerce registered…
UPDATE: Egypt seeks tweaks to stocks tax, dampens hopes for big changes
April 30, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt seeks tweaks to stocks tax, dampens hopes for big changes
The Egyptian government is working on amending the payment method of a new tax on stock dividends and capital gains,…