Egypt
Finance ministry: Egypt targets 4.5-5 pct growth in 2015/16
March 18, 2015
Finance ministry: Egypt targets 4.5-5 pct growth in 2015/16
Egypt expects greater investment and ongoing fiscal reforms to boost economic growth in the 2015/16 fiscal year to 4.5-5 percent…
Ministry dissolves 99 NGOs for Brotherhood ties
March 18, 2015
Ministry dissolves 99 NGOs for Brotherhood ties
Egypt's social solidarity minister ordered on Wednesday the dissolution of 99 non-governmental organisations in eight governorates in implementation of a court…
Cabinet: Egypt’s premier league to return on March 30 without spectators
March 18, 2015
Cabinet: Egypt’s premier league to return on March 30 without spectators
Egypt's cabinet decided on Wednesday to resume the country's football premier league on March 30, yet without spectators.The cabinet said…
UPDATED: Tunisia premier says 19 killed in museum attack, including 17 foreigners
March 18, 2015
UPDATED: Tunisia premier says 19 killed in museum attack, including 17 foreigners
At least 19 people were killed, including 17 foreign tourists, when militants attacked Tunisia's Bardo museum in the capital Tunis,…
Egyptian security forces charged over killing of Brotherhood member, protester
March 18, 2015
Egyptian security forces charged over killing of Brotherhood member, protester
An Egyptian policeman was charged on Wednesday with murdering a suspected Muslim Brotherhood member and two members of the security…
Guardian: Can Egypt build new capital in seven years?
March 18, 2015
Guardian: Can Egypt build new capital in seven years?
The plausibility of building Egypt's new capital could be much more challenging than authorities realizes, the British newspaper The Guardian reports. A report…
Transport minister: Pope supports Fayoum-Oasis Rd that intersects monastary
March 18, 2015
Transport minister: Pope supports Fayoum-Oasis Rd that intersects monastary
Transport Minister Hany Dahy said that he agreed with Pope Tawadros to construct the Fayoum-Oasis Road through the Wadi Al-Rayan…
Balassi Institute to screen Stoning of Soraya next Wednesday
March 18, 2015
Balassi Institute to screen Stoning of Soraya next Wednesday
The unofficial Egyptian Feminist Union announced it would screen an Iranian movie, called The Stoning of Soraya at Balassi Institute in…
Butane gas cylinder shortage brings back primus stoves
March 18, 2015
Butane gas cylinder shortage brings back primus stoves
The shortage of butane gas cylinders has brought back the primus stoves that our grandmothers used. Al-Masry Al-Youm went to…
LPG cylinder crisis continues, diesel fuel shortage causes traffic congestion
March 18, 2015
LPG cylinder crisis continues, diesel fuel shortage causes traffic congestion
Citizens contitnued to queue on Tuesday outside gas stations and butane gas cylinders warehouses, causing increased traffic congestion in many…