Egypt
Finance minister: Egypt has no concrete plans for IMF package now
February 11, 2015
Finance minister: Egypt has no concrete plans for IMF package now
Egypt's finance minister said on Wednesday there were no plans for now to consider an IMF financing package after the…
Russian exports to Egypt to be exempted from fees
February 11, 2015
Russian exports to Egypt to be exempted from fees
Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has unveiled an agreement with Russia that would exempt it from export fees to Egypt. Minister…
African children subject to “alarming” levels of violence
February 11, 2015
African children subject to “alarming” levels of violence
Children across Africa face unacceptably high levels of physical, sexual and emotional violence at home, at school and in the…
How to protect yourself from dust storms
February 11, 2015
How to protect yourself from dust storms
The Health Ministry has advised people with allergies, children and pregnant women to wear wet masks, drink a lot of…
Cold weather on Thursday
February 11, 2015
Cold weather on Thursday
The cold weather will continue throughout the north coast and down to Cairo on Thursday, with temperatures hovering between 13…
Presenter: Presidency “rude” to media on Putin’s visit
February 11, 2015
Presenter: Presidency “rude” to media on Putin’s visit
A presenter from the popular Al-Hayat satellite channel has decried the presidential palace’s neglect of reporters who were covering a…
Navy rescues Moldovan ship off the coast of Abu Qir
February 11, 2015
Navy rescues Moldovan ship off the coast of Abu Qir
The Navy has on Wednesday rescued a Moldovan commercial ship 2.5 nautical miles off the coast of Abu Qir, Alexandria. Navy…
Murder suspect of 3 Muslims arrested in North Carolina
February 11, 2015
Murder suspect of 3 Muslims arrested in North Carolina
A man has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting three people near the University of North Carolina at Chapel…
UPDATE: IMF says Egypt’s reforms starting to spur turnaround in economy
February 11, 2015
UPDATE: IMF says Egypt’s reforms starting to spur turnaround in economy
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Egypt's structural and monetary reforms were starting to produce a turnaround in…
NTRA CEO: We are updating data of 24 million mobile phone lines
February 11, 2015
NTRA CEO: We are updating data of 24 million mobile phone lines
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Hisham al-Alaily, CEO of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), said he has ordered…