Egypt
Businessmen propose fund to stabilize cotton prices after subsidy lift
January 22, 2015
Businessmen propose fund to stabilize cotton prices after subsidy lift
Egyptian businessmen are searching for alternatives to save the cotton industry after the recent decision by the government to lift…
Gamal, Alaa Mubarak released on bail
January 22, 2015
Gamal, Alaa Mubarak released on bail
Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Mohamed Amer Gado, released on Thursday Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, sons of former President…
35 female Libyan activists issue statement on solutions to Libyan crisis
January 22, 2015
35 female Libyan activists issue statement on solutions to Libyan crisis
The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women released a statement by 35 Libyan female activists stating…
Al-Masry Al-Youm reporters referred to criminal court
January 22, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm reporters referred to criminal court
The prosecutor general has referred Yasser Rizk, the former chief editor of Al-Masry Al-Youm, and Shaima al-Karanshawy, a reporter, to…
Central bank: Egypt’s pound hits new low of LE7.39 per dollar
January 22, 2015
Central bank: Egypt’s pound hits new low of LE7.39 per dollar
Egypt's pound weakened to LE7.39 per dollar from LE7.34 the previous day at a central bank auction on Thursday, the…
Doctors Syndicate calls for tightening control on Abraaj Capital company
January 22, 2015
Doctors Syndicate calls for tightening control on Abraaj Capital company
Officials at the Doctors Syndicate recommended that the Health Ministry tighten control on the activity of the multinational company Abraaj Capital,…
Morsy soon on silver screen
January 22, 2015
Morsy soon on silver screen
The UAE news agency quoted actor Hassan Youssef as saying that he is playing deposed president Mohamed Morsy in a…
Egypt’s high court orders re-trial of policemen linked to 37 deaths
January 22, 2015
Egypt’s high court orders re-trial of policemen linked to 37 deaths
Egypt's highest appeals court ordered a re-trial on Thursday for four policemen in connection with the deaths of 37 people…
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue at $445.5 mln in December
January 22, 2015
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue at $445.5 mln in December
Revenues from the Suez Canal rose to $445.5 million in December from $442.8 million in November, Egypt's state information website…
Variety of protests staged across Egypt Wednesday
January 22, 2015
Variety of protests staged across Egypt Wednesday
Protests besieged the Cabinet headquarters on Wednesday as dozens of Khanka camps residents in Qaliubiya and dozens of people with…