Egypt

Public employees’ bonuses raised 10%

Public employees’ bonuses raised 10%

Parliament on Tuesday approved a ten-percent increase in annual bonuses for government employees, despite opposition calls for a 20-percent raise…
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics

Downtown Cairo’s complex politics

While downtown Cairo has been the site of much of the political mobilization in Egypt over the past decade, little…
Kenya signs Nile Basin framework agreement

Kenya signs Nile Basin framework agreement

The Kenyan government on Tuesday officially announced it would sign the Nile Basin Framework Agreement.At a press conference, Kenyan Water…
Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor

Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor

Assiut--Residents of Rifa village on the outskirts of Assiut rely on seasonal harvests of crops for their income. The inconsistency…
Egypt’s MB prepares for Shura Council contest

Egypt’s MB prepares for Shura Council contest

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's biggest opposition bloc, said on Monday the government had approved most of its candidates for upcoming…
Mubarak: Finance crisis shows need for global system

Mubarak: Finance crisis shows need for global system

President Hosni Mubarak asserted during the 14th summit of the Group of 15 (G-15) held in Tehran that global economic…
Parliamentary speaker mum on Lawyers Syndicate electoral law

Parliamentary speaker mum on Lawyers Syndicate electoral law

Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour has declined to discuss the new law regulating Lawyers Syndicate elections.In response to a request by…
Egyptian coalition in US seeks to form lobby

Egyptian coalition in US seeks to form lobby

New York--A group of Egyptians in the United States are hoping to work together to push for democratic reform in…
Ethiopian dam ‘funded by Italy,’ say govt sources

Ethiopian dam ‘funded by Italy,’ say govt sources

High-ranking sources within the Egyptian government say the newly inaugurated Tana Beles dam in Ethiopia has received financing from both the…
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