Features/Interviews
Business Monitor: Egypt’s military production to increase to $8.5 billion in 2019
November 3, 2014
Business Monitor: Egypt’s military production to increase to $8.5 billion in 2019
The Egyptian defense market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.51 percent during the coming…
Arish train stop: A witness to days of peace and war
November 2, 2014
Arish train stop: A witness to days of peace and war
To many who are not familiar with the capital of North Sinai, Arish could seem like nothing more than a place…
Under curfew, Sinai weddings shift from evening to day time
November 2, 2014
Under curfew, Sinai weddings shift from evening to day time
In normal times, a bride from Sinai would spend a whole day at the hairstylist's and the ceremony never starts…
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan: ISIS is an American product, their funding exceeds US$1 bn
October 30, 2014
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan: ISIS is an American product, their funding exceeds US$1 bn
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ahmed al-Ghamrawy said major powers use ISIS to consolidate their presence in the…
EGX losses 22.4 billion, benchmark fells 7.1% during October 2014
October 30, 2014
EGX losses 22.4 billion, benchmark fells 7.1% during October 2014
The benchmark index EGX30 fell 7.1 percent during October 2014, recording 9,115.63 points from 9,811.40 at September's end, stock market…
Ministry: Strict measure to be taken against fertilizer companies to provide subsidized fertilizer
October 30, 2014
Ministry: Strict measure to be taken against fertilizer companies to provide subsidized fertilizer
The Ministry of Agriculture called on the companies of subsidized nitrogenous fertilizers on Wednesday to supply cooperative societies and Agricultural Credit Bank…
Egypt, Sudan argue over Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
October 29, 2014
Egypt, Sudan argue over Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
Egypt and Sudan threw accusations at each other over the Renaissance Dam issue during a conference titled “The Nile Basin:…
World Bank: Egypt rises one place to 112th in 2015 Doing Business ranking
October 29, 2014
World Bank: Egypt rises one place to 112th in 2015 Doing Business ranking
Egypt rose a place in the global rankings, due to improvements in its business environment in 2014, according to a…
WFP: Egypt must target neediest in food subsidy reforms
October 28, 2014
WFP: Egypt must target neediest in food subsidy reforms
Egypt's reform of its subsidized food system must do more to help the neediest if the government is to begin…
Special report: Garbage collectors exposed to diseases from hazardous medical waste
October 28, 2014
Special report: Garbage collectors exposed to diseases from hazardous medical waste
Reda Youness seems to have gained nothing from his job of collecting trash and cleaning the streets in al-Magzar area…