Egypt
Centamin, government to start sharing profits from Sukari gold mine
Business
November 1, 2016
Centamin, government to start sharing profits from Sukari gold mine
Gold mining company Centamin has announced an agreement on sharing revenues from Sukari gold mine with the Egyptian government after…
Italian team in Cairo for discussions on Regeni murder case
Egypt
November 1, 2016
Italian team in Cairo for discussions on Regeni murder case
The Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Rome arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss developments in the investigation into the murder…
Egyptian military thwarts car-bomb attack in North Sinai
Egypt
November 1, 2016
Egyptian military thwarts car-bomb attack in North Sinai
Egypt's military has foiled a car bomb attack on security forces in North Sinai, according to an Armed Forces statement…
Egypt turns a blind eye to refugee escalating crisis
Egypt
November 1, 2016
Egypt turns a blind eye to refugee escalating crisis
Five days after the sinking of a boat off Rashid, as the bodies of migrants were pulled out of the…
Antiquities Ministry breaks contact with Toledo museum over auction sales
Archaeology
November 1, 2016
Antiquities Ministry breaks contact with Toledo museum over auction sales
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has banned any future dealings with the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, United States, after the…
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Business
October 31, 2016
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Egypt has reached a currency swap agreement with China valued at $2.7 billion, according to a Central Bank of Egypt…
Egypt launches tourism promotion campaign in Rome to lure Italians back
Egypt
October 31, 2016
Egypt launches tourism promotion campaign in Rome to lure Italians back
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry has launched a marketing campaign in Rome aimed at boosting the number of Italian visitors to…
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Archaeology
October 31, 2016
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Two rock-carved cemeteries belonging to the Late Period of ancient Egypt have been discovered close to the shrine of Agha…
Govt, CBE debate timing of state-banks IPO
Egypt
October 31, 2016
Govt, CBE debate timing of state-banks IPO
The Egyptian government and the Central Bank of Egypt are involved in ongoing discussions over the timing of the initial…
Egypt cancels treasury bill auctions signalling more moderate rate hike
Business
October 31, 2016
Egypt cancels treasury bill auctions signalling more moderate rate hike
Egypt cancelled its three and nine month treasury bill auction on Sunday, data from the central bank showed, confounding market…