Egypt
Strapped for dollars and flooded with rice, Egypt to import more anyway
Business
October 12, 2016
Strapped for dollars and flooded with rice, Egypt to import more anyway
Egypt is looking to import large quantities of rice this month as farmers refuse to sell the government their crops…
Oil products from Aramco arriving on schedule: Petroleum Ministry
Business
October 11, 2016
Oil products from Aramco arriving on schedule: Petroleum Ministry
The Petroleum Ministry said on Tuesday that it has started receiving shipments of refined oil products ordered from Saudi Aramco,…
Govt mulls $10 bn import restrictions to correct balance of payments
Business
October 11, 2016
Govt mulls $10 bn import restrictions to correct balance of payments
A government source close to negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that the government…
Cairo denies talks on establishing Russian military presence in Egypt
Egypt
October 11, 2016
Cairo denies talks on establishing Russian military presence in Egypt
Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said on Monday that Egypt rejects the idea of having foreign military bases on its territory,…
Terror suspects tracked down using information from Mohamed Kamal raid
Egypt
October 11, 2016
Terror suspects tracked down using information from Mohamed Kamal raid
Qalyubia security services arrested 12 alleged terrorists affiliated to the Hasm Movement on Monday, after security officers tracked them down…
Coptic Pope, tourism officials mull Holy Family tours to boost foreign visitors
Egypt
October 11, 2016
Coptic Pope, tourism officials mull Holy Family tours to boost foreign visitors
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, held discussions on Monday with Tourism Ministry officials over providing…
Ethiopia blames Egypt, other states for stoking unrest
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Ethiopia blames Egypt, other states for stoking unrest
Ethiopia accused elements in Eritrea, Egypt and other states on Monday of arming, training and funding groups that it blames…
Two Cairo metro stations to get solar power generators
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Two Cairo metro stations to get solar power generators
Two solar-powered electricity generators are due to be built at the Ghamra and Demerdash metro stops in Cairo, providing cheap…
Security forces foil robbery at ancient Aswan tombs
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Security forces foil robbery at ancient Aswan tombs
The Tourism and Monuments Investigations Department in Aswan has foiled an attempt to rob two archaeological tombs in the Aga…
Inbound tourists decline by 45% in August: CAPMAS
Business
October 9, 2016
Inbound tourists decline by 45% in August: CAPMAS
Inbound tourists to Egypt declined in number by 45 percent in August, compared to the same month of last year,…