Egypt
Committee overseeing amending elections law to hold new round of talks on Thursday
Egypt
April 8, 2015
Committee overseeing amending elections law to hold new round of talks on Thursday
The committee tasked with amending the parliamentary elections law will hold the third round of community dialogue on Thursday, minister…
In Egypt, ex-military men fire up Islamist insurgency
Egypt
April 7, 2015
In Egypt, ex-military men fire up Islamist insurgency
A small but highly dangerous succession of former Egyptian army officers are joining Islamist militant groups, complicating President Abdel Fattah…
WHO participates in raising awareness on rare diseases in Egypt
Egypt
April 7, 2015
WHO participates in raising awareness on rare diseases in Egypt
Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical department, in coordination with Novartis Egypt, has held an awareness-raising event of the sidelines of the Rare…
Central bank: Egypt’s foreign reserves fall to $15.29 bn
Egypt
April 7, 2015
Central bank: Egypt’s foreign reserves fall to $15.29 bn
Egypt's foreign currency reserves fell to $15.29 billion at the end of March from $15.45 billion the previous month, the…
EETC and JICA sign contract to expand Al-Zeit power transformers station
Business
April 7, 2015
EETC and JICA sign contract to expand Al-Zeit power transformers station
Ahmed al-Hanafy, head of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, declared on Tuesday that a contract had been signed to expand…
Egyptian-Emirati Group: 220,000 acres to be reclaimed for new project
Egypt
April 7, 2015
Egyptian-Emirati Group: 220,000 acres to be reclaimed for new project
The Egyptian-Emirati Group has drawn plans to reclaim 220,000 acres from an area close to Kom Umbo city in Aswan,…
AUC students invent nano-sized device for medicine selective distribution
Egypt
April 7, 2015
AUC students invent nano-sized device for medicine selective distribution
Two students from the American University in Cairo (AUC) have gained internaitonal recognition for their work in the field of…
Migrating storks cover sky over Red Sea on way to Europe
Egypt
April 7, 2015
Migrating storks cover sky over Red Sea on way to Europe
As spring comes and temperatures start to rise in Africa, flocks of white storks are seen blanketing the sky along…
Libyan official: Border crossings into Egypt coordinated
Egypt
April 7, 2015
Libyan official: Border crossings into Egypt coordinated
The head of the chief's office at the Musaid municipality in Libya, Mohamed Abdel Salam, said in remarks on Monday…
Kuwait fund to lend Egypt $1.5 bln over next five years
Egypt
April 7, 2015
Kuwait fund to lend Egypt $1.5 bln over next five years
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development plans to lend Egypt $1.5 billion over the next five years, extending $300…