Egypt
Minister: Egypt to look again at trading treasury bonds on Cairo stock exchange
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Minister: Egypt to look again at trading treasury bonds on Cairo stock exchange
A cabinet-level economic committee will discuss stalled plans for the trading of treasury bonds on Egypt's stock exchange, the country's investment…
Suez, Tourah cement company workers stage sit-in over profit shares
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Suez, Tourah cement company workers stage sit-in over profit shares
Workers of the Suez Cement Company, subsidiary of Italcementi Group, started an open-ended sit-in at the company’s headquarters on Thursday,…
Arabtec, Egypt agrees terms on first phase of 1 mn homes project
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Arabtec, Egypt agrees terms on first phase of 1 mn homes project
Dubai-listed Arabtec has agreed terms with Egypt's Ministry of Housing for the first phase of a 280 billion Egyptian pounds…
Good weather on Friday
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Good weather on Friday
Moderate weather is expected to prevail on Friday on northern coasts, the Delta, Cairo and north of Upper Egypt, compared…
Russian plane takes off from Cairo to evacuate citizens from Yemen
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Russian plane takes off from Cairo to evacuate citizens from Yemen
A Russian plane has taken off from Cairo Airport, heading to Sanaa to evacuate Russian citizens from Yemen, according to…
Ministry: Foreign energy firms owed $3.3 billion by Egypt
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Ministry: Foreign energy firms owed $3.3 billion by Egypt
Egypt owes foreign energy firms $3.285 billion having paid them $9.369 billion in arrears in the nine months to March…
Controversy erupts over decision exclude professors over 70 years old
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Controversy erupts over decision exclude professors over 70 years old
The independent union of universities faculty members slammed on Thursday the decision of Supreme Council of Universities that would exclude…
Minister: 1 million Indian tourists initiative unsuccessful due to insufficient flights
Business
April 2, 2015
Minister: 1 million Indian tourists initiative unsuccessful due to insufficient flights
According to Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy, Egypt received 60,459 Indian tourists in 2014. In January and February 2015, 19.6 percent…
Al-Araby says he did not mean to offend Christianity
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Al-Araby says he did not mean to offend Christianity
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby has apologized for his last week remarks about Christianity, which have been understood as…
Nile Basin deal: 1 push away from implementation
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Nile Basin deal: 1 push away from implementation
The parliaments of five Nile Basin states have endorsed an agreement that aims to ensure the "equitable utilization" of the…