Egypt
Egypt court sets January 1 appeal date for Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt
October 22, 2014
Egypt court sets January 1 appeal date for Al Jazeera journalists
An Egyptian court has set January 1 as the date for an appeals hearing for the three Al Jazeera journalists…
Egypt turns to illegal buildings to tackle housing crisis
Business
October 22, 2014
Egypt turns to illegal buildings to tackle housing crisis
Egypt plans to offer cheap loans for completing apartments in unfinished buildings thrown up illegally across its cities, hoping to…
PM: Egypt will fix the economy but don’t expect miracles
Egypt
October 22, 2014
PM: Egypt will fix the economy but don’t expect miracles
Egypt's Prime Minister urged the country's citizens not to expect instant results from large-scale infrastructure projects the government has embarked…
Official: Health Ministry to keep agreement secret despite controversy with US Sovaldi producer
Egypt
October 21, 2014
Official: Health Ministry to keep agreement secret despite controversy with US Sovaldi producer
The Health Ministry will keep the agreements secret with the US company producing Sovaldi, which cures Hepatitis C virus, said…
Public transportation means: Safe places for terrorism
Egypt
October 21, 2014
Public transportation means: Safe places for terrorism
Despite assurances of increased security for Egypt's public transportation, many commuters still remain unprotected from the possibility of terrorist attacks…
Report: 14 MENA IPOs raise $3.95 bn in 2014’s first nine months
Business
October 21, 2014
Report: 14 MENA IPOs raise $3.95 bn in 2014’s first nine months
A total of 10 IPOs were issued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) during the first half of…
Minister: Egypt signs 36 oil exploration deals worth US$2 billion since November 2013
Business
October 21, 2014
Minister: Egypt signs 36 oil exploration deals worth US$2 billion since November 2013
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismaeil announced that the new oil agreements bring the total of new deals since November 2013…
Hamdeen Sabbahi responds to Al-Masry Al-Youm’s report
Egypt
October 21, 2014
Hamdeen Sabbahi responds to Al-Masry Al-Youm’s report
“My position vis-a-vis the current regime is clearly known as was my position vis-a-vis all regimes.” With this statement responded…
Sabbahi: We will not allow Sisi’s failure
Egypt
October 21, 2014
Sabbahi: We will not allow Sisi’s failure
Former Presidential Hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi said that the goal behind attending a meeting to support “the country’s cohesion” on Sunday…
Egyptian Exchange says to approve 10 listings by end-year
Business
October 21, 2014
Egyptian Exchange says to approve 10 listings by end-year
The Egyptian Exchange expects to have approved the listings of 10 companies by the end of this year as confidence…