Egypt
New canal project assigned to 33 companies
Egypt
August 10, 2014
New canal project assigned to 33 companies
Military spokesperson Mohamed Samir said that the excavation of the new Suez Canal began last Wednesday, adding that the project…
Monthly inflation rate highest since 2008
Business
August 10, 2014
Monthly inflation rate highest since 2008
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that the monthly rate of inflation in July reached 3.3…
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
Egypt
August 10, 2014
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
Egypt has extended its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood to include burning books it says promote violence and ideas linked…
Police to commemorate Rabaa and Nahda dispersal on alert – source
Egypt
August 9, 2014
Police to commemorate Rabaa and Nahda dispersal on alert – source
A total of 114 policemen were killed in police's dispersal of the Rabaa and Nahda sit-ins last August, Interior Ministry…
Army: 60 “extremists” killed and 102 arrested in crackdown on North Sinai
Egypt
August 9, 2014
Army: 60 “extremists” killed and 102 arrested in crackdown on North Sinai
Sixty "extremists" were killed and 102 "suspects" were arrested in a security crackdown on North Sinai, Egypt's armed forces said…
Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing
Egypt
August 9, 2014
Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing
An Egyptian court on Saturday dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood,…
Egypt temporarily opens Rafah crossing
Egypt
August 8, 2014
Egypt temporarily opens Rafah crossing
Egyptian authorities temporarily opened the Rafah crossing with Gaza Friday morning to ease the suffering of stranded and wounded Palestinians. Egypt…
FJP: Suez Canal project has national security risks
Egypt
August 7, 2014
FJP: Suez Canal project has national security risks
Ahmed Ramy, spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), called on citizens to stop the Suez Canal…
Mehleb discusses Renaissance Dam with Ethiopian counterpart in Washington
Egypt
August 7, 2014
Mehleb discusses Renaissance Dam with Ethiopian counterpart in Washington
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb discussed developments in the Renaissance Dam issue with his Ethiopian counterpart Hailemariam Desalegn during the US-Africa…
Stock market makes collective gains Wednesday
Business
August 6, 2014
Stock market makes collective gains Wednesday
Egyptian stock indexes rose collectively during Wednesday’s trading session, supported by purchases from corporations and foreign investment funds.