Egypt
Former Presidential Election Commission’s secretary general dies
Egypt
July 6, 2014
Former Presidential Election Commission’s secretary general dies
Judge Zaghloul al-Balshy, former secretary general of the Presidential Election Commission, passed away on Sunday at the age of 65…
Tourism costs to increase post new fuel prices
Business
July 6, 2014
Tourism costs to increase post new fuel prices
Egyptian tourism experts have said that the spike in fuel costs will raise accommodation prices at hotels and tourist resorts…
USAID: US investments in Egypt estimated at US$17 billion
Business
July 6, 2014
USAID: US investments in Egypt estimated at US$17 billion
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said that US investments in Egypt reached US$17 billion.
Tahrir sexual assault trial resumes Sunday
Egypt
July 6, 2014
Tahrir sexual assault trial resumes Sunday
On Sunday, South Cairo Criminal Court is set to resume the trial of three defendants accused of sexually assaulting women…
Raising fuel price will save LE51 billion, says Mehleb
Egypt
July 6, 2014
Raising fuel price will save LE51 billion, says Mehleb
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb defended the cabinet’s decision to increase fuel prices, saying any delay costs the government LE350 million…
Ethiopia, Sudan agree on holding tripartite meeting over Renaissance Dam
Egypt
July 5, 2014
Ethiopia, Sudan agree on holding tripartite meeting over Renaissance Dam
Ethiopian-informed diplomatic sources said on Saturday that Addis Ababa agreed on holding a tripartite meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia…
Cabinet reduces allocations of butane gas subsidy by LE3.7 billion within next fiscal year
Business
July 5, 2014
Cabinet reduces allocations of butane gas subsidy by LE3.7 billion within next fiscal year
The Cabinet has decreased allocations of butane gas subsidy by LE3.8 billion reaching LE19.1 billion within the state budget of…
22 Brotherhood members remanded into custody over involvement in Giza clashes on Friday
Egypt
July 5, 2014
22 Brotherhood members remanded into custody over involvement in Giza clashes on Friday
South Giza prosecution ordered remanding 22 suspects affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood into custody for 15 days pending investigations over…
Court decrees lack of jurisdiction in lawsuit demanding Qatar, Al-Jazeera be labeled pro-terrorism
Egypt
July 5, 2014
Court decrees lack of jurisdiction in lawsuit demanding Qatar, Al-Jazeera be labeled pro-terrorism
Cairo Court of Appeals for Urgent Matters decreed on Saturday lack of jurisdiction in the appeal against by Cairo Court…
10 Brotherhood members sentenced to death, other 37 to life over blocking road
Egypt
July 5, 2014
10 Brotherhood members sentenced to death, other 37 to life over blocking road
Shubra al-Kheima Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday 10 Muslim Brotherhood members to death, other 37 suspects, including the group’s Supreme…