Egypt
Egypt funding crunch slowing food payments again
Business
May 9, 2014
Egypt funding crunch slowing food payments again
Egypt's financial crisis is hindering payments for food commodities as banks and traders say some of the funding problems which…
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
Egypt
May 9, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
As the Egyptian state presses its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the man expected to become president has deployed a…
Stock market declines, shares lose LE2 bln
Business
May 7, 2014
Stock market declines, shares lose LE2 bln
Stock market shares collectively dropped on Wednesday amid anticipation of investors as presidential election nears. The main EGX30 index fell by…
Endowments official arrested for seizing authority’s lands
Egypt
May 7, 2014
Endowments official arrested for seizing authority’s lands
Administrative Control Authority has disclosed a case of corruption within the Egyptian Endowments Authority. The authority’s official in charge of real…
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology
May 7, 2014
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that a British court issued a decree ordering the return of six artifacts to Egypt…
16 suspects given three-year sentence for rioting on third anniversary of revolution
Egypt
May 7, 2014
16 suspects given three-year sentence for rioting on third anniversary of revolution
Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanor Court sentenced on Wednesday 16 suspects in absentia for three years in prison for rioting, blocking roads…
Court decrees lack of jurisdiction in lawsuit demanding Qatar be considered pro-terrorism
Egypt
May 7, 2014
Court decrees lack of jurisdiction in lawsuit demanding Qatar be considered pro-terrorism
Cairo Court of Urgent Matters decreed on Wednesday lack of jurisdiction in the lawsuit demanding Qatar be considered as supporters…
Second phase of metro’s third line now open
Egypt
May 7, 2014
Second phase of metro’s third line now open
The second phase of the third metro line (Abbasseya-Heliopolis) became operational as of 4pm on Wednesday. Interim President Adly Mansour inaugurated…
Trial of Badie, 47 others over blocking Qalyoub road resumes
Egypt
May 7, 2014
Trial of Badie, 47 others over blocking Qalyoub road resumes
Shubra al-Kheima Criminal Court resumed on Wednesday trial of 48 suspects, affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood, including Mohamed Badie, the…