Egypt
Finance Minister says LE36 billion to be saved after applying the smart card system
Egypt
January 2, 2014
Finance Minister says LE36 billion to be saved after applying the smart card system
Nagui al-Ashqar, head of the Finance Ministry’s technical office, said that a smart card system for subsidizing petroleum substances would…
Journalism Supreme Council selects state-run newspapers chairmen
Egypt
January 2, 2014
Journalism Supreme Council selects state-run newspapers chairmen
Supreme Council for Journalism convened on Thursday to select chairmen of the state-owned newspapers, sources said. Ahmed al-Sayyed al-Naggar was chosen…
Nour figure rejects labelling Brotherhood as terrorists
Egypt
January 2, 2014
Nour figure rejects labelling Brotherhood as terrorists
Shaaban Abdel Aleem, a member of the Salafi-led Nour Party’s presidential council, has rejected labelling the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist…
Morsy, 130 suspects to stand trial 28 January over prison escape case
Egypt
January 2, 2014
Morsy, 130 suspects to stand trial 28 January over prison escape case
Cairo Appeal Court set 28 January as the date for the trial of deposed President Mohamed Morsy and other 130…
Nour Party figure breaks rules by offering seasons greetings over New Year
Egypt
January 2, 2014
Nour Party figure breaks rules by offering seasons greetings over New Year
Nader Bakkar, deputy chief of the Salafi Nour Party for information affairs, broke the party’s rule not to offer seasons…
Metallurgical Industries Chamber renews calls to halt Turkish steel importing
Business
January 2, 2014
Metallurgical Industries Chamber renews calls to halt Turkish steel importing
Chamber of Metallurgical Industries renewed calls on Trade and Industry Ministry to take measures to cap importing of Turkish steel,…
Health Ministry allocates phone numbers for complaints during doctors strike
Egypt
January 1, 2014
Health Ministry allocates phone numbers for complaints during doctors strike
The Health Ministry has announced the opening of three new phone lines for medical-related matters--phone number 137 for complaints by…
Court clears nine suspects accused of protesting outside cabinet
Egypt
January 1, 2014
Court clears nine suspects accused of protesting outside cabinet
Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanor Court cleared on Wednesday nine suspects accused of protesting outside the cabinet building and assaulting security forces…
Banking officials: Government still faces foreign cash reserve drop
Business
January 1, 2014
Banking officials: Government still faces foreign cash reserve drop
Banking officials said the foreign cash reserve in Egypt might decline in 2014 and thereby place more pressure on the…
Al Jazeera calls for release of detained journalists, return of confiscated equipment
Egypt
January 1, 2014
Al Jazeera calls for release of detained journalists, return of confiscated equipment
The Doha-based Al Jazeera network denounced in a statement on Wednesday the detention of four journalists who work for its…