Egypt
Iran’s Ahmadinejad urges Egypt to rebuild ties
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Iran’s Ahmadinejad urges Egypt to rebuild ties
Tehran--Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Egypt on Wednesday to rebuild diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, saying the emergence of…
Egypt gets short-term relief, investors still wary
Business
May 31, 2011
Egypt gets short-term relief, investors still wary
Billions of dollars in aid for Egypt will offer short-term relief to its battered economy but will not be enough…
Red Sea resorts warned of power outage, asked to pay bills
Business
May 31, 2011
Red Sea resorts warned of power outage, asked to pay bills
Electricity authorities in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate have filed complaints against 30 resorts and hotels owners, warning them that power…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Opinion
May 31, 2011
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…
Egypt govt denies epidemic spreading in Red Sea tourist city
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Egypt govt denies epidemic spreading in Red Sea tourist city
The Egyptian tourist town of Gouna in the Red Sea Governorate, southeast of Egypt, was free of epidemic diseases and…
Government prepares plan to restructure wages
Business
May 30, 2011
Government prepares plan to restructure wages
Egypt's Ministry of Finance has finished the necessary groundwork for restructuring wages and raising the minimum wage of state employees,…
Kuwait to recruit Egyptian teachers in July
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Kuwait to recruit Egyptian teachers in July
A Kuwaiti education official said the Kuwait Education Ministry has agreed to form committees to hire Egyptian and Tunisian teachers…
Health minister: Taxes on cigarette companies to be raised to 70%
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Health minister: Taxes on cigarette companies to be raised to 70%
Health Minister Ashraf Hatem on Sunday said the goverment will increase taxes on cigarette companies to 70 percent.
Travelers sought as Gaza terminal empties quickly
Egypt
May 28, 2011
Travelers sought as Gaza terminal empties quickly
Hamas policemen at the Rafah border crossing toured nearby coffee shops on Saturday calling on travelers to Egypt to go…
Egyptian director accuses BBC of ruining his documentary
Egypt
May 28, 2011
Egyptian director accuses BBC of ruining his documentary
An Egyptian director accused BBC News of tampering with a documentary he made for the network's office in Cairo. The…