Egypt
Bank official: CBE not behind Egypt pound surge against dollar
Business
November 7, 2010
Bank official: CBE not behind Egypt pound surge against dollar
The recent jump in the Egyptian pound's value against the US dollar was not caused by intervention on the part…
Sudan’s referendum may be postponed, says Arab League
Egypt
November 6, 2010
Sudan’s referendum may be postponed, says Arab League
Arab League envoy to Sudan, Salah Halima said that the referendum on secession in that country, originally scheduled for January,…
Three Sudanese arrested in foiled border crossing attempt
Egypt
November 6, 2010
Three Sudanese arrested in foiled border crossing attempt
Egyptian security forces in Helwan have foiled an attempt by 29 Sudanese nationals to illegally cross the border to Israel.…
Minister: LE7 billion spent on Toshka with few tangible returns
Business
November 4, 2010
Minister: LE7 billion spent on Toshka with few tangible returns
Although the government has spent some LE7 billion on the Toshka land reclamation project, only 60,000 acres of land have…
Bust of Amenhotep III unearthed on Luxor’s west bank
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Bust of Amenhotep III unearthed on Luxor’s west bank
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Thursday announced the discovery of the upper part of a red granite statue of…
Labor leader: Mubarak will intervene to resolve minimum wage controversy
Business
November 4, 2010
Labor leader: Mubarak will intervene to resolve minimum wage controversy
Abdel Rahman Kheir, workers' representative at the National Council for Wages, said on Thursday that President Hosni Mubarak would intervene…
Egypt tells WaPo: TV channels suspended for inciting hatred
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Egypt tells WaPo: TV channels suspended for inciting hatred
In reply to an editorial published earlier this week in the Washington Post about the Egyptian government's crackdown on independent…
NDP calls on party dissidents not to run as independents in parliament races
Egypt
November 4, 2010
NDP calls on party dissidents not to run as independents in parliament races
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has called on "dissidents" within the party not to run in 28 November parliamentary…
Teachers clash with campus security at Ain Shams University
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Teachers clash with campus security at Ain Shams University
Members of the 9 March Teachers Movement for the Independence of Universities were assaulted by
MB unveils electoral program under the banner ‘Islam is the solution’
Egypt
November 4, 2010
MB unveils electoral program under the banner ‘Islam is the solution’
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement on Thursday announced its electoral program under its traditional motto, "Islam is the solution"--despite…