Naguib Sawiris

Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum
Egypt

Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum

The death of five-year-old Amar Mohammed Salah as fire tore through his shack in Boulaq, a central-Cairo slum on 27…
Morsy fails to reassure voters on civil state, telecom mogul says
Egypt

Morsy fails to reassure voters on civil state, telecom mogul says

Telecommunications mogul Naguib Sawiris says presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy has failed to assuage fears that he will impose a conservative…
Naguib Sawiris to drop EFG buyout: source
Business

Naguib Sawiris to drop EFG buyout: source

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris will drop out of a buy-out consortium targeting investment bank EFG Hermes after EFG shareholders backed…
Sawiris backs bid for EFG Hermes
Business

Sawiris backs bid for EFG Hermes

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is helping finance a takeover bid for Egypt's biggest investment bank EFG Hermes that would ensure…
France Telecom acquires 94% of Egypt’s Mobinil
Business

France Telecom acquires 94% of Egypt’s Mobinil

France Telecom acquired 94 percent of Egyptian mobile phone company Mobinil in a tender offer, Egypt's stock exchange said on…
Jihadist group threatens to attack satellite channel, kidnap hosts
Egypt

Jihadist group threatens to attack satellite channel, kidnap hosts

An extremist group has sent a letter threatening Egyptian satellite channel ONTV, saying it plans to attack its studios and…
Amid looming France Telecom buyout, stock exchange suspends trading of Mobinil and OTMT shares
Business

Amid looming France Telecom buyout, stock exchange suspends trading of Mobinil and OTMT shares

The Egyptian Stock Exchange has suspended trading of shares of mobile operator Mobinil and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT)…
Court dismisses Islam insult case against tycoon Sawiris
Egypt

Court dismisses Islam insult case against tycoon Sawiris

Bulaq Abul Ella Misdemeanor Court has thrown out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by…
Free Egyptians Party parliamentary head resigns
Egypt

Free Egyptians Party parliamentary head resigns

Free Egyptians Party MP Mohamed Abu Hamed resigned from his party Thursday night in order to devote more time to…
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
Egypt

Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris

An Egyptian court on Tuesday threw out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by a…
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