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State Council top official arrested after his resignation over bribery case
Egypt
January 1, 2017
State Council top official arrested after his resignation over bribery case
Egypt’s State Council secretary-general was arrested after submitting his resignation on Saturday on the backdrop of a bribery case in…
Egypt bans daughter of former presidential candidate from travel
Egypt
January 1, 2017
Egypt bans daughter of former presidential candidate from travel
Egyptian authorities at Cairo International Airport banned the daughter of former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi from travel on Friday after…
Egyptian lawyers challenge referral of Red Sea islands deal to parliament
Egypt
December 31, 2016
Egyptian lawyers challenge referral of Red Sea islands deal to parliament
Egyptian lawyers, Khaled Ali and Ali Ayoub, filed a lawsuit on Saturday in the administrative court challenging the referral of…
Egypt signs three oil and gas exploration deals with European companies
Egypt
December 30, 2016
Egypt signs three oil and gas exploration deals with European companies
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla signed three agreements with European companies on Wednesday for oil and gas exploration in the…
Mohamed Badie to be released on health grounds in ‘Rabaa dispersal’ case
Egypt
December 27, 2016
Mohamed Badie to be released on health grounds in ‘Rabaa dispersal’ case
The Cairo Criminal Court ordered on Tuesday the release of ten defendants on health grounds in the case known as…
Egypt’s security forces kill 2 men over assassination of senior military officer
Egypt
December 25, 2016
Egypt’s security forces kill 2 men over assassination of senior military officer
Egypt's Interior Ministry announced early on Sunday the killing of two men involved in the assassination of a senior army…
Egyptian authorities detain Al Jazeera news producer
Egypt
December 24, 2016
Egyptian authorities detain Al Jazeera news producer
Egyptian authorities detained news producer, Mahmoud Hussein, who is working at Al Jazeera channel on Friday, the Qatar-based broadcaster announced. In…
US dollar prices decline in Egypt’s banks
Business
December 23, 2016
US dollar prices decline in Egypt’s banks
The US dollar exchange rate continued to decline on Thursday to stand at LE 19.5 and LE18.75 in the bank. The…
Pharmacists syndicate demands presidential interference in medicine prices
Business
December 21, 2016
Pharmacists syndicate demands presidential interference in medicine prices
The Pharmacists Syndicate sent a letter to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi calling on him to ban the increases in…
Egyptian pound approaches 20 to US dollar in banks
Business
December 20, 2016
Egyptian pound approaches 20 to US dollar in banks
The Egyptian pound depreciated further against the dollar in some banks mid-Tuesday, reaching a selling price of 19.75 compared to…