Hesham Omar Abdel Halim
Military discusses raid on nuclear plant construction site
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Military discusses raid on nuclear plant construction site
The northern command military leadership has met with officials from the Dabaa nuclear site to discuss local residents’ raid on…
Tahrir demonstrators express solidarity with Arab uprisings
Egypt
April 29, 2011
Tahrir demonstrators express solidarity with Arab uprisings
Hundreds of Egyptian and Arab activists staged a protest Friday in Tahrir Square to support the revolutions of Libya, Syria…
Bedouins to establish political party, deny endorsement of Moussa
Egypt
April 2, 2011
Bedouins to establish political party, deny endorsement of Moussa
Bedouin tribal chiefs held a conference on Friday to announce the establishment of a new political party. Al-Ihyawat tribe hosted…
Essam Sharaf gets warm welcome in Tahrir Square
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Essam Sharaf gets warm welcome in Tahrir Square
Egypt’s new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf headed to Tahrir Square on Friday to speak to protesters who were celebrating the…
Egypt considers borrowing US$1billion to finance construction of power stations
Business
January 8, 2011
Egypt considers borrowing US$1billion to finance construction of power stations
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy is discussing borrowing US$1 billion to finance the forthcoming five year plan, reliable sources…
International tender for Egyptian-Saudi power grid next month
Business
January 5, 2011
International tender for Egyptian-Saudi power grid next month
The government plans to invite international bids for the establishment of an Egyptian-Saudi power grid link in February, Egyptian Electricity…
Atomic authority leader resigns over poor management
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Atomic authority leader resigns over poor management
Head of the nuclear reactors department at the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) Samer Mekheimar said he has resigned in protest…
Egypt announces tender for 4 wind power stations
Business
December 22, 2010
Egypt announces tender for 4 wind power stations
Electricity Ministry officials have announced an invitation for local and foreign investors to proffer tenders to build four wind power…
Dabaa tender postponed to January, officials say
Business
December 19, 2010
Dabaa tender postponed to January, officials say
The Ministry of Electricity and Power has postponed the tender for Egypt's first nuclear station at Dabaa to mid-January in…
Saudi-Egypt power link to circumvent power cuts
Business
October 9, 2010
Saudi-Egypt power link to circumvent power cuts
The Ministry of Electricity is inviting tenders for the construction of an Egypt to Saudi Arabia power grid link, at…