Egypt
Court confirms life sentence for Mohamed Badie over 2013 violence
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Court confirms life sentence for Mohamed Badie over 2013 violence
Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's former Supreme Guide, has lost his appeal against a life prison sentence for involvement in…
Floods hit Red Sea governorate, traffic blocked on some roads
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Floods hit Red Sea governorate, traffic blocked on some roads
Flooding caused traffic disruption on some roads in the Red Sea governorate on Wednesday as metorologists warned that heavy rain…
External debt rose by 16% in 2015-2016: CBE
Egypt
October 26, 2016
External debt rose by 16% in 2015-2016: CBE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Wednesday that external debt rose by $7.7 billion by the end of…
Rain expected on Thursday, possible flooding in Sinai and Red Sea
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Rain expected on Thursday, possible flooding in Sinai and Red Sea
Heavy rain is expected in Sinai and the Red Sea mountains on Thursday, with possibly flooding. Rain clouds are expected in…
Global Summit on City Tourism to take place in Luxor next week
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Global Summit on City Tourism to take place in Luxor next week
Preparations have been concluded in Luxor for the 5th Global Summit on City Tourism on November 1 and 2, part…
Egypt buys 420,000 tons of wheat for subsidized bread
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Egypt buys 420,000 tons of wheat for subsidized bread
The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said on Tuesday it has signed contracts through an international tender for the…
EGPC, Kuwait’s Energy signs partnership agreement on natural gas field in Iraq
Business
October 26, 2016
EGPC, Kuwait’s Energy signs partnership agreement on natural gas field in Iraq
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has signed partnership agreement with Kuwait Energy oil company on the Siba natural gas field,…
Israeli teenage worker killed by gunfire along Egyptian border
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Israeli teenage worker killed by gunfire along Egyptian border
An Israeli civilian, who was aged 15 according to his father, was killed by gunfire along the border with Egypt…
Ministry raised $15 bn for infrastructure projects in past year: Sahar Nasr
Egypt
October 25, 2016
Ministry raised $15 bn for infrastructure projects in past year: Sahar Nasr
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said on Tuesday that the ministry has attracted US$15 billion in funding in the past…
What would a Clinton win mean for Egypt-US relations?
Egypt
October 25, 2016
What would a Clinton win mean for Egypt-US relations?
As the United States counts down to the elections that will decide its 45th president, succeeding Barack Obama, a number…