Egypt
Oil ministry: Eni discovers up to 15 bn cubic metres of gas in Egypt
Business
July 20, 2015
Oil ministry: Eni discovers up to 15 bn cubic metres of gas in Egypt
Italy's Eni has discovered gas reserves of up to 15 billion cubic metres in Egypt's Nile Delta region, with production…
Trade exchange volume between Egypt, Algeria up 11.2%
Business
July 18, 2015
Trade exchange volume between Egypt, Algeria up 11.2%
Egypt's Trade Minister Plenipotentiary to Algeria Mohamed Sherif Fathy said that the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Algeria…
Egypt removes jail time for journalists in anti-terrorism bill
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Egypt removes jail time for journalists in anti-terrorism bill
Egypt's Cabinet has amended a draft counter-terrorism law so that journalists would be fined, rather than jailed, for contradicting the…
Egypt hopes Iran nuclear deal will prevent Middle East arms race
Egypt
July 15, 2015
Egypt hopes Iran nuclear deal will prevent Middle East arms race
Egypt hopes the nuclear deal signed between Iran and Western powers will prevent an arms race in the Middle East…
Egypt to bid farewell to film legend Omar Sharif
Art news
July 12, 2015
Egypt to bid farewell to film legend Omar Sharif
Cinema legend Omar Sharif, who will be forever remembered as the eponymous "Doctor Zhivago", will be buried Sunday in his…
Egypt says world must unite against terrorism after consulate blast
Egypt
July 11, 2015
Egypt says world must unite against terrorism after consulate blast
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said on Saturday Egypt was at war and urged the world to unite against terrorism after…
UN: Syria’s neighbors now host four million of its refugees
Middle East
July 9, 2015
UN: Syria’s neighbors now host four million of its refugees
The number of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries has passed 4 million, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday,…
Egypt, Russia to establish industrial zone in Suez
Egypt
July 7, 2015
Egypt, Russia to establish industrial zone in Suez
Major General al-Araby al-Seroury, governor of Suez, received a delegation from the Russian Embassy in Cairo, along with representatives of…
UPDATE: Egypt signs energy import deals with Russia’s Rosneft
Business
July 7, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt signs energy import deals with Russia’s Rosneft
Egypt and Russia's top oil producer Rosneft have signed two initial deals for the supply of petroleum products and liquefied…
MIDEAST STOCKS: Oil plunge may depress Gulf; Emaar Misr key for Egypt
Business
July 7, 2015
MIDEAST STOCKS: Oil plunge may depress Gulf; Emaar Misr key for Egypt
Another plunge in oil prices overnight may depress Gulf stock markets on Tuesday, while trading in property firm Emaar Misr…