Egypt
Cabinet to restore government ownership of Nile Cotton Ginning Company
Business
June 1, 2015
Cabinet to restore government ownership of Nile Cotton Ginning Company
According to a Cabinet decision, the Investment Ministry may begin restoring the government ownership of the Nile Cotton Ginning Company…
Egypt’s petroleum exports decline 38% in March
Business
June 1, 2015
Egypt’s petroleum exports decline 38% in March
Petroleum exports declined by 38 percent in March compared to the same month in 204, reaching LE2.216 billion, according to…
Trial of Yasmine al-Nersh over insulting policeman adjourned to 1 August
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Trial of Yasmine al-Nersh over insulting policeman adjourned to 1 August
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned on Monday trial of Yasmine al-Nersh, the suspect accused of assaulting Cairo Airport policeman until August 1 to…
PM, electricity minister inaugurate new electricity generation units in Assiut
Business
June 1, 2015
PM, electricity minister inaugurate new electricity generation units in Assiut
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb will open on Monday three new units at the Assiut power plant, each with a capacity…
Egypt signs exploration deal with Italy’s Eni worth $2 bn
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Egypt signs exploration deal with Italy’s Eni worth $2 bn
Egypt's oil ministry said on Monday it had signed an energy exploration deal with Italy's Eni worth $2 billion following…
Foreign Ministry renews, registers 16 NGOs to work in Egypt in 2015
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Foreign Ministry renews, registers 16 NGOs to work in Egypt in 2015
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Badr Abdel Atty said Nermine Afify, director of the NGOs affairs department, met on Wednesday with representatives…
Wafd Party Chief to attend Bashir’s inauguration in Khartoum
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Wafd Party Chief to attend Bashir’s inauguration in Khartoum
Wafd Party Chief Al-Sayyed Al-Badawy will attend the inauguration ceremony of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. In a statement on Sunday, the…
Source: Telecommunication services back in North Sinai
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Source: Telecommunication services back in North Sinai
An informed source from North Sinai province announced that internet and telecommunication services have returned to some parts of the…
Extremists blast mosque’s minaret in North Sinai
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Extremists blast mosque’s minaret in North Sinai
Extremists destroyed a minaret in a mosque in the Abu Refaey area on Sunday in the city of Sheikh Zuwaid, North…
Emaar Misr cuts price of its Egypt IPO to $353 mn
Business
June 1, 2015
Emaar Misr cuts price of its Egypt IPO to $353 mn
Emaar Misr, the Egyptian unit of Dubai's Emaar Properties, has scaled back the price of its listing of 600 million…