Egypt
Government seeks private sector participation to rescue state budget
Business
May 30, 2015
Government seeks private sector participation to rescue state budget
Senior informed sources have revealed that the state budget for the fiscal year 2015/16 has yet to be finalized, as…
Negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Emirates to inject US$6 bn into Egypt
Business
May 30, 2015
Negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Emirates to inject US$6 bn into Egypt
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said the Cabinet has started negotiations with the Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to inject US$…
Rafah border crossing closed
Egypt
May 30, 2015
Rafah border crossing closed
Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing on Friday, after it had been opened for three days. Informed security sources from…
Officials: Multi-vehicle crash in Egypt kills 16, including conscripts
Egypt
May 30, 2015
Officials: Multi-vehicle crash in Egypt kills 16, including conscripts
At least 16 people were killed, including some military conscripts, in a multi-vehicle crash south of Cairo late on Friday,…
Al-Azhar says met French far-right head to ‘show true Islam’
Egypt
May 29, 2015
Al-Azhar says met French far-right head to ‘show true Islam’
Al-Azhar, the highest seat in Sunni Islam, on Friday defended its meeting with France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen as…
Finance Ministry honors customs worker for stopping smuggling of gold, diamonds
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Finance Ministry honors customs worker for stopping smuggling of gold, diamonds
Finance Minister Hani Qadri Demian honored Mostafa Abdel Fadeel, of Cairo Airport’s customs department, on Wednesday for thwarting an attempt to…
Egyptian scholars awarded Newton-Mosharafa grants celebrated at British embassy
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Egyptian scholars awarded Newton-Mosharafa grants celebrated at British embassy
British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson held a reception to celebrate the success of more than 100 Egyptian scholars who…
CAPMAS: 50% of female deaths blamed on circulatory diseases
Egypt
May 28, 2015
CAPMAS: 50% of female deaths blamed on circulatory diseases
The death rate among women reached 5.5 for every 1,000 women in 2013, according to the Central Agency for Public…
Egyptian appears on Forbes list of most powerful women in 2015
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Egyptian appears on Forbes list of most powerful women in 2015
Forbes magazine has selected British national Nemat Shafiq, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, as the 66th most…