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Pensioners say 15% increase in pensions incommensurate with price hikes
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
Pensioners say 15% increase in pensions incommensurate with price hikes
A number of pensioners complained that the 15 percent increase for pensions, approved by the government on Monday, is unsatisfactory…
Parliament’s Education Committee asks government to increase education budget to LE180 bln
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Parliament’s Education Committee asks government to increase education budget to LE180 bln
The Egyptian Parliament’s Education and Scientific Research committee urged the government on Tuesday to increase the LE130 billion allocated to…
Banned after ‘tuk-tuk’ TV show, Laithy to return on screen soon
Egypt
May 2, 2017
Banned after ‘tuk-tuk’ TV show, Laithy to return on screen soon
Producer Tamer Morsi of Synergy Art Production signed a contract with TV host Amr el-Laithy to bring his show back…
Urgent government plan to control soaring prices
Egypt
April 1, 2017
Urgent government plan to control soaring prices
Egypt's Minister of Finance, Amr al-Garhy, said Friday that the government has devised an urgent and comprehensive plan to confront…
Egypt has failed to protect Christians: Amnesty
Egypt
March 1, 2017
Egypt has failed to protect Christians: Amnesty
Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has failed to protect hundreds of Coptic Christians who fled their homes in northern…
Egyptian regime continues to squash January 25 Revolution demands
Egypt
January 25, 2017
Egyptian regime continues to squash January 25 Revolution demands
Rights activists maintained almost identical views when asked by Al-Masry Al-Youm: What is the situation of human rights and freedoms…
Egypt PM says cabinet reshuffle likely to be approved by month-end
Egypt
January 21, 2017
Egypt PM says cabinet reshuffle likely to be approved by month-end
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Thursday he expected parliament to approve nominations for ministers in a cabinet reshuffle…
Parliament urges government to disclose debts
Egypt
December 27, 2016
Parliament urges government to disclose debts
The parliament’s economic committee has called on the Ministry of International Cooperation to reveal all the loans that Egypt has…
Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo
Middle East
December 10, 2016
Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo
The Syrian army pressed an offensive in Aleppo on Friday with ground fighting and air strikes in an operation to…
Egypt prepares for third year of reform after IMF loan
Egypt
November 13, 2016
Egypt prepares for third year of reform after IMF loan
Egypt's government began elaborating the details for the third year of the economic reform program, after it received the first…