Naguib Sawiris
Sawiris suggests govt’s counter-Brotherhood strategy inefficient
Egypt
November 23, 2014
Sawiris suggests govt’s counter-Brotherhood strategy inefficient
Egypt’s telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris has criticized what he called the “inefficiency” of the government’s strategy in handling its Muslim Brotherhood opponents,…
Naguib Sawiris approves construction of new projects
Business
November 16, 2014
Naguib Sawiris approves construction of new projects
Naguib Sawiris of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) has approved construction of other new companies as well as…
Egypt’s Orascom launches submarine cable service to connect Europe, Africa and Asia
Business
November 13, 2014
Egypt’s Orascom launches submarine cable service to connect Europe, Africa and Asia
Egypt's Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) announced Thursday the launch of the MENA Cable service, its fiber optic submarine…
Final decision on Nassef Sawiris’ dispute with Tax Authority postponed to 4 November
Egypt
October 28, 2014
Final decision on Nassef Sawiris’ dispute with Tax Authority postponed to 4 November
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced that the final decision regarding the tax appeal submitted by the company to the tax…
Hermes board of directors considers Sawiris’s offer
Business
June 10, 2014
Hermes board of directors considers Sawiris’s offer
The Board of Directors of EFG Hermes Holding S.A.E convened to discuss the voluntary tender offer that has been submitted…
Orascom Construction Industries acquitted of Tax Evasion
Business
March 4, 2014
Orascom Construction Industries acquitted of Tax Evasion
OCI NV announced today that the Egyptian Public Prosecutor has fully exonerated the Company’s Egyptian subsidiary, Orascom Construction Industries SAE…
Egypt’s Sawiris plans bid for TIM Brasil to avoid breakup – paper
Business
January 26, 2014
Egypt’s Sawiris plans bid for TIM Brasil to avoid breakup – paper
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris plans to bid for Brazilian wireless carrier TIM Participações SA (TIMP3.SA), according to a newspaper interview…
A new Sawiris award in poetry named after Negm
Culture
January 14, 2014
A new Sawiris award in poetry named after Negm
Businessman Naguib Sawiris announced adding a poetry category to his annual Sawiris Literature Award, to be named after late great…
Sawiris: I support Sisi for president, without him we will face disaster
Egypt
December 9, 2013
Sawiris: I support Sisi for president, without him we will face disaster
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris says he supports Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for president, pointing out that the vote on…
Some consider revolution ‘license for chaos,’ Sawiris claims
Egypt
November 11, 2013
Some consider revolution ‘license for chaos,’ Sawiris claims
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris said some in Egypt have seen the 2011 revolution as a "license for chaos," during a…