Naguib Sawiris
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…
Sawiris withdraws from Canadian telecommunications market
Egypt
October 18, 2013
Sawiris withdraws from Canadian telecommunications market
Businessman Naguib Sawiris has announced that after the Candian government blocked his takeover of a Canadian fiber-optic network, he will…
The Return Of Egypt’s Elite
Business
September 4, 2013
The Return Of Egypt’s Elite
Those who were punished under Mohammed Morsy are getting their own back.The chief executive of Egypt’s biggest construction company, Orascom…
Sawiris: Egyptians won’t be terrorized by Brotherhood
Egypt
August 18, 2013
Sawiris: Egyptians won’t be terrorized by Brotherhood
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris has said that the Muslim Brotherhood “will not be able to terrorize the Egyptian people” as…
Egypt billionaire Sawiris family to invest “like never before”
Business
July 15, 2013
Egypt billionaire Sawiris family to invest “like never before”
Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris, whose family controls the sprawling Orascom corporate empire, says he and his brothers will be "investing…
Official: reconciliation with Mubarak-era businessmen would attract more investment
Business
May 21, 2013
Official: reconciliation with Mubarak-era businessmen would attract more investment
Mohamed Omran, head of Egypt's stock market, described the government's decision to reach reconciliation settlements with businessmen as “important” and…
Sawiris’ OCI looks to move outside Egypt, and its stocks may follow
Business
January 20, 2013
Sawiris’ OCI looks to move outside Egypt, and its stocks may follow
Orascom and a group of American investors, among them Microsoft giant Bill Gates, have set into motion a transaction set…