privatization
Workers clash with military police during privatization appeal hearings
Egypt
April 2, 2012
Workers clash with military police during privatization appeal hearings
Clashes erupted Monday between military police and workers from four companies that courts had returned to state ownership. The clashes…
Report: Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree to keep kingdom’s investments intact
Business
March 29, 2012
Report: Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree to keep kingdom’s investments intact
The People’s Assembly Economic Affairs Committee has agreed to uphold all existing contracts governing Saudi Arabia’s US$27 billion in Egyptian…
Saudi investors demand their $12 billion invested in Egypt be protected
Egypt
March 17, 2012
Saudi investors demand their $12 billion invested in Egypt be protected
Saudi businessmen have said that Egypt has responded positively to demands that their investments in the country be protected, reported Saudi…
Deputy investment minister announces presidential bid
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Deputy investment minister announces presidential bid
Deputy Investment Minister, Yehia Hassan Abdel Hadi, said Thursday that he will enter the presidential race and hand his papers…
Anti-corruption crusader announces his candidacy
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Anti-corruption crusader announces his candidacy
In front of a crowded audience at the Journalists Syndicate on Monday, lawyer and activist Khaled Ali announced his candidacy…
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
Opinion
February 23, 2012
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
“Push your flight back tomorrow,” Khaled al-Qazzaz, the foreign relations coordinator at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)…
Abouelnaga: Implementing rulings returning companies to the state impossible
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Abouelnaga: Implementing rulings returning companies to the state impossible
It is impossible to implement the administrative court's decision to return certain privatized companies to the state because the companies'…
One year on, the labor revolution is stalling
Business
January 22, 2012
One year on, the labor revolution is stalling
On 30 January, only five days into the revolution, the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions was born, the first…
Lawsuit demanding investigation of corrupt privatization deals
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Lawsuit demanding investigation of corrupt privatization deals
Human rights activists on Sunday filed a lawsuit demanding that a judge be assigned to investigate corrupt privatization deals. Khalid…
A year in review: The labor battle continues
Egypt
December 31, 2011
A year in review: The labor battle continues
The success of the 25 January uprising in toppling Hosni Mubarak was made possible by industrial actions in key sectors…