real estate
Committee: TMG should be charged almost LE14 billion in housing units
Business
October 17, 2010
Committee: TMG should be charged almost LE14 billion in housing units
The legal committee tasked with re-evaluating land associated with the Madinaty urban development project this week recommended that the Housing…
Court postpones trial of editor, reporter accused of ‘inciting public opinion’
Egypt
October 17, 2010
Court postpones trial of editor, reporter accused of ‘inciting public opinion’
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed to 19 December the trial of Wael al-Ibrashi, chief editor of independent weekly Sawt…
Confidence returns to Middle East investment
Business
October 16, 2010
Confidence returns to Middle East investment
Middle East governments and companies are raising cash again from debt and equity markets, while solid oil prices and improving…
Egypt state pension fund to invest in private sector
Business
September 29, 2010
Egypt state pension fund to invest in private sector
Egypt's state pension fund will begin directing billions of dollars into private investments when a new pension law comes into…
Are litigation games hurting Egyptian real estate?
Opinion
September 23, 2010
Are litigation games hurting Egyptian real estate?
Anyone following the Madinaty dispute knows that the government is up to its head in this case, despite Prime Minister…
Madinaty project should be restored to TMG, govt committee recommends
Egypt
September 22, 2010
Madinaty project should be restored to TMG, govt committee recommends
A special legal committee formed by the government to resolve the crisis surrounding the Madinaty urban development project submitted its…
President calls for legal committee to resolve Madinaty land case
Egypt
September 19, 2010
President calls for legal committee to resolve Madinaty land case
President Hosni Mubarak has called for the formation of a "neutral legal committee" mandated with resolving the case of the…
Egyptian real estate market lags in summer
Business
July 23, 2010
Egyptian real estate market lags in summer
Forecasts of a summer rebound in the Egyptian real estate market have proven overly optimistic. The market has been stuck…
Former Israeli ambassador to Cairo attacks judiciary; defends Carmen Weinstein
Egypt
July 18, 2010
Former Israeli ambassador to Cairo attacks judiciary; defends Carmen Weinstein
In an article to the Jerusalem Center for General Studies and Politics, the former Israeli ambassador to Cairo, Zvi Mazel,…
For foreigners only
Egypt
July 7, 2010
For foreigners only
Any Egyptian familiar with the frustrations of apartment hunting will likely still be haunted by a three-word phrase they will…