Tag: Egypt

Egypt: U.S to increase forces in the Sinai

September 11, 2015

The Pentagon will increase the number of its troops present in the Sinai peninsula under the Multinational Force of Observers (MOF) to more than 700 ... Read More

Algeria: if nothing changes, society will implode, movie-maker

September 11, 2015

Algerian Merzak Allouache who directed "Madame Courage" film, has warned "if nothing changes, Algerian society will increasingly come under threat from the scourge of radical ... Read More

Egypt-Israel: Tel Aviv re-opens mission in Cairo four years after forced closure

September 10, 2015

Israel Wednesday officially re-opened its mission in Cairo four years after the building was stormed by protesters in September 2011, forcing the ambassador to operate ... Read More

Egypt wavering over depreciation or depleting reserves

September 8, 2015

“Is it better to deplete the reserves or is it better to depreciate the pound?” The question was raised by Egyptian Investment Minister Ashraf Salman ... Read More

Egypt calls for urgent consultations on Ethiopian dam

September 7, 2015

Egypt has called for urgent consultations with Ethiopia and Sudan over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after the consultancy firms contracted ... Read More

Egypt: Money bag Sawiris wants to save illegal migrants

September 4, 2015

Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris invited Greece and Italy to let him buy an island where he will house illegal migrants fleeing their counties. Sawiris ... Read More

Egypt: al-Sissi promises peaceful Parliamentary elections

September 1, 2015

Al-Sissi Monday promised to ensure a peaceful unfolding of the parliamentary elections set for October and November. The Egyptian president who has been running Egypt ... Read More

Egypt to become Mediterranean top gas producer

August 31, 2015

Italian gas and oil company producer ENI announced Sunday it discovered “the largest” natural gas field in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, making Egypt ... Read More

Egypt: Cairo slams British envoy’s critics and International condemnation of Al-Jazeera journos’ sentences

August 31, 2015

Egyptian foreign ministry summoned the British ambassador to Egypt and criticized the international barrage over court ruling on the Al Jazeera journalists accused of “false ... Read More

Egypt: Egypt Air boss fired, company lost $1 billion over four years

August 28, 2015

State-owned carrier Egypt Air has a new boss since Thursday after former boss Sameh el-Hefny has been sacked following the one billion dollar lost recorded ... Read More