Category: Egypt

Egypt: Parliamentary elections snubbed by voters

October 20, 2015

The much awaited Egyptian parliamentary elections that will cap the democratic transition of the country after being postponed on several occasions seem to be a ... Read More

Egypt-UNSC: Cairo vows to endeavour to bring stability in conflict zones

October 16, 2015

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said his country’s actions within the Security Council will be orientated towards bringing stability in conflict zones including Libya, Syria, ... Read More

Egypt to Build Russian Nuclear Power Plant

October 15, 2015

Egyptian authorities are negotiating with Russian Company Rosatom for the construction of a nuclear power plant to enable the most populous country in the Arab ... Read More

Egypt: “Women in hot pants won’t be allowed to vote,” Top official

October 14, 2015

A top Egyptian governmental adviser on electoral processes indicated Tuesday that authorities will not allow women wearing “sexy clothes” to enter poll centers to cast ... Read More

Egypt: Former ruler’s sons to be released

October 13, 2015

An Egyptian court Monday ruled in favor of the two sons of the ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, ordering their release, a lawyer of the ... Read More

Egypt: Businesswomen Get EBRD Support

October 13, 2015

National Bank of Egypt (NBE,) largest commercial bank in the North African country, has launched "Women in Business (WIB)" program aimed at strengthening the role ... Read More

Egypt seeks to get $1.5bn loans before 2016

October 10, 2015

Egypt is seeking to get $1.5 billion loans from the World Bank and the African Development Bank as fears increase that the Egyptian pound would ... Read More

Egypt: Dwindling reserves leading to Pound devaluation

October 9, 2015

The devaluation of the Egyptian pound seems more and more probable after foreign reserves dropped for the third consecutive month, as shown by the Central ... Read More

Al-Sissi addressing UN: Solving Palestine-Israel conflict will end terrorism

September 29, 2015

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi in an address told the General Assembly on Monday that finding a solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict will bring peace ... Read More

Egyptian Tourism Bets on Campaigns to Boost Sector

September 28, 2015

Egyptian tourism professionals pin high hopes on campaigns to revitalize the sector which has been badly hit by repeated terror attacks that scared off foreign ... Read More