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Moody’s expects 4% economic growth for Egypt in 2017
Business
January 17, 2017
Moody’s expects 4% economic growth for Egypt in 2017
Moody's Investor Service expects that Egypt's economy will grow by 4% in 2017, and the growth rate will increase 4.5%…
Cabinet creates protests-free zone around vital facilites
Egypt
January 13, 2017
Cabinet creates protests-free zone around vital facilites
Egypt's cabinet decided to keep 800 square metres in the vicinity of vital facilities as a "safe zone," where no…
Eight policemen, five terrorists killed in two attacks in northern Sinai
Egypt
January 9, 2017
Eight policemen, five terrorists killed in two attacks in northern Sinai
Eight policemen, one citizen and five armed persons were killed in two separate attacks against security checkpoints in northern Sinai,…
Egyptian pound strengthens: around 18 per dollar in banks
Business
January 9, 2017
Egyptian pound strengthens: around 18 per dollar in banks
The Egyptian pound remained steady at around 18 per US dollar in most banks on Sunday.The dollar was sold at…
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies law establishing first ever media workers’ syndicate
Egypt
January 6, 2017
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies law establishing first ever media workers’ syndicate
Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified on Wednesday a law that establishes a media workers’ syndicate, expanding the scope of…
Egypt’s foreign reserves rise to US$24.265 bln at end-December
Egypt
January 6, 2017
Egypt’s foreign reserves rise to US$24.265 bln at end-December
Egypt's net foreign reserves rose to US$24.265 billion at the end of December from US$23.058 billion at the end of…
‘April 6’ youth movement co-founder Ahmed Maher released from prison
Egypt
January 5, 2017
‘April 6’ youth movement co-founder Ahmed Maher released from prison
Activist Ahmed Maher has been released Thursday, three days after he ended two prison terms.Maher, co-founder of the "April 6"…
Court sentences two policemen to prison for sexually assaulting a woman
Egypt
January 3, 2017
Court sentences two policemen to prison for sexually assaulting a woman
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Monday two policemen to prison on charges of sexually assaulting a woman in a patrol…
Orange to pay Telecom Egypt LE49 mn for “Connecting Israeli Phone Calls”
Egypt
January 2, 2017
Orange to pay Telecom Egypt LE49 mn for “Connecting Israeli Phone Calls”
The Economic Court in Egypt issued, on Sunday, a provision requiring Orange Egypt (previously named "Mobinil") to pay LE49.1 million…
Egypt military court hands down 148 life sentences in Minya violence case
Egypt
January 2, 2017
Egypt military court hands down 148 life sentences in Minya violence case
A military criminal court sentenced 148 suspected Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison in absentia and acquitted ten others…