Egypt: Protesting police officers fired warning shots at sister force
Protesting police officers in the province of Sharqiya, Nile Delta region, broke into the province’s security directorate after closing down six police stations. Personnel of […]
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Egypt: al-Sissi says national interest overrides his mother’s death
A statement from the Egyptian Presidency Monday urged Egyptians to support projects initiated by President al-Sissi instead of spending money on the presentation of condolences […]
Egypt: leader of pro-Mursi party released
Opposition politician Abul-Ela Mady was released on Wednesday after nearly two years of pretrial detention, Mady’s son Ahmed said, two days after a court ordered […]
Five Egyptian banks among Top 1000 World Banks
The Banker magazine said five Egyptian banks have entered the top 1,000 world banks, alongside 78 other Arab banks, according to “Tier1Capital.” Egyptian banks that […]
Egypt: New Suez Canal dedicated
The Egyptian government has opened the Suez canal expansion project which added 35km channel to the canal and deepened the main waterway to make it […]
EBRD Supports Small Businesses & Trade in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) has lent $ 140 million to Egypt’s QNB Al Ahli to support small businesses and trade activities […]
Egypt court postpones Al-Jazeera retrial verdict
An Egyptian court has postponed its verdict in the retrial of two Al Jazeera TV journalists charged with “broadcasting false news” to August 2, a […]
Libya: Exiled Gaddafi’s cousin and former Intelligence Chief snipes Saif Al Islam condemnation
Former Libya Intelligence top ranked official and cousin of former Libyan strongman Gaddafi, Ahmed Qaddaf Al Dam, condemned Tuesday the death sentence handed to Saif […]
Egypt extends Sinai state of emergency for third time
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab announced a decree prolonging the state of emergency imposed in some parts of Northern Sinai till October as well as a […]
Egypt, Mauritania to strengthen ties
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab had a meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel-Aziz in Equatorial Guinea on the sidelines of the first international conference on Africa’s […]