Egypt Independent
Policeman wounded in Sharqiya
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Policeman wounded in Sharqiya
A policeman was shot and wounded in Sharqiya late Sunday. State-run newspaper Al-Gomhurriya said the officer was driving home when masked…
Egypt’s market loses LE2.1 bn on Monday, EGX30 declines 1%
Business
October 26, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE2.1 bn on Monday, EGX30 declines 1%
Egypt's market closed in the red zone during Monday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index declined 0.99 percent to 7,653…
Egypt, US resume joint production of Abrams tanks
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Egypt, US resume joint production of Abrams tanks
The United States Embassy in Cairo announced that the United States and Egypt will resume the joint production of M1A1…
58% of Egyptians unaware of Suez Crisis date: poll
Egypt
October 26, 2015
58% of Egyptians unaware of Suez Crisis date: poll
Only a quarter of Egyptians are aware of the exact date of the British-French-Israeli military assault on Egypt in 1956…
Journalists’ Syndicate accuses police of kidnapping a 3rd member
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Journalists’ Syndicate accuses police of kidnapping a 3rd member
The Journalists' Syndicate has accused the Interior Ministry of kidnapping another one of its members, hours after it blamed security…
Expats begin vote in runoffs for parliamentary elections
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Expats begin vote in runoffs for parliamentary elections
Egyptian expatriates from 139 different countries are voting today in runoffs for the first phase of elections for the 596-seat…
Egypt’s market gains LE560 mn on Sunday, EGX30 lifts 0.6%
Business
October 25, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE560 mn on Sunday, EGX30 lifts 0.6%
Egypt's stock market closed in the green zone after Sunday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index rose 0.55 percent to…
Roadside bomb kills Egyptian police officer in el-Arish
Egypt
October 24, 2015
Roadside bomb kills Egyptian police officer in el-Arish
A roadside bomb killed a police officer and wounded two conscripts in Egypt's northern Sinai city of el-Arish on Saturday,…
Egypt’s market gains $4.4 bn in a week, EGX 30 index inches up 0.22%
Business
October 23, 2015
Egypt’s market gains $4.4 bn in a week, EGX 30 index inches up 0.22%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed wins of LE4.36 billion (US$543 million) this week, as all indexes jumped, Egyptian Exchange data…
Egypt’s market loses LE1.5 bn on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.8%
Business
October 22, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE1.5 bn on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.8%
Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone on Thursday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down 0.76 percent…
Egypt’s insurance future positive, thanks to untapped market: Moody’s
Business
October 21, 2015
Egypt’s insurance future positive, thanks to untapped market: Moody’s
Moody’s global credit rating agency has drawn a positive picture of the future of Egypt’s insurance market, saying that low…
Egypt’s market gains LE1.5 bn on Wednesday, EGX30 inches up 0.13%
Business
October 21, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE1.5 bn on Wednesday, EGX30 inches up 0.13%
Egypt's stock market closed in the green zone for the third session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index…
Central Bank accepts foreign currency deposits of export revenues from Libya, Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Iraq and Yemen
Business
October 21, 2015
Central Bank accepts foreign currency deposits of export revenues from Libya, Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Iraq and Yemen
The Central Bank has issued instructions to all banks to accept cash deposits in foreign currency from export revenues from…
India announces maritime transport agreement with Egypt
Egypt
October 21, 2015
India announces maritime transport agreement with Egypt
The Indian Cabinet has announced an agreement between India and Egypt on maritime transport, announced Sify, an Indian information and…
Al-Nour Party to meet over election failure Thursday
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Al-Nour Party to meet over election failure Thursday
Chairman of al-Nour Party Younes Makhyoun announced Tuesday evening that the party's supreme body will meet on Thursday to discuss…
Egypt’s budget deficit widens to LE68.3 bn in July-Aug: ministry
Business
October 21, 2015
Egypt’s budget deficit widens to LE68.3 bn in July-Aug: ministry
Egypt’s overall budget deficit widened to 2.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) reaching LE 68.3 billion for July-August…
12% aware of Brotherhood-linked parliamentary candidates: poll
Egypt
October 20, 2015
12% aware of Brotherhood-linked parliamentary candidates: poll
Twelve percent of voters from the governorates involved in the first phase of the parliamentary elections, which ended on Monday, are…
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Egypt
October 20, 2015
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has responded strongly to what it considers are attempts by the foreign press to belittle the…
Rosatom chief in Cairo to discuss nuclear plant: agency
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Rosatom chief in Cairo to discuss nuclear plant: agency
Sergey Kirienko, the head of Russia’s government-run nuclear energy firm Rosatom, arrived in Cairo on Monday to negotiate the construction…
Egypt’s market gains LE4.6 bn on Monday, EGX30 rises 1.1%
Business
October 19, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE4.6 bn on Monday, EGX30 rises 1.1%
Egypt's stock market closed in the green zone on Monday, as the benchmark EGX30 index rose 1.11 percent to 7,621.67…