Egypt Independent
Egypt’s market loses LE10.7 billion on Sunday, EGX30 drops 3.2%
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE10.7 billion on Sunday, EGX30 drops 3.2%
Egypt's market incurred heavy losses on Sunday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index went fell 3.22 percent, recording7,625.76 points and…
UPDATE: Death toll at 97 as Egyptian heatwave continues
Egypt
August 16, 2015
UPDATE: Death toll at 97 as Egyptian heatwave continues
The death toll for the current heat wave sweeping through Egypt has reached 97 since August 9, according to a…
Egypt’s market loses LE10 bn in week, EGX30 index falls 2.9%
Business
August 15, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE10 bn in week, EGX30 index falls 2.9%
Egypt's stock market has witnessed loses of LE10 billion this week, as all indexes dropped, Egyptian Exchange data showed.The main…
Health ministry: Heatwave kills 92 in Egypt since Sunday
Egypt
August 15, 2015
Health ministry: Heatwave kills 92 in Egypt since Sunday
Five elder citizens died on Friday, the ministry of health said on Saturday, due to a high heat wave which…
HRDO: Financial corruption in July LE24.2 billion
Egypt
August 14, 2015
HRDO: Financial corruption in July LE24.2 billion
Financial corruption in Egypt has cost LE24.2 billion of state funds for the month of July 2015 alone, with 75…
Egypt’s market loses LE710 mn on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.4%
Business
August 13, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE710 mn on Thursday, EGX30 down 0.4%
Egypt's market closed in the red zone on Thursday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down 0.41 percent, recording…
Glass factory to sue ministry over power cut
Business
August 13, 2015
Glass factory to sue ministry over power cut
An Alexandria-based glass company, a joint Egyptian-Indonesian investment, has unveiled intentions to litigate the Electricity Ministry for cutting electricity to the…
Study: Egyptian youth who do sports declined to 55 percent
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Study: Egyptian youth who do sports declined to 55 percent
A study conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) on Wednesday August 12, International Youth Day, showed…
Investor: Media behind decline in Nuweiba, Taba hotel occupancy
Economy
August 13, 2015
Investor: Media behind decline in Nuweiba, Taba hotel occupancy
The media reporting on security unrest after the 25 January revolution and the terrorism in Sinai is the reason behind…
Report contributes last week’s low crime rate to police involvement
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Report contributes last week’s low crime rate to police involvement
The Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights issued a report on Thursday on crime rates in the Egyptian society,…
Health ministry: 76 die as heat wave continues in Egypt
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Health ministry: 76 die as heat wave continues in Egypt
Fifteen elder citizens died on Wednesday, the ministry of health said on Thursday, due to a high heat wave which…
UK petition urges for Netanyahu’s arrest during London visit
Egypt
August 12, 2015
UK petition urges for Netanyahu’s arrest during London visit
The British Parliament's website is hosting a public petition calling upon the UK government to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Egypt’s market loses LE6.1 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 drops 2.1%
Business
August 12, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE6.1 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 drops 2.1%
Egypt's market incurred heavy losses on Wednesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index fell 2.12 percent, recording 7,911.88 points and…
Sawy Culture Wheel celebrates International Youth Day
Egypt
August 12, 2015
Sawy Culture Wheel celebrates International Youth Day
El-Sawy Culture Wheel will celebrate International Youth Day on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. The event's schedule includes three workshops: photography, storytelling…
Journalists’ Syndicate condemns health decline in detainees
Egypt
August 12, 2015
Journalists’ Syndicate condemns health decline in detainees
The Journalists' Syndicate denounced on Wednesday the condition detainees in prisons are in, especially in Aqrab Prison.
Egypt’s market gains LE1.6 billion on Tuesday, EGX30 rises 0.7%
Business
August 11, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE1.6 billion on Tuesday, EGX30 rises 0.7%
Egypt's market closed in the green zone on Tuesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index rose 0.68 percent, recording 8,083.18…
Egyptian-Ukrainian economic cooperation expected to grow
Egypt
August 11, 2015
Egyptian-Ukrainian economic cooperation expected to grow
The Industry, Trade and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour is meeting with the Ukrainian Trade Commissioner in…
Egypt’s market gains LE660 mn on Monday, EGX30 inches up 0.22%
Business
August 10, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE660 mn on Monday, EGX30 inches up 0.22%
Egypt's market closed in the green zone on Monday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index inched up 0.22 percent, recording…
Popular hashtag complains of low internet quality to president
Egypt
August 10, 2015
Popular hashtag complains of low internet quality to president
A number of twitter users have launched a hashtag urging Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene for the improvement…
OneWorld Foundation demands transparency in weather forecasts
Egypt
August 9, 2015
OneWorld Foundation demands transparency in weather forecasts
The OneWorld Foundation for the freedom of access to information has criticized conflicting news reports on temperatures between the Meteorology…