Mohamed Mostafa
Egypt hopes for stability as turmoil in Ethiopia sees dozens of protesters killed
Egypt
December 21, 2015
Egypt hopes for stability as turmoil in Ethiopia sees dozens of protesters killed
Egypt has expressed hope that things become stable in Ethiopia as the latter has been witnessing weeks of clashes between…
Dar al-Iftaa denounces Trump’s Muslim ban call as ‘hatred’
Egypt
December 8, 2015
Dar al-Iftaa denounces Trump’s Muslim ban call as ‘hatred’
Egypt’s top Islamic Sharia legislation body Dar al-Iftaa has denounced a call by US presidential candidate Donald Trump to deny Muslims…
Egypt maintains 57th FIFA ranking, up 1 slot in Africa
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Egypt maintains 57th FIFA ranking, up 1 slot in Africa
Egypt’s national soccer team rose only one slot to ninth in the FIFA ranking of African squads, but maintained its…
Egypt drops 2 places to rank 100th in UN’s ICT development index
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Egypt drops 2 places to rank 100th in UN’s ICT development index
Egypt has fallen two ranks to be positioned in 100th place in a United Nations index measuring 167 countries' development…
Tourist inflow down 9.3% in October: govt
Business
December 1, 2015
Tourist inflow down 9.3% in October: govt
The inflow of tourists to Egypt declined by 9.3 percent to 909,400 tourists in October, down from one million visitors…
Seniors above 60 account for 6.9% of Egypt’s population
Egypt
September 30, 2015
Seniors above 60 account for 6.9% of Egypt’s population
Citizens above the age of 60 accounted for 6.9 percent of Egypt’s population in 2014, according to a government report…
Sisi is a better US ally than Brotherhood, Congress told
Egypt
May 21, 2015
Sisi is a better US ally than Brotherhood, Congress told
The government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a better US ally compared to its predecessor dominated by the Muslim…
UK ambassador mocks justice minister controversy in job announcement
Egypt
May 13, 2015
UK ambassador mocks justice minister controversy in job announcement
The British ambassador to Cairo has coupled an embassy job announcement with a sarcastic reference to a recent public controversy…
Petroleum workers association in solidarity with striking gas sector
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Petroleum workers association in solidarity with striking gas sector
An association of petroleum workers has voiced their solidarity with the striking workers of the Egyptian state gas company, who…
UN in partnership to combat match-fixing
World
April 15, 2015
UN in partnership to combat match-fixing
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and the International Center for Sports Security (ICSS) have engaged in…
Egypt to host signing of African free trade agreement in June
Business
March 31, 2015
Egypt to host signing of African free trade agreement in June
Egypt is discussing with its African partners the preparations for the conference it will host for the signing of an…
Finance Ministry: Concessions, toughened penalties in new customs law
Business
March 22, 2015
Finance Ministry: Concessions, toughened penalties in new customs law
Finance Minister Hani Qadri Dimian has said that proposed amendments to the current customs law would involve concessions, as well…
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
Egypt
March 17, 2015
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
A group of labor rights' advocacy groups and activists have voiced solidarity with two liberal colleagues on whom judicial authorities…
Poll: Only 16% of Egyptians ignorant of economic summit
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Poll: Only 16% of Egyptians ignorant of economic summit
Approximately 16 percent of Egyptians are ignorant of the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), according to a poll measuring citizens’…
Egypt cabinet reduces taxes on riches and corporations before EEDC
Business
March 10, 2015
Egypt cabinet reduces taxes on riches and corporations before EEDC
The Egyptian government has approved a decision to unify corporate income taxes at a maximum of 22.5 percent, Finance Minister Hany…
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
Egypt
March 10, 2015
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
International agreements on trade union freedoms do not allow pluralism in association, said Egypt’s Manpower and Immigration Minister Nahed Ashry, as…
Egypt opens LE200 million logistics center
Business
March 8, 2015
Egypt opens LE200 million logistics center
Egypt’s Industry and Trade Minister, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, inaugurated on Sunday the second part of a logistics and warehousing…
Sokhna seaport customs seize illegal, Chinese monitoring devices
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Sokhna seaport customs seize illegal, Chinese monitoring devices
Customs officials at the seaport of Ain Sokhna, east of Cairo, have confiscated illegal monitoring devices arriving from China, the…
More eco-friendly economy saves Egypt 30% in power consumption
Egypt
March 8, 2015
More eco-friendly economy saves Egypt 30% in power consumption
Enhancing energy efficiency could save Egypt 30 percent (33 billion KW) of electricity consumption, according to a United Nations Environment…
Youssef, 16, runs art galleries, highly-awarded
Art news
March 4, 2015
Youssef, 16, runs art galleries, highly-awarded
“I long for the days of my course with Syran plastic artist Sorour Elwany,” with those words 16-year-old Youssef Ayman,…