2011
Govt mulls expat vote in upcoming elections
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Govt mulls expat vote in upcoming elections
The government is considering allowing Egyptian expatriates to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said.…
Voter lists to be based on place of residence, says elections commission
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Voter lists to be based on place of residence, says elections commission
Voter lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections will be based on citizens' permanent places of residence, as listed on their…
Egypt BoP deficit at US$9.2 bln in FY 2011
Business
September 10, 2011
Egypt BoP deficit at US$9.2 bln in FY 2011
Egypt had a balance of payments deficit of US$9.2 billion in the financial year 2010-11, reversing a surplus of $3.4…
6 committees to make preparations for parliamentary elections
Egypt
August 7, 2011
6 committees to make preparations for parliamentary elections
Egypt's High Elections Commission will form six subcommittees as part of its preparations for oversight of the parliamentary elections slated…
Activist: Revolutionary youth to run in parliamentary poll
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Activist: Revolutionary youth to run in parliamentary poll
Revolutionary youth will participate in the parliamentary vote slated for November, said Israa Abdel Fattah, an activist from the April…
Prices rise ahead of Ramadan
Business
July 23, 2011
Prices rise ahead of Ramadan
Prices of several food products have risen ten days before the start of Ramadan, according to commerce chamber reports. Khaled…
Egypt’s inflation eases slightly in June on food prices
Business
July 10, 2011
Egypt’s inflation eases slightly in June on food prices
Egyptian inflation in the year to June eased slightly on the back of lower food prices from a year earlier,…
Stock market loses more than LE88bn in first half of 2011
Business
July 2, 2011
Stock market loses more than LE88bn in first half of 2011
The Egyptian stock market lost LE88.5 billion of its market capital in the first half of 2011 and its indexes…
Venice Biennale jury announces awards
Art news
June 5, 2011
Venice Biennale jury announces awards
On Saturday at 12 noon, the jury of the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale - entitled ILLUMInations - announced…
Facebook campaign launched to gather pro-ElBaradei signatures
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Facebook campaign launched to gather pro-ElBaradei signatures
Egyptian activists have launched a Facebook campaign to support reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei for presidency.It aims to collect 30,000 signatures…