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Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger
Business

Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger

NIAMEY — Egypt's Elsewedy Electric, the Arab world's biggest listed cable maker, plans to enter Niger by investing about US$350…
Salafis in Sinai hold conference on ‘post-revolution aspirations’
Egypt

Salafis in Sinai hold conference on ‘post-revolution aspirations’

The Salafi Dawah in Rafah celebrated the presidential victory of Mohamed Morsy on Saturday by holding a conference to outline…
Somalia’s capital enjoys building boom
World

Somalia’s capital enjoys building boom

Somalia's last president before the country erupted into decades of war made an ominous warning: Force him from power, and…
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
Business

New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises

More than 90 percent of all companies in Egypt are micro enterprises, meaning they employ less than five people. At…
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
World

World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president

The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip…
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
World

Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice

BRASILIA - Brazil wants emerging economic powers to rally around a single candidate to lead the World Bank as developing…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Environment

Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’

Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh
Egypt

SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh

Egypt's SODIC, the country's third-biggest listed developer, said on Tuesday a court ruling that fined and sentenced its former chairman…
Urban planners are strategizing for the future of Cairo’s development
Environment

Urban planners are strategizing for the future of Cairo’s development

It’s no secret that Cairo’s urban landscape and architectural heritage has been severely mismanaged over past decades. Beautiful structures and…
Court ruling on former housing minister 29 March
Egypt

Court ruling on former housing minister 29 March

The Cairo Criminal Court will issue its verdict in the two cases against former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman on…
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