Egypt
Egypt to issue US$1.6 bln 1-year Treasury Bill – Central Bank
Business
November 20, 2016
Egypt to issue US$1.6 bln 1-year Treasury Bill – Central Bank
Egypt will issue a US$1.6 billion one-year Treasury Bill, the central bank said on Sunday. It said the settlement date for…
Egypt’s pound weakens as dollar demand surges, interest rates steady
Business
November 20, 2016
Egypt’s pound weakens as dollar demand surges, interest rates steady
The Egyptian pound weakened significantly on Sunday as banks scrambled to meet a surge in demand for dollars and the…
Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
For the second week in a row, workers in Hamool beet sugar factory (Delta Sugar Company), in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate,…
Cabinet reviews austerity plans, prepares for cabinet reshuffle
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Cabinet reviews austerity plans, prepares for cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail started reviewing Saturday the austerity plans adopted at some ministries 15 days ago. This coincides with…
First prison sentence ever against journalist syndicate chief stirs wide anger
Egypt
November 20, 2016
First prison sentence ever against journalist syndicate chief stirs wide anger
The two-year sentence issued on Saturday and a fine of LE10,000 against each of Journalist Syndicate Chief Yehia Qallash; Secretary…
IS claims it beheaded two Sinai priests – actually muslim clerics
Egypt
November 20, 2016
IS claims it beheaded two Sinai priests – actually muslim clerics
The "Islamic State" group's affiliate in Egypt claims it has beheaded two men that it mistakenly described in a statement…
Female Freestyle Wrestling World Champion Dies in Egypt
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Female Freestyle Wrestling World Champion Dies in Egypt
A young female freestyle wrestling world champion has been killed in a road accident in Egypt, according to the Egyptian…
Egypt journalist unionists get 2 years’ jail for harbouring colleagues
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Egypt journalist unionists get 2 years’ jail for harbouring colleagues
An Egyptian court sentenced the head of a journalists union and two board members to two years in prison on…
Egypt president says don’t ‘jump to conclusions’ on Trump
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Egypt president says don’t ‘jump to conclusions’ on Trump
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has praised U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump, saying that his inflammatory statements from the campaign trail…
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Complaints of physical assault in Borg al-Arab prison, over the past 4 days, drove dozens of inmates' families to flock…