Egypt
Tripoli govt: Libya to get electricity from Egypt, Tunisia to ease blackouts
Middle East
August 5, 2015
Tripoli govt: Libya to get electricity from Egypt, Tunisia to ease blackouts
Libya will import electricity from Egypt and Tunisia and rent generators as it struggles with power outages that have plunged…
$2 bn bilateral trade with UAE in 2014, up 17% from 2013
Business
August 5, 2015
$2 bn bilateral trade with UAE in 2014, up 17% from 2013
The bilateral trade between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates rose by 17 percent in 2014, compared to the year…
Reasons for media attack between Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Egypt
August 5, 2015
Reasons for media attack between Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has called for a dialogue between Egyptian and Saudi journalists, as well as media professionals,…
AP: Egypt’s disaffected youth increasingly calling for violence
Egypt
August 4, 2015
AP: Egypt’s disaffected youth increasingly calling for violence
The 20-year-old law student says he has had enough of fruitless protests in support of Egypt's deposed Islamist president, two…
Egypt seeks cash, prestige boost with ‘new Suez Canal’
Egypt
August 4, 2015
Egypt seeks cash, prestige boost with ‘new Suez Canal’
Egypt is set to inaugurate a "new Suez Canal" waterway touted as an achievement rivalling the digging of the original,…
Egypt awards five oil and gas concessions worth $100 mn
Business
August 3, 2015
Egypt awards five oil and gas concessions worth $100 mn
Egypt has awarded five oil and gas concessions that are expected to bring in minimum total investments of about $100…
Egypt says 88 suspected militants killed in North Sinai in late July
Egypt
August 2, 2015
Egypt says 88 suspected militants killed in North Sinai in late July
The Egyptian army killed 88 suspected militants in security campaigns in North Sinai in the period between July 20 and…
Egypt expects to import 7.79 mln tonnes of LNG this fiscal year
Business
August 1, 2015
Egypt expects to import 7.79 mln tonnes of LNG this fiscal year
Egypt expects to import 28.6 million tonnes of crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other oil products worth a…
Egypt, Saudi sign pact to boost military ties
Egypt
July 31, 2015
Egypt, Saudi sign pact to boost military ties
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed a pact in Cairo Thursday aimed at boosting military and economic ties between the two…
Egypt defends Syria’s territorial unity after Turkey moves against IS
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Egypt defends Syria’s territorial unity after Turkey moves against IS
Egypt said that Syria's territorial integrity must be preserved - an apparent sign of its disapproval of Turkey's intervention against…