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Farmers protest cattle confiscations
Egypt
January 27, 2010
Farmers protest cattle confiscations
Farmers from the Nile Delta village of Moftah protested Wednesday against the recent confiscation of their cattle and personal belongings…
Civil servants, workers demonstrate in Cairo
Egypt
January 27, 2010
Civil servants, workers demonstrate in Cairo
Municipal treasury department employees from the Nile Delta province of Kafr el-Sheikh demonstrated Wednesday in front of the Finance Ministry's…
Stock market rebounds after profit taking
Business
January 27, 2010
Stock market rebounds after profit taking
Egypt's stock exchange climbed 1.5 percent Wednesday, with 135 company shares increasing in value and 26 decreasing in a day…
New MB leader slapped with travel ban
Egypt
January 27, 2010
New MB leader slapped with travel ban
The Interior Ministry has issued a travel ban on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement's newly-elected general guide, Mohamed Badie,…
Angola ratchets up security pre-match
Egypt
January 27, 2010
Angola ratchets up security pre-match
Benguela, Angola -- The Angolan city of Benguela, which will host today's Africa Cup semi-final football match between Egypt and…
Textile workers, physicians protest
Egypt
January 27, 2010
Textile workers, physicians protest
More than 300 workers at the Tanta Flax and Oils Company demonstrated in front of the Gharbiya Governorate headquarters, demanding…
Avoiding the ‘S Word’
Egypt
January 27, 2010
Avoiding the ‘S Word’
The mood in the room was weirdly light-hearted, considering the subject matter at hand. One after another, members of a…
Hosni, Hawass challenge antiquities bill
Egypt
January 26, 2010
Hosni, Hawass challenge antiquities bill
At a parliamentary session Tuesday, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA),…
EBA founds Nile Basin investment company
Business
January 26, 2010
EBA founds Nile Basin investment company
The Egyptian Businessmen's Association (EBA) recently established the Egyptian-African Company for Investment and Development, which aims to support private-sector investment…
Experts: New tax bill won’t affect real estate market
Business
January 26, 2010
Experts: New tax bill won’t affect real estate market
Lobna Reda, managing director of real estate development company IGI, said Tuesday that the real estate tax draft law currently…