Egypt’s economic policy reforms are starting to pay off and growth is strengthening although the country still faces a difficult situation, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund said. Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central … read more
A new media gag has been ordered by Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat, this time regarding a case that obtained wide media attention in the past two days, that includes the involvement of senior officials in antiquities smuggling, according to MENA. News … read more
Prosecutors have ordered the arrest of two police officers over allegations they set up a fake security road block and stole from civilians in New Cairo on the outskirts of the capital. Investigations by the prosecution revealed the policemen, an … read more
Egypt will attract about 20 percent more visitors this year compared with 2014, the tourism minister said on Monday, as the holiday sector recovers after four years of political upheaval, violence and street protests. About 2.15 million tourists visited the country … read more
The Jordanian newspaper Al-Arab al-Yawm has quoted an Egyptian security source as saying that authorities have detected a scheme by the Muslim Brotherhood to assassinate toppled President Mohamed Morsi in prison, in order to spark an Islamist revolution that will overthrow … read more
A Cairo criminal court gave 22 defendants, charged with attacking the Kerdasa police station in 2013, the death penalty Sunday. The accused include 14 held in custody, with the remaining eight convicts currently fugitives. They were collectively charged with destruction … read more
Six people were injured, including two army conscripts, when a bomb went off in Cairo’s Matariya district late on Sunday, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. The bomb was planted on a tram railway. Conscript Mansour Sayed, 23, sustained wounds, while conscript … read more
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed Tuesday to form a joint military committee to discuss a “grand manoeuvre strategy” on Saudi territory. The manoeuvre will see the participation of a joint Arab force from the two countries along with other Gulf … read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast a growth of 4 percent in Egypt’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 2.2 percent in 2014, which will continue to grow gradually to 4.3 percent in 2016. On the sidelines of … read more