Italy’s Eni has reached its second agreement in less than a week to explore oil and gas fields in Egypt, as efforts by Cairo to pay foreign oil majors debt attracts investors. In a statement on Wednesday, Eni said it had signed concession agreements to explore two … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could still pardon three jailed Al Jazeera journalists who are now facing a retrial if he deems it appropriate, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter … read more
The collapse in oil prices could delay the efforts of United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas to recover overdue receivables from Egypt, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Egypt is behind on payments to oil and gas firms because its economy has been hit by … read more
The Ministry of Electricity plans to add 3,600MW of electrical energy next summer to overcome growing electricity consumption, according to Electricity Minister Mohamed Hamed Shaker. During a press conference held Tuesday, Shaker said the government signed nine agreements with the … read more
Charlie Hebdo’s decision to renew the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohamed is “an act unjustifiably provocative to the feelings of a billion and a half Muslims worldwide who love and respect the Prophet,” Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta warned in a … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has warned political parties that the people would revolt against the next parliament if it fails to actively represent them. Egypt has recently set the period from 21 March to 7 May for parliamentary … read more
By Yasmine El-Demerdash CAIRO, Jan 13 (Aswat Masriya) – The Carter Center reiterated on Monday its decision not to monitor Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for March and April, the center’s Democracy Program director said. “The Carter Center has no current plans … read more
This is the right delegation to visit Egypt at the right time,” the British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson said during the UK ministerial delegation conference on Tuesday. He added that Egypt remains a land of opportunities and challenges for … read more
Egyptian authorities at Cairo International Airport banned on Tuesday political activist Esraa Abdel Fattah from traveling to Germany, saying her name was on a travel ban list. Airport officials told Aswat Masriya that as Abdel Fattah was going through passport … read more
Red Sea security services arrested on Sunday a conscript for attempting sexual assault against a woman in Hurghada. The woman working at a tourist hotel accused a person of trying to sexually assault, beating and insulting her after taking her … read more