Egypt‘s annual urban consumer inflation fell to 11.1 percent in September from 11.5 percent in August, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said on Thursday. Egypt‘s economy has been in turmoil since a popular uprising ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, deterring tourists … read more
Egypt will return a $500 million deposit from Qatar, made last year during the presidency of Mohamed Morsi, following a request from Doha, the governor of Egypt’s central bank said Wednesday. Hisham Ramez told Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar Tuesday that Qatar … read more
Equipment installed at Cairo’s international airport to detect diseases like Ebola in passengers has proven to be defective, as Egyptian pilgrims return in droves from Saudi Arabia, state news agency MENA said on Tuesday. MENA said the defects in the … read more
Sources at the Giza Security Directorate said on Tuesday morning that four men were arrested close to Al-Bandar Street in Giza for harassing two girls and tearing the clothes of one of them. The suspects, of whom one carried a … read more
Prosecutors have ordered the detention of two policemen for negligence after a bomb exploded inside a Cairo court, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The homemade bomb exploded in the prosecution room, injuring a prosecutor and his secretary. The two officers … read more
British gas producer BG Group said on Monday it had received $350 million from the Egyptian government following a commitment by Cairo to repay outstanding debts to the energy industry. The transaction reduces the energy company’s receivables balance in Egypt … read more
Business activity in Egypt expanded at a near-record pace in September, a survey showed on Tuesday, with a nascent economic recovery encouraging companies to hire for the first time in nearly 2-1/2 years. Egypt’s economy has been hit by more … read more
A roadside bomb explosion on Monday killed a 13-year-old boy in northern Sinai, where Egyptian security forces frequently clash with jihadists, security officials said. The blast occurred in the town of Sheikh Zuweid when the boy found the device, which … read more
Sexual harassment incidents have increased remarkably on the second day of Eid al-Adha holiday, inspite of a reported decline on Saturday, the first day of Eid, “I Saw Harrasment” initiative said Monday, citing absence of intesified security measures as the … read more
The Egyptian jihadist group Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis has decapitated three people and shot a fourth on accusations of “collaborating” with Israel’s Mossad agency and the Egyptian army, according to a video published on online jihadist forums on Sunday. The … read more