Procter & Gamble <PG.N> expects Egypt’s economic growth could return to levels seen before the country’s 2011 popular uprising within three years, but the government needs to make life easier for investors, the company’s general manager for the region said. … read more
A person has been killed on Tuesday as he threw himself on the railways of the metro in front of the coming train at the Gamal Abdel Nasser stop. Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels Spkesperson Ahmed Abdel Hady said in … read more
Recent reforms by the Egyptian government tackling sexual and gender-based violence in the country fall short of realising long-awaited justice, according to a new briefing by Amnesty International. “‘Circles of hell’: Domestic, public and state violence against women in Egypt” … read more
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Waly announced Sunday that the number of street children nationwide stands at 20,000, a number deemed by children’s rights organisations as far from reality. The National Centre for Social and Criminological Research (NCSCR), the National … read more
Swiss food giant Nestle plans to invest about 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($137.93 million) in Egypt in the next few years and believes economic reforms could deliver results, its regional CEO said on Monday. Political and economic instability triggered by the uprising … read more
A child was injured after an improvised bomb exploded in Alexandria, Egypt’s second city, on Monday evening, reported local website Aswat Masriya. Alexandria’s director of security told the website that the bomb went off in front of a bank in … read more
Egypt shut down its embassy in Yemen amid clashes between the Houthi Ansar Allah group and the presidential guards in Yemen, Egypt’s ambassador in Yemen said on Monday. The embassy’s military, cultural, and press offices were also shut down, Ambassador … read more
A Dubai-based private firm is leading a consortium in bidding to develop solar and wind power plants for Egypt as part of the country’s plans to diversify its power generation mix amid its worst energy crisis in decades, the company’s chairman said. Egypt is … read more
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Sunday that there are “no restrictions” on the freedom of expression in Egypt, adding that the standards Western countries promote concerning freedom of expression do not match Egypt’s current situation. In an interview with Sky … read more
Social media users circulated on Facebook a video showing people from Isna city in Luxor smashing a statue for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The statue was built by Farouq al-Sayyed Gad, 46, with the help of other citizens with very … read more