Egypt’s smaller companies have struggled since the uprising that pushed aside Hosni Mubarak in 2011. But in a few corners of the economy, businesses are doing just fine. Against a background of unrest, access to credit and foreign currency has … read more
A Coptic Christian girl walking home from a Bible class at her church was shot and killed this week in Cairo by an unidentified gunman, human rights activists said today. Amid a near-constant din of threats and scattered attacks against … read more
The head of the agency in charge of Egypt’s Suez Canal says the shipping lane has broken its record for the amount of cargo sent through it in a single day. Mohab Mamish, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, said … read more
Eye witnesses told Egypt Independent that Egyptian Apache helicopters have targeted armed militants North Sheikh Zweid city. The helicopters bombed militants’ sites who responded with firing heavy bombs toward the helicopters. read more
Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of the deposed Islamist President Mohammad Mursi have on Saturday threatened to descend on Tahrir Square opposition sit-ins, in retaliation to warnings from the Egyptian government that their protests will be broken up by force. … read more
Unidentified gunmen attacked a police station in North Sinai’s Arish early on Saturday, firing at it for nearly ten minutes, no causalities were reported, security sources said. Eyewitnesses said that the armed assailants were riding a privately-owned car when they … read more
“From needles to rockets” is a common Egyptian phrase used to describe a business offering a wide range of merchandise, and is always used in exaggeration. But when referring to the economy of the Egyptian army – which ousted the … read more
The wife of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has spoken at a rally celebrating Eid al Fitr, promising her husband is “coming back”. Naglaa Mahmoud told thousands of his supporters to remain defiant in the face of the military-backed government’s … read more
Founder of the April 6 Youth Movement, Ahmed Maher, has charged that the Muslim Brotherhood is stifling all efforts, whether national or international, to end Egypt’s current political crisis. “Everyone who tried to find solutions admitted that it’s the Muslim … read more
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced that the monthly inflation rate rose by 0.9 percent in July compared to the previous month, while the annual inflation rate hit 11.5 percent, compared to 6.3 percent in … read more