CAIRO: Some of the Egyptian soccer fans who had a front-line role in toppling Hosni Mubarak have a new target – the man who replaced him at Egypt's helm, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.
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Egyptians voted on Wednesday in the second round of a parliamentary election, part of a lengthy transition to civilian rule after generals took charge following Hosni Mubarak's removal from office in February.
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CAIRO: Egypt could reach a decision in weeks on the fate of operating licenses for two Ezz Steel plants and three licenses for other firms, the trade and industry minister said on Thursday.
The minister, Mahmoud Eisa, told the Reuters Middle East (...)
CAIRO: Egypt is finalizing plans for the removal of energy subsidies for its industrial sector, a phase-out agreed on since 2007, the country's trade and industry minister said on Thursday.
Trade Minister Mahmoud Eissa told the Reuters Middle (...)
CAIRO: Egypt has extended the ban on rice exports to ensure there is no shortage of supply, Trade Minister Mahmoud Eisa said on Thursday, adding that it was not clear yet when the ban that has been in place since 2008 would be lifted.
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CAIRO: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak flew to Cairo on Wednesday where he will be tried for conspiring to kill protesters, the first Arab ruler to appear in court since uprisings swept the region.
Speculation had swirled in the hours before the trial (...)
CAIRO: Egypt is reviewing the timetable for resuming gas exports to Israel and wants to negotiate more flexible contracts with foreign gas buyers, the Egyptian oil minister said on Thursday.
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CAIRO: Egypt's Prime Minister said on Thursday the government would reallocate the land for Talaat Moustafa's Madinaty project back to the firm after a court ruled the state land sale contract should be scrapped.
The cabinet spokesman also said a (...)