Business Standard Egypt nominates ex-minister Moushira Khattab for top UNESCO job Egypt has announced that it is nominating former minister and ambassador Moushira Khattab for the post of UNESCO director general. A former ambassador to South Africa, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Khattab was family and population minister between 2009 and 2011 under now-deposed President Hosni Mubarak. Euro News Barclays begins Egypt sale process, at least two interested – sources Barclays has begun a formal process to sell its Egyptian unit, with at least two banks from the Middle East and North Africa region expressing interest in the business, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The UK-based lender is offloading its Africa unit as part of a plan by Chief Executive Jes Staley to simplify its structure and seek higher shareholder returns, although attempts to sell all the assets together have come up against difficulties including the disparate nature of the business.
