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Articles of the author Maha AbdelAzim
Improvised explosive device detonates in Omraneya
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the early hours of Saturday at Tore'at Al-Zomor Street in the Omraneya neighborhood in Giza, as confirmed by Ministry of Interior spokesman Hany Abdel Latif. Abdel Latif added that the bomb resulted (...)

01 - 02 - 2014
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis takes responsibility for assassination of Al-Saied, army accuses Brotherhood
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdas (Supporters of Jerusalem) released a statement on Tuesday claiming responsibility for the assassination of head of the Minister of Interior's technical office, Mohamed Al-Saied, who was shot by unknown militants on Tuesday in (...)

29 - 01 - 2014
Court issues life sentence to two defendants in Nile City Towers case
The South Cairo Criminal Court has announced the verdicts for 51 defendants in the case of the Nile City Towers clashes that took place in August 2012, according to state-run Al-Ahram. The court has issued a life sentence to two people, which is the (...)

29 - 01 - 2014
Muslim Brotherhood terrorism lawsuit postponed
The Administrative Court has postponed the lawsuit to legally declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation to 18 March, according to state-run Al-Ahram. The prosecution stated its support for "the masses of people who went out on 30 June (...)

28 - 01 - 2014
Ministry of Endowment to unify Friday prayer speeches in all Egyptian mosques
The Ministry of Endowment released a statement on Sunday announcing that it is officially responsible for Friday prayers and rites, and will decide on the topics discussed in all Egyptian mosques during the Friday prayer speech. Under the new (...)

27 - 01 - 2014
Airports see no flight disturbances on 25 Jan: Minister of Civil Aviation
Flights at all Egyptian airports went as scheduled on 25 January, said Minister of Civil Aviation Abdul Aziz Fadel with all feeder roads also functioning normally. Cairo International Airport is expected to witness 198 take-offs and has already had (...)

25 - 01 - 2014
Egypt ranks first in Africa for tourism, second for trade in terms of ‘search engine appeal'
The 2013 Bloom Consulting Country Brand Ranking ranked Egypt first in tourism and second in trade in Africa in terms of "search engine appeal", according to a press release issued on Thursday. The Bloom global ranking is the first to measure the (...)

22 - 01 - 2014
New committee to improve quality of Egyptian prosthetic device industry: Ministry of Industry and Foreign trade
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour announced the formation of a permanent technical committee to improve the quality of the prosthetic device industry and implement related research projects, according to a Tuesday (...)

22 - 01 - 2014
Agricultural tax rates to remain the same, actual taxes could increase according to land value: Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance issued a statement denying any plans to amend agricultural land taxes, emphasising that the existing laws would remain in place with tax rates remaining at 14% of rental value. The existing law exempts landowners with less (...)

19 - 01 - 2014
Egyptian governorates to be surveyed for investment opportunities to present at Jeddah
President of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) Ahmed El Wakil announced that members of the board of directors will tour different governorates in Egypt to gather information on potential investment opportunities. These rounds (...)

18 - 01 - 2014
IFAD workshop to discuss food insecurity and political crises in the Arab region
Arab representatives, researchers and development agencies will meet on Thursday to discuss reducing the effect of crises that include conflict and global spikes in food prices, with a focus on the rural poor, according to a press release from the (...)

18 - 01 - 2014
Economic growth in Egypt expected to slowly pick up: World Bank
The World Bank's biannual Global Economic Prospects Report released Tuesday predicted Egypt's GDP growth rate to increase from an estimated 2% in 2013 to 2.2% in 2014 and 3.3% in 2016. This expected growth rate would be the highest since 2010 (about (...)

15 - 01 - 2014
Islamic banking remains unpopular in Egypt: Gallup poll
A recent Gallup survey reported that Islamic banking remains unpopular in Egypt, with only 3% of adults using Islamic banking services and only 49% who have heard of Islamic banking in the country. The poll also found that 45% of all respondents (...)

14 - 01 - 2014
New factories inaugurated in Assiut; cabinet approves new projects
Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din inaugurated a new factory for plastic products in the Safa industrial region of Assiut, one of the largest growing industrial regions in Upper Egypt, according to a statement released on his official website (...)

11 - 01 - 2014
New minimum wage costs and allocations announced
The Ministry of Finance has published a report stating that 4.83 million workers will benefit from the new minimum wage, including about 1.55 million teachers and 46,400 medical personnel. The implementation of minimum wages for all other employees (...)

07 - 01 - 2014
Egypt announces qualified candidates for Suez Canal Development Project
The Egyptian government has announced that 14 out of 25 joint ventures have qualified for the right to participate in the Suez Canal Development Project, according to state-run newspaper Al-Ahram. The winner will receive the final contract in (...)

07 - 01 - 2014
Cooperation agreement signed to increase Saudi investment in Egypt
A new cooperation agreement between the General Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (GFECC) and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce (JCC) was signed on Sunday, according to a statement from Egypt's Trade and Industry Ministry. Egyptian Trade and (...)

06 - 01 - 2014
New plans to formalise street trading: Minister of Supply
Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Mohamed Abou Shady announced a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Interior to establish a collective, formal marketplace for street vendors, state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram reported. Al Ahram (...)

05 - 01 - 2014
Trade and Industry Minister discusses Bali Package with business organisations
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour met on Sunday with various leaders of the country's business unions and organisations to discuss the benefits of the Bali Package, according a statement from the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of (...)

05 - 01 - 2014
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