The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb has announced that he will give back the salary he has received since his appointment in March of 2010 due to the corruption that has spread widely within this religious institution.
Al-Tayyeb receives (...)
President Hosni Mubarak has called for the formation of a "neutral legal committee" mandated with resolving the case of the Madinaty real-estate project, a swanky new gated community on the capital's outskirts built by the Talaat Mustafa Group (...)
The Customs Authority last week held a bid for private-sector companies to provide electronic customs services in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Port Said for an initial investment cost of some LE300 million.
Four companies have already submitted their (...)
The Tax Authority has warned wholesale and retail cigarette traders against selling their wares at prices higher than those specified by producers, on which recent tax increases were calculated.
According to Tax Authority President Ahmed Abdel (...)
Exporters say that an ongoing dispute between the Egyptian government and Dubai World, the company which runs the port of Ain Sokhna, has resulted in a halt on cargo exports for more than a month, with freight piling up at the seaport and exporters (...)
The Ministry of Trade and Industry learned of the increased taxes on iron, cement and cigarettes from newspaper articles, said a high-level government official.
The new taxes will negatively affect consumers as they will ultimately bear the burden (...)