California’s governor aims to veto U.S. Trump insurance bill
California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to veto a bill approved by the Democrat-controlled legislature that sought…
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New banking bill likely to be referred to Egypt’s parliament before May-end
A new bill on Egypt's banking sector is expected to be referred to the House of Representatives before the end of…
South Sudan government proposes bill to extend president’s term for 3 more years
South Sudan’s government is proposing a bill that would extend President Salva Kiir’s term for three further years,…
Egypt’s import bill from China falls 20.3% in first nine months of 2017
The value of Egypt’s import bill from China fell by 20.3 percent, reaching around $5.87 billion during the first…
Egypt’s imports of consumer durable goods fall 32.8% at end-Sept. 2017
Egypt’s imports of consumer durable goods fell by 32.8 percent, reaching around $2.596 billion during the first…
Gold dips as dollar shines after US Senate clears tax bill
Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Monday, as the dollar gained on expectations that the United States' economy…
EU to hit Amazon with bill for Luxembourg back taxes
Brussels will hit Amazon on Wednesday with a bill for Luxembourg back taxes worth several hundred million euros in…
Trump threatens to end insurance payments if no healthcare bill
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does…
Trump to sign Russia sanctions, Moscow retaliates
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on…
Dollar catches breath after plunging on collapse of US healthcare bill
The dollar nursed losses on Wednesday after skidding to a 10-month low against a currency basket as Republican…
Trump says health bill should be more generous than mean House version
Congressional sources say President Donald Trump has told Republican senators that the House health care bill is…
First draft of anti-hatred law ready: Egypt’s Azhar
The first draft of the law to counter hatred and violence in the name of religion was completed Tuesday by an…
Cairo Religious Affairs Committee ratifies unauthorised fatwa punishable by prison
The Religious Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives approved on Thursday the draft law regulating the…
Muslim Brotherhood involved in forming ISIS: Egypt’s delegation in US
The Egyptian Popular Diplomacy delegation met with the U.S. Congress judicial committee on Saturday to assess a…
European markets seen higher as Britain prepares to pull Brexit trigger
European markets are expected to open in positive territory Wednesday as investors look to London and Brussels and…
Trump lashes out at conservatives for health-care bill’s failure
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at his party's conservative wing on Sunday after the stinging defeat of a…
Asian markets fall, dollar weakens following Trump health-care failure
Asia markets were mostly lower amid rising doubts over U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to pass legislative…
European markets end lower, Trump issues health-care vote ultimatum
European markets ended lower on Friday amid investor uncertainty over a delayed vote on U.S. President Donald…
U.S. stocks close mixed after House pulls health-care bill
U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday after a choppy trading session with NBC News reporting the House pulled a key…
Gold prices below 3 weeks-peak as dollar recovers
Gold prices on Thursday held below a three weeks-peak hit in the prior session, as the dollar recovered from…
Dollar prices up from 4 months-low vs. yen
Dollar prices edged up from four-month lows against the yen on Thursday, but gains were capped by U.S. President…
Trump to GOP: Pass health care bill or seal fate
Time for talk running out, President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned wavering House Republicans that their jobs were…
Europe markets close lower as investors focus on US health care
European markets closed lower on Tuesday afternoon as investors saw the U.S. revamping a health care bill to…
May to address MPs after Brexit bill approved
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a major statement to parliament on Tuesday, just hours after MPs…
Court sentences 2 years to owner, manager of Cairo Keif cafe
A Cairo court handed down two-year sentences Monday to the owner and manager of a cafe, where a customer was killed…
Heliopolis cafe employee to stand trial for intentional murder of customer over bill
A Cairo prosecutor referred on Wednesday an employee at a popular Cairo restaurant to court on charges of…
Brexit bill set for final Commons vote
The bill empowering the government to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union (EU) is due to reach…
Egypt’s bill of importing fuel drops 54.2% in nine months: CAPMAS
Egypt's bill of importing fuel declined by 54.2 percent in January-September 2016 to 30.1 billion pounds (US$1.6…
Parliamentary committee approves tougher penalties for sexual harassment
An Egyptian legislative parliamentary committee approved on Monday a draft bill pushing for tougher penalties on…
Egypt’s bill of importing natural gas hit $250m per month: El-Molla
Egypt's bill of importing natural gas is estimated at around US$250 million per month, Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek…
Israeli lawmakers advance revised bill to legalize settlements
Israel's parliament gave initial approval on Monday to a revised bill that would legalize Israeli settlement…
HRW: Sisi must refuse to sign Egypt’s civil society draft bill
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must refuse to sign a new Egyptian draft bill to regulate civil society,…
Trump: Obamacare key provisions to remain
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama's…
Fuel importing bill drops 14.7% in seven months: Egypt’s CAPMAS
Egypt's bill of importing fuel sagged by 14.7 percent in January-July 2016 to 44.7 billion Egyptian pounds (US$5…
Egypt’s bill of imported non-durable consumer goods hit $6bn in 6 months
The total volume of Egyptian imports of non-durable consumer commodities decreased by 2.4 percent during the first…
Egypt’s bill of importing capital commodities jumps 3.6% in 6 months
The total volume of Egypt's imports of capital commodities witnessed a 3.6 percent increase during the first six…
Cairo Chamber says state’s importing bill to drop by $8bn end-2016
Egypt's bill of importing commodities is expected to drop by US$8 billion by the end of 2016 due to the ongoing…
Egypt’s bill of imported meat reaches $766mn in 6 months: CAPMAS
Egypt's bill of imported livestock, i.e. meats, buffalo, and cows, dropped by 5 percent during the first half of…
Intermediate commodities imports fell 5.2% in five months- Egypt’s CAPMAS
Egypt's bill of imported intermediate commodities fell by 5.2 percent in January-May 2016 to 80.1 billion Egyptian…
Egypt’s fuel imports bill sags by 15.3% in 5 months – CAPMAS
Egypt's bill of imported fuel sagged by 15.8 percent during the first five months of 2016 to 29.3 billion pounds…