BREAKING: Egypt’s Cabinet Submits Resignation
Egyptian interim government led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has tendered its resignation today to the…
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Official: Egypt May Impose 5% Tax on the Rich
Wealthy people in Egypt may be faced with a 5 percent wealth tax for 2 or 3 years, the country’s minister of…
In a Week, Egypt Shares Lose EGP3.2 billion, EGX30 Retreats 2.2%
Amid profit-taking transactions all over last week trading, Egypt’s stock exchange incurred losses totalling 3.2…
Egypt’s New Premier Has No Social Media Accounts: Cabinet Media Advisor
Egypt's new Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has no accounts on social media, the cabinet's advisor for media affairs…
Egypt’s New Supply Minister Removes Price Control on Fruit, Vegetables
Egypt has removed on Monday price control on fruits and vegetables which was imposed during resigned prime minister…
New Egypt’s Premier Urges End to Protests
Egypt’s new prime minister has urged a halt to all protests and strikes to give the nation a breather to rebuild…
Update – Who’s Who: Ministers in Egypt’s New Cabinet
Egypt's newly formed cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, was sworn in on Saturday afternoon. Mehleb was…
New Egypt’s Cabinet Sworn In
Egypt has sworn in a new cabinet after the previous government surprised the country by resigning less than one…
Exclusive – Who’s Who: 27 Ministers Assigned in Egypt’s New Cabinet
Egypt’s new prime minister designate Ibrahim Mehleb has chosen so far 27 ministers, including 16 worked in the…
Sisi to Stay on as Egypt’s Defense Minister: Official
Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will keep his post as defense minister in a new government,…
Egypt Shares Lose EGP7.6 billion on Wednesday
As the formation of a new government is on the process, Egypt’s shares ended trading on Wednesday lower with losses…
Local, Foreign Profit-takers Drag Egypt Shares to lose EGP5.8bn at Midday
Driven by local and foreign profit-takers, Egypt’s stocks hit lower during the midday session of Wednesday with…
Who’s Who: Egypt’s New Prime Minister Designate Ibrahim Mehleb
On February 25, Ibrahim Mehleb was named as Egypt’s new prime minister, succeeding Dr. Hazem el-Beblawi. Mehleb was…
Egypt’s Housing Minister Officially Tasked to Form New Government
Ibrahim Mehleb has been asked to form a new government by interim President Adly Mansour, Egyptian Presidential…
Exclusive – Egypt’s Mehleb Says Not Officially Tasked to Head New Cabinet
Egypt’s current Housing Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said he has not been officially tasked yet with heading the new…
Egyptian EGX 30 Nears 8095 on Tuesday Opening
Despite the unexpected cabinet’s resignation, Egypt’s bourse opened higher on Tuesday with gains worth 1.3 billion…
As Cabinet Resigns, Egypt Shares Closed Mixed but EGX30 Hits 8048
Following the Egyptian cabinet’s resignation, the country’s shares ended on Monday mixed but with gains totalled…
Egypt’s Interim President Tasks Beblawi with Running Government: State-run Paper
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has asked prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi to run the government's affairs…
UPDATE: Egyptian Premier Says Government Resigning
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Monday the government is to resign. "Today the cabinet took a…
PM Beblawi Says Reshuffle to Include Egypt Sisi’s Defence Minister – Report
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has said a cabinet reshuffle will include the defence ministry, an Egyptian…
Egypt PM Accepts Deputy’s Resignation
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi has officially accepted the resignation of his deputy Ziad Bahaa…
Saudi Arabia to Give Egypt up to $4 Billion More Aid: Report
Saudi Arabia is expected to give Egypt up to $4 billion in additional aid in the form of central bank deposits…
Davos 2014: El-Beblawi Says Al-Sisi is Egypt’s De Gaulle
Egypt’s prime minister said Thursday the spirit of the Arab Spring was still alive in his country and that the army…
Egypt’s Interim Premier Backs Army Chief for President – Davos 2014
Egyptian interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Thursday he backed General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for…
Egypt Finance Minister to Present Country’s Economic Reforms in Davos
Egypt will participate in this week's World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland, under the auspice of restoring…
Egypt Names Ex-Market Regulator Chief as Board Member in Banque Misr
Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Hazem El-Beblawi approved Tuesday the appointment of Ahmed Mohie El-Din Abou El-Ezz as…
Egyptian PM: Dam Negotiations with Ethiopia Are ‘Not Over’
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi has stated that the negotiations with Ethiopia over its major…
14 Consortia Have Qualified to Develop Egypt’s Suez Canal
The Egyptian government announced on Monday that 14 international firms have met the tender specifications for a…
PM Beblawi Inaugurates Suez Canal Development Project
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi and Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish held an…
Egypt Brotherhood Vows ‘Resistance’ After Terror Label
The Muslim Brotherhood vowed to press ahead with “peaceful resistance” after the government classified it as a…
Breaking: Explosion on Bus in Cairo’s Nasr City District
A huge explosion was heard Thursday morning near a school complex in Nasr City, adjacent to Al-Azhar University,…
BREAKING: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Declared ‘Terrorist Group’
The military-backed interim Egyptian government has declared on Wednesday the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group…
Update: 15 Dead, 134 Injured in Egypt’s Mansoura Explosion
Deadly bombings hit the Daqahliya Security Directorate in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Nile Delta city…
United Bank Says Dakahlia Office Was ‘Fully Destroyed’ amid Egypt Deadly Blast
The United Bank’s branch in Egypt’s Nile Delta city of Mansoura in Dakahlia province has been fully destroyed due…
Non-Arab Foreign Net Buyers Lift Egypt Shares Slightly Up at Midday
Egyptian stocks post slight gains during midday session of Tuesday backed by the non-Arab foreign net buyers. The…
Mansoura’s Bombing Aims at Obstructing Road Map: Egypt PM
Egypt Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of a powerful explosion in the Nile Delta…
Car Bomb Targets Egypt Police Building, Kills at Least 11, over 100 Wounded
At least 11 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a massive explosion at a security compound in Egypt's…
SFD Financed Small Enterprises Totaled EGP1.4 bln in 11 Months
Social Fund for Development (SFD)’s small-sized enterprises portfolio hit EGP 1.4 billion by the end of November,…
KSA, Egypt Due to Ink 3 Contracts of Power Tie-up Project Today
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are set to sign today 3 new contracts within the framework of their $1.6 billion…
KSA, Egypt to Ink 3 New Contracts of Power Interconnection Project
Under the auspices of the Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Hazem el-Beblawi, Egyptian Minister of Electricity Ahmed Emam…