Egypt extends Sinai state of emergency by three months
The state of emergency in North Sinai has been extended for three months starting 30 January. The decision was made…
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Pokemon Go unleashed on game-mad South Korea six months late
Nintendo Co's smash hit Pokemon Go was unleashed on South Korea on Tuesday, six months after it was released…
Egypt’s imports from China reach $3.6bn in ten months
Egypt's imports from China rose during the first ten months of 2016 by 9.2 percent to 67.9 billion Egyptian pounds…
Egypt’s fuel exports record $901mn in nine months
Egyptian exports of fuel sagged 22.6 percent during January-September 2016 to 16.2 billion Egyptian pounds (around…
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…
TDA: 6,000 touristic units built in Egypt with $66m during Jan-Sept 2016
The total number of touristic rooms and units established on lands owned by Egyptian Tourism Development Authority…
1.2M Arab tourists visited Egypt in nine months: Minister Rashed
The total number of Arab tourists who visited Egypt within the first nine months of 2016 recorded 1.2 million,…
German imports to Egypt rise 8.4% in eight months
Egypt's imports from Germany rose by 6.6 percent during the first eight months of 2016 to 31 billion Egyptian…
Egypt’s exports to UAE leap 176.5pct in eight months
Egyptian exports to the United Arab Emirates leapt by 176.5 percent during the first eight months of 2016. In…
Chinese imports to Egypt hit $2.6bn in 8 months
Egypt's imports from China rose by 0.4 percent in January-August 2016, representing 13.4 percent of state's total…
Nubians halts protest, giving state chance to respond to demands
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met with 13 representatives from the Nubian protesters on Wednesday evening, in which…
Turkey-Egypt trade balance deficit drops 25%: minister
The deficit in Egypt-Turkey trade balance dropped by 25.5 percent in January-September 2016 to US$996.6 million…
Italian imports to Egypt reach €2bn in 8 months: embassy
The total volume of Egypt's imports from Italy rose by 3 percent to €2 billion in January-August 2016. Head of…
Egypt’s ceramic, sanitary ware exports record $172mn in 9 months
Egypt's total exports of ceramic and sanitary wares declined by 28.6 percent in January-September 2016 to around…
Paints exports drop 18% in eight months- Egypt’s Council
Egypt's exports of paints and coatings dropped by 18 percent in January-August 2016 to around US$21.8 million…
Glass exports rise 3%, hit $96M in eight months- Egyptian Council
Egyptian exports of glass products rose by 3 percent in January-August 2016 to US$96.14 million compared to US$93.4…
Egypt’s detergents exports leap by 57% in 8 months
Egypt's exports of detergents and soap leapt by 57 percent during the first eight months of 2016 to record…
Damietta Furniture City phase I to be finished in 9 months: official
Egypt's Ministry of Industry is scheduled to finish the first phase of Damietta Furniture City within upcoming nine…
Parliament extends state of emergency in Sinai for 3 more months
Egypt's parliament has approved on Monday a presidential decree to extend the state of emergency in designated…
SCZone to develop 22M sq. metres in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna
The Egyptian Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) signed contracts to develop 22 million square…
Rice reserves sufficient for 16 months, Egypt’s official says
Egypt's strategic rice reserves is sufficient for upcoming 16 months, Head of the Rice Division at the Federation…
Brazilian meat exports to Arab states hit $2.76b in nine months
The total volume of Brazilian exports of beef to Arab states recorded US$2.76 billion during the first nine months…
Imported medicines to be reduced for three months in Egypt
After the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced the pound floatation last Thursday, pharmaceutical companies have…
Beef, cattle seven-month imports record $684mn- Egypt’s CAPMAS
Egyptian imports of beef and cattle rose by 2.4 percent during the first seven months of 2016 to 8.9 billion…
Fertilizers exports leap 101% in nine months- Egypt’s council
Exports of Egyptian fertilizers sector leapt by 101 percent in January-August 2016 to US$383.23 million from…
Building materials exports jump 66% in nine months- Egypt’s Council
The total exports of Egyptian building materials sector jumped 66 percent by the end of September 2016. Chairperson…
Trade exchange with Kuwait hit $234m end-July; Egypt’s Qabil says
The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Kuwait recorded US$234.4 million during the first seven months of…
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…
Ready-made garments exports fell 12% in nine months: Egypt’s council
Egyptian exports of ready-made garments fell in January-September 2016 by 12 percent to US$922 million from US$1.05…
Egyptian non-oil exports to Lebanon jump 54%, reach $479m in 8 months
Egyptian non-petroleum exports to the Lebanese market witnessed a considerable increase during the first eight…
Egyptian exports to UAE hike 149% in 6 months: CAPMAS
The total volume of Egyptian exports to UAE hiked by 149.1 percent during the first half of 2016. Egypt's total…
Egypt produces 4.8m T of steel in eight months
Egypt's total production of steel reached 4.801 million tonnes during the first eight months of 2016 versus 4.750…
Chemicals exports hit $2bn in eight months- Egypt’s CEC
Egyptian total exports of chemicals products rose by 7 percent during the first eight months of 2016 to US$2.023…
CBE allocates $1.8b to secure strategic goods reserves for 6 months
Egypt's central bank has allocated $1.8 billion to ensure six months of reserves in all strategic goods, Supply…
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 ready-made clothes exports drop 13%, hit $819mn in 8 months
Egyptian exports of ready-made garments dropped by 13.6 percent during the first eight months of 2016. The total…
Egyptian activist Haitham Mohamedain released
After nearly six months in pre-trial detention, activist Haitham Mohamedain was released from Al-Saf police station…
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…
Maltese imports to Egypt record $529mn in six months
The indicators of Egyptian imports from Malta witnessed a 36.5 percent increase during the first half of 2016. The…
In 6 months, Egypt’s exports to Italy hit $743mn
Egyptian exports to the Italian market declined by 6.9 percent to 6.6 billion Egyptian pounds (US$743 million) in…