Egypt’s Sisi Heads to Rome on First European Visit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi left for Rome Monday on his first European trip since ousting his Islamist…
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Egypt’s Ousted President Morsi Urges Supporters to Defy ‘Coup’
In a message released from prison, Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi has encouraged his supporters to…
Mass Death Sentences May Not Be Carried out, But Horrify All the Same
In March, an Egyptian judge shocked the world by sentencing 529 men to die for the murder of a single police…
Bombs, Protests Hit Egypt in Run-up to Presidential Election
Two suicide bombings in Egypt's South Sinai killed a soldier and wounded at least eight people and two…
Iran Warns Egypt Death Sentences Encourage Instability
Iran on Tuesday warned that the 683 death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to suspected Islamists could…
Germany Summons Egyptian Ambassador over Mass Death Sentences
Germany has summoned the Egyptian ambassador to protest against the mass death sentences passed down on members of…
Kerry: US Wants Egypt to Succeed As a Democracy
Secretary of State Johan Kerry said Tuesday that Egypt has made progress in its democratic transition but must…
Egypt Shares End This Week in Dark Red, Lose EGP10 billion
Egypt’s stock market ended this week lower with massive losses totalling 9.9 billion Egyptian pounds as local…
Egypt Shares Tumble at Early Trade, EGX30 below 7840
Egyptian stocks incurred losses worth 3 billion Egyptian pounds at early trading on Thursday driven by the three…
U.N. Chief Tells Egypt He Is Concerned by Mass Death Penalties
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his strong concerns to Egypt on Wednesday over a court's sentencing of…
UPDATED: Blasts at Cairo University Kill Two, Wound Seven
A series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people on Wednesday, including a police…
Egypt Shares Open Lower on Tuesday, EGX30 Solely Up
Egyptian stocks opened lower on Tuesday incurring losses worth 1.3 billion Egyptian pounds amid local…
Egypt Shares Open Higher on Monday, EGX30 above 8105
Egyptian stocks rallied at early trading on Monday with gains worth 519 million Egyptian pounds powered by local…
Egypt Shares Open a New Week with Losses over EGP7 billion
Egyptian stocks opened a new week dramatically lower with early losses worth 7.3 billion Egyptian pounds driven by…
Egypt Shares Lose EGP3 billion in Week, Sisi Declares Candidacy
Egypt’s stock market made losses totalling 3 billion Egyptian pounds in a week which witnessed the country’s army…
Profit-takers Hit Egypt Shares, End Week with EGP14.8 billion Losses
Egypt’s stock market closed this week lower with dramatic losses totalling 14.8 billion pounds depressed by local…
Egypt Shares Hail Sisi’s Presidential Candidacy, Gain EGP1.7 billion
Egyptian stocks commenced trading higher on Thursday, gaining 1.7 billion pounds as chief army Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Kerry Urges Egypt to Drop Mass Trial Sentencing
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt Wednesday to overturn a court decision sentencing 529 supporters of…
1 Killed, 8 Injured in Cairo University Clashes: Health Ministry
Clashes at Cairo University between security forces and students protesting Monday's mass death sentence for…
Egypt Shares Gain EGP5 billion, EGX30 Slides to 8480
Egypt’s stock market ended higher on Wednesday with gains totalling 5.2 billion pounds powered by local investors’…
Egyptian Investors’ Buying Appetite Spurs EGX30 above 8530 at Open
Egypt’s stock market rallied at early trading on Wednesday earning 5.1 billion pounds powered by local buying…
EU’s Ashton Criticises Collective Death Sentence in Egypt
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has voiced alarm at the death sentences handed out to more…
UN Says Mass Egyptian Death Sentences Contravene International Law
The United Nations' human rights office said on Tuesday that an Egyptian court's decision to sentence 529 members…
EGX30 Crosses 8500 Levels amid Local, Arab Buying Appetite
Egypt’s stock market closed higher on Tuesday earning 5.2 billion pounds powered by local and Arab buying appetite.…
Egypt’s EGX30 Booms Approaching 8495 at Open
Egypt’s stock market boomed at early trading on Tuesday with gains over 4 billion pounds. Accordingly, the main…
Amnesty International Slams ‘Grotesque’ Death Penalty on 529 Egyptians
Amnesty International issued a statement criticising Monday’s verdict by an Egyptian court that saw the sentencing…
US ‘Shocked’ by Egypt Death Sentences
The United States expressed shock Monday after an Egyptian court handed down death sentences against 529 supporters…
‘Fast’, ‘Bizarre’ Death Penalty for 529 Brotherhood Supporters to…
A member of the defence team representing the 529 defendants handed a mass death penalty on Monday has said that…
Egypt’s Main Index Falls to 8405 amid Foreign Profit-takers
Egypt’s stock market ended higher on Monday with gains totalling 545 million pounds. Yet, the non-Arab foreign…
Egypt Shares Opened Mixed, EGX30 Retreats below 8410
Egypt’s stock market opened higher on Monday earning 502 million pounds. However, the main stock index –EGX30 went…
Two Killed As Egypt Police, Students Clash
Two people were killed Wednesday in clashes between Egyptian police and student supporters of deposed president…
Over Human Rights Remarks, Egypt Summons European Envoys
Egypt on Thursday summoned the ambassadors of several European countries after they signed a joint declaration of…
Morsi Supporters Fired First at Rabaa, But Police Response ‘out of…
Egypt's government-appointed human rights organisation has announced its findings of a six-month investigation into…
Anger in Egypt After Lackluster Rescue of Hikers
A report claiming Egyptian authorities refused to swiftly dispatch a plane to rescue hikers who died in a snowstorm…
Egypt’s Morsi Says Protests Are ‘Useless’, Warns Sisi Could Face a Coup
Egypt’s deposed leader Mohamed Morsi has described weekly protests supporting him as ‘useless’ and warned that the…
Morsi ‘Killing Protesters’ Trial Postponed to 5 February
The trial of Egyptian ousted president Mohamed Morsi alongside 14 other defendants on charges of inciting murder at…
Shares Mixed at Midday, Egypt’s Main Index Falls 1.1% on Foreign Sell-offs
Egyptian bourse lost 1.5 billion Egyptian pounds during midday session on Tuesday driven by foreign sell-offs.…
Local Selling Pressures Drag Egypt Shares to Lose EGP680 mln at Close
Egypt’s bourse incurred today losses totaled 680 Egyptian pounds driven by local selling pressures. In return,…
Egypt Shares Open Lower on Monday, Arab Profit-takers Weigh on
Egyptian bourse opened lower on Monday, with losses amounted to EGP 1.2 billion driven by Arab profit-takers. The…
Egypt Shares Start Week Higher, Gain EGP2.5 billion on Foreign Buying Appetite
Egypt’s bourse starts this week higher, with gains totaled 2.5 billion Egyptian pounds on Sunday powered by foreign…