International News Turkish parliament approves normalising ties with Israel Noha Gad Aug 20, 2016 0 The Turkish parliament approved a deal to normalise ties with Israel after a delay caused by last month's attempted…
Egypt News Government committed to 14% VAT, parliament will understand: Egypt’s PM aya salah Aug 18, 2016 0 Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Wednesday said the purpose of the value-added tax (VAT) is to obtain more revenues…
Egypt News Egypt MPs Geneva visit to attend human rights conference sparks controversy aya salah Aug 17, 2016 0 Ten Egyptian MPs are currently in Geneva, Switzerland to attend a conference on human rights. The delegation,…
Banks Egypt’s first tranche of IMF finance worth $4 bln, delivered in 2 installments Yomna Yasser Aug 16, 2016 0 The $12 billion loan facility that the International Monetary Fund has preliminarily agreed to provide for Egypt…
International News Turkish parliament approves private pensions law Noha Gad Aug 11, 2016 0 Turkey's parliament approved on Wednesday evening a law requiring workers younger than 45 years old to be…
Tech news ITIDA discusses Egypt technology park projects with MPs today Ghada Ismail Aug 10, 2016 0 Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the IT arm of the Egyptian communications ministry, is…
Egypt News Egypt bars police from talking to the media Noha Gad Aug 10, 2016 0 Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved restrictions on the police that will prevent them from providing information…
Egypt News Parliament of Egypt agrees on jailing black market currency dealers Noha Gad Aug 10, 2016 0 Egypt's parliament approved on Tuesday a cabinet bill allowing the government to prosecute and jail sellers of…
Egypt News Egypt’s justice ministry criticises report by Human Rights Council Ghada Ismail Aug 9, 2016 0 An annual report by Egypt's semi-governmental National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) was criticised by the…
Egypt News Egyptian parliament rejects Irish resolution on releasing Irish-Egyptian prisoner Noha Gad Aug 9, 2016 0 Egyptian MPs said in a statement on Sunday that they fully reject a resolution issued by the Irish parliament…