Uncertainty looms over 11 January protest against Red Sea islands deal
Uncertainty looms over calls for demonstration Wednesday against the Egyptian-Saudi Red Sea islands deal after the…
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Official arrested in bribery case is not a judge: State Council
Egypt's State Council issued a statement on Wednesday stressing that Gamal Ibrahim El-Laban, the head of its…
Egypt’s proposed UN resolution demands end to Israeli settlements
Egypt circulated a draft U.N. resolution Wednesday night that demands a halt to Israeli settlement activities in…
Egypt’s Sisi discusses Iraq developments with Iraqi FM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Wednesday with Iraq's foreign minister Ibrahim El-Jaafari in Cairo…
8th International Ceramic exhibition kicks off next Wednesday in Cairo
The 8th round of the International Ceramic and Sanitary Ware Exhibition (ICS) is set to kick off on Wednesday,…
Court upholds life sentence for Brotherhood leader Badie in a 2013 case
Egypt's Court of Cassation upheld on Wednesday a life imprisonment sentence for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed…
Apple sets stage for iPhone 7, many already waiting for 8
The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut on Wednesday, but many consumers and investors are already…
18 flights to transport 4,200 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia: EgyptAir
Egyptian airline EgyptAir operates 18 flights to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to transport 4,200 pilgrims to Jeddah…
Dollar hits one-month high vs yen on Fed rate hike bets
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Wednesday as investors reversed bets made against the greenback…
Nikkei rises to over 2-wk closing high on weak yen; Topix hits 6-wk high
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday in heavy trade, led by exporters and financials as the dollar stood tall against…
Dollar edges up, as investors wait on Fed, Jackson Hole
The dollar edged up on Wednesday, moving off lows touched against the yen overnight, as markets looked to a…
Oil prices fall on U.S. crude stocks build; fears over China demand
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as an unexpected build in U.S. crude inventories weighed on markets, along with…
Asian stocks slip on profit-taking; oil falls
Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday as strong U.S housing data overnight increased the chances of an interest…
Oil falls on oversupply; calls for producer meeting met with scepticism
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as a global supply overhang weighed on markets, while talk of a potential producer…
Dollar drops as Fed rate rise prospects reassessed
The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors re-evaluated whether the U.S. Federal…
Asian shares hit 1-year high, dollar slips on weak U.S. data
Asian shares hit a one-year high on Wednesday while the dollar and Treasury yields slid on weak U.S. productivity…
Latest North Korea missile launch lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the…
Asia stocks settle near one-year highs on Japan stimulus
Asian stocks settled near one-year highs on Wednesday while the safe-haven yen slumped after Japan's government…
Turkey’s Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against…
Oil edges lower ahead of U.S. crude inventory data
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. crude inventory data as investors awaited a clearer signal…
Saudi deputy crown prince due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the…
Asian shares sag on revived U.S. rate hike views
Asian shares weakened on Wednesday in the wake of accelerating U.S. inflation and comments from Federal Reserve…
33rd Arab Land Expo kicks off in Cairo yesterday
The 33rd Arab Land Expo has been inaugurated Wednesday in the presence of number of Egyptian officials in the…
Asia stocks at three-week lows as China worries grow; oil up
Asian stocks held near three-week lows on Wednesday as concerns about the underlying strength of the Chinese…
Brent edges higher, but U.S. oil down on stock build
Brent edged up on Wednesday following strong gains in Asian stocks, while U.S. oil eased on industry data that…
Technical reports on Ethiopia’s GERD to be presented Wednesday
Members of the national tripartite committee of the Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) are preparing to present…
Cairo International Book Fair kicks off Wednesday with record number of countries
The 47th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair will kick off on Wednesday 27 January with 850 publishers…
Gunfire erupts in north Paris
Heavy gunfire erupted in a north Paris suburb early on Wednesday as special police forces launched an operation to…
Parliamentary candidates to be announced on Wednesday
Egypt's High Elections Committee (HEC) has said it will announce on Wednesday 17 September which candidates it has…
2 Policemen killed Outside Giza Pyramids in Fire Attack
Gunmen on a speeding motorcycle opened fire outside the famed Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo early…
Siemens signs Contracts to carry out 3 Power Plants in Egypt
Egyptian Electricity Ministry signs contracts with German Siemens Wednesday to implement three power plants with…
China Navy warns U.S. Spy Plane in Disputed South China Sea: CNN
The Chinese navy warned a U.S. surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the…
ISIS Egypt Affiliate urges Attacks on Judges: Recording
Islamic State's Egypt affiliate on Wednesday urged followers to attack judges, declaring a new front in an Islamist…
Royal Baby: Harassment Plea at Kate and William’s Norfolk Home
Letters warning the media not to harass the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family have been handed out by…
Crédit Agricole Egypt posts 60% Higher Profits in Q1
Egypt's Crédit Agricole reported Wednesday its consolidated profits rise 60% to 236 million Egyptian pounds (US$31…
Britney Spears cancels two Las Vegas concerts due injury
Pop star Britney Spears has canceled two of her Las Vegas shows after injuring her ankle in a fall during a…
Mobinil seals Mobile Towers Sell Agreement Today
The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services - Mobinil said Wednesday it sold its entire stake in the Egyptian Company…
Egypt and Middle East expo attracts 60 exhibitors
Rwandans will have a wide range of products to choose from when the Egyptian and Middle East trade fair opens in…
Rebels Launch New Offensive in Northwestern Syria
Several hard-line rebel groups have launched a new offensive in northwestern Syria, less than a month after seizing…
Car Bomb Attack in Iraqi Capital Kills 7 People
Iraqi officials say a car bomb explosion near a car repair store in the capital, Baghdad, has killed seven people.…