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CIB launches Smart Saving account with EGP 500 minimum
New account combines money box and âgameayaâ (joint fund), with accumulated interests not affected by market changes says bank official

Charity foundation gives EGP 75m for commodities for low-income families: Supply Ministry
Ministry supports charity organisationsâ efforts by delivering aid through largest sales network across the country, says Hanafy

12 new water sanitation projects completed in new cities: Housing Ministry
195 drinking water and sanitation projects will be completed on 30 June, says Madbouly

Governmentâs charter airline incentives raise hotel occupancies in 4 tourist areas: ETAA members
Decision targets increasing bookings for winter season in Luxor, Aswan, and Taba, and in summer for Marsa Matruh

Al-Sisi approves amendments to law organising Suez Canal area investment
Economic zone will include special customs office launched in coordination between authority head and Minister of Finance, according to Sarie-Eldin

CIB Foundation leads blood donation campaigns to Egyptian public hospitals
Blood donation campaigns were held over two weeks in some of the bank’s main branches, in cooperation with Takatof Foundation

Banque Misr Foundation improves living standards of 11 villages in 4 governorates
The projectâs implementation period was from 2012 to 2015. It aimed to improve the quality of life of residents of these villages through education, health, economy and culture.

MIHC controls 60% of insurance market shares : Deputy Chairman
Three companies emerged from MIHC, and are 100% owned by it: Misr Insurance (properties); Misr Life Insurance; and Misr Real Estate Assets.

Banque Misr celebrates 95th anniversary
Egyptâs first bank, Banque Misr was established by Talaat Harb
3 arrested in Friday protests
Anti-Coup Alliance called on Egyptians to hold protests demanding army âreturn to its barracksâ

A year of violations: Rights groups review violations in first year of Al-Sisiâs presidency
AFTE, El Nadeem document human rights violations in fields of press freedom, academic freedom, and inside detention facilities

Over 45,000 quarry workers may be suspended: Syndicate leader
Mineral resources law pushes quarry owners to pay certain amount for each sqm owned

Friday attacks stir fears over tourist targets in Egypt
Extremists have been targeting civilians more recently, as opposed to security

Banque Misr sponsors Ramadan tournament of youth centres
The bankâs contributions in social responsibility are focused on several axes that include health, education and youth, as youth are considered leaders of the nation’s progress.

Dispute over marriage in Coptic Church sparks calls for Pope to resign
Pope Tawadros II has refused calls to reform Church rules over divorce and remarriage
Bombs go off outside EMPC, Assiut church
No injuries or deaths reported due to explosions
Egypt condemns terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait, France
Attacks on Friday in France, Tunisia, and Kuwait, left over 50 people dead

Egypt recloses Rafah crossing
Authorities allow 1,158 people to cross, at least 10,000 people have signed up to travel outside Gaza

Users boycott Egyptâs telecoms companies
Group claims Egyptian telecommunications companies are âexploitativeâ, demands consumers dictate prices

Hellofood: Fastest online platform for delivering foodÂ
âHellofoodâ is a company that believes that sharing good times means sharing good food.

Draft budget shows slower fiscal improvement than projected: Moodyâs
Rating agency Moodyâs expects that lower oil prices in FY 2014/2015 will reduce fuel expenses to around EGP 70bn compared to EGP 100bn in the original budget
In Pictures: The other face of Ramadan through labourersâ eyes
In Ramadan, the work quota does not change a lot for construction workers, as they do not have any specific working hours.

EIPR supports call for CIA torture ‘accountability’
Groups stay that the US “has much to gain”, if it rejects impunity and provides “adequate redress to the dozens and dozens of people it so brutally abused”

Murray wins at Queens, Federer wins in Halle
Roger Federer, ranked world number 2, won the 23rd Halle Open competition, which is also within the ATP World Tour 500 series.

Amro El-Geziry places Egypt at top of Modern Pentathlon
Egypt now holds 23rd place in the Modern Pentathlon games, with two silver medals and two bronze medals

Rosberg wins Austrian Grand PrixÂ
The first round was a surprise after Spaniard Fernando Alonso had an accident with Finlandâs Kimi RĂ€ikkönen

Zamalek close to securing Egyptian league title, 5 teams face relegation
Zamalek, which is currently in first place, also did not succeed in maintaining their winning streak.

The Design Studio rediscovers Khan El-Khalili through âOne thousand and one nightsâ
âWe had to work on our first collection so I chose some Egyptian household objects and I wanted to study and modernise them,â says a student

Imam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi: A man full of worries for Sudanâs future
In assessing the current political situation in Sudan and the prospects for stability, Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi referred to the need to follow a new approach that is at once democratic and inclusive of all political factions

Gulf tourists double reservations in Cairo hotels for Eid
Occupancies in Cairo hotels vary between 20%-30%, looks to increase to 70% within last few days of Ramadan