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Prison responsible for hunger striker’s health: ECESR
Hunger strikers face deteriorating health conditions
German business delegation to visit in September
Delegation will discuss possibility of new investments in Egypt

Company invests EGP 2bn in construction of hypermarket: Supply minister
Private company to supply EGP 2bn to build chain of hypermarkets as part of plan to expand local trade markets in collaboration with supply ministry

Egyptian cotton exports decrease by 69.7%: CAPMAS
Fall in exports is due to a decrease in cultivated area
6 April members face prosecution after spending night in security camp
A seven-year-old boy was among the members arrested while gathering for a memorial

UPDATE: Banque du Caire receives Suez Canal investment certificates
Cooperation protocol between the Suez Canal Authority, banks and the Ministry of Finance expected to be signed on Tuesday.

CBE interest rates remain unchanged
Early Monday, the Central Bank of Egypt adjusted Julyâs inflation rate, increasing it from 10.61% to 11.04%

Al-Sisi approves Suez Canal investment certificates law
Cooperation protocol between the Suez Canal Authority, banks and the Ministry of Finance expected to be signed on Tuesday.

Financially straitened Egyptians exempted from property taxes: Finance minister
Ministry of Finance announces the detailed new property tax law for the first time

Bank contributions to Tahya Masr fund reach EGP 400m
Investment bank EFG Hermes makes EGP 20m donation to the fund

Cairo University to ban politically affiliated student groups
NGO describes Cairo University ban and recent arrest of Alexandrian professor “violation of academic freedom”
6 militants killed, 10 arrested in Rafah
Security forces also destroy a number of tunnels

MOPCO to be listed in capital market early 2015: Company chairman
Chemicals company to launch IPO following completion of expansion projects

6m tax-exempted Suez Canal investment certificates to be issued: CBE governor
Following the presidential approval of the Suez Canal investment certificate law, protocol to be signed between CBE, four public banks and the Suez Canal Authority
6 detained in clashes between Ahrar members, security forces
Ahrar movement organises protest in memory of its membersâ casualties last August
Court cancels earlier decision on Pharmacists’ Syndicate
Appeals court cancels earlier decision to put Pharmacists’ Syndicate under judicial guardianship
Egyptian security investigates Sinai beheadings
Security official says “unsure” whether beheading video is in Egypt or not

Ultras White Knights members detained after protest
At least 30 Ultras White Knights members handed 15 days preventative detention, says group leader

Badie handed life in prison; 6 others given death penalty in Istiqama Mosque Trial
Headquarters trial â where Badie and deputies Khairat El-Shater and Mohamed Bayoumi are charged with inciting the killing of protesters â postponed to 8 September
Are youth more vulnerable to mental health problems?
20% of the worldâs population of youth between 14 and 24 suffer from mental health conditions, according to a UN report

Egypt has 18th slowest broadband in the world: Ookla
In February, thousands of Egyptian attempted to start an âinternet revolutionâ, protesting against poor services and high prices
Al Qalaa targets 25% revenue growth, $700m from noncore industriesâ exit: Hisham El-Khazindar
Company expected to announce details on new exit before the end of 2014, according to co-founder and managing director
Egypt to train Libyan police and army forces
Illegal weapons will be collected, while terrorist groups will be crushed, Libya Military head

Tablets remain âuntapped marketâ in Egypt: Nielsen
Ages of tablet users vary between 20 and 55 years old, consumer behaviour firm noted

Daily increase of 100m cubic feet of gas production in Egypt
Deficit in fuel for electricity and gas equivalents now stands at 4m cubic metres daily at the expense of factories
US holds Egypt, UAE responsible for Libyan airstrikes
Libyan and Egyptian Foreign Ministers deny any interference
Government seeking EGP 24bn in tax arrears
The government is aiming to collect EGP 24bn from the total tax arrears recorded during the current fiscal year, compared to the 16bn collected during the past fiscal year, head of Income Tax Authority Mostafa Abdel Qader said Tuesday. Abdel Qader said that the economic crisis following the 25 January Revolution caused the delays in …

Suez Canal development project studies to begin next week: Dar Al-Handasah official
Studies will include data collection and objective setting, director of operations at Dar Al-Handasah says

Government allows private sector participation in renewable energy production: Electricity minister
Ministry of electricity seeks to address the electricity crisis by diversifying production sources to include solar and wind energy

Suez Canal investment certificates issued within next week: CBE governor
$0.5bn repaid to Qatar at beginning of October, said Hisham Ramez