Latest in Tag: News Highlight
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TV presenter given 5 years imprisonment for blasphemy
Court tells Islam El-Behiry he violated penal code

Al-Arish gas pipeline bombed for 29th time
No causalities reported due to Sinai explosion

Ayady Company to launch projects in Q2 2015
The company was founded with an initial capital of EGP 10bn

Killing a student: The full story of Islam Ateeto
Student was arrested outside Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Engineering after being chased, say witnesses

20 companies listed on EGX with EGP 5bn capital since May 2014
Egypt’s stock market to launch second annual IPO summit

Security forces protest mistreatment in Fayoum
Security chief promises weekly meetings to review complaints

GUC students released, case ongoing
Student Union representatives met with German ambassador in Cairo

Former top judge files new lawsuit against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah over insulting
Report filed against activist depends on a TV talk show in which Abdel Fattah was accused of insulting the judiciary

Press syndicate calls for freeing journalists
Our goal should be having hope and dream, reads detained journalist’s message from prison

Newspaper’s CEO, Editor-in-Chief, reporter referred to criminal court
Prosecution accuses Al-Bayan newspaper of publishing false news that can terrorise people, and harm public interest

Former Muslim Brotherhood MP dies in prison
Former MP suffered from hepatic encephalopathy and did not receive appropriate medical treatment, says FJP

Protesters’ acquittal message to interior ministry
Political parameters affected ruling, says defence lawyer

Government builds 200,000 social housing units annually: Executive body head
Cost of social housing units does not exceed EGP 135,000, according to Salah Hassan

Egyptian-Russian economic rapprochement marked with wheat, LNG sectors
Russia sees Egypt as export destination after issues with EU following Crimea crisis, Egypt sees Russia as natural gas source
Egyptian worker killed in Benghazi shelling
Foreign Ministry has evacuated almost 13,000 from Libya since February

Exams cancelled at Ain Shams University following student’s killing
Heavy security measures deployed to keep students out

NBE’s pre-tax net profit grows 25% in 1H FY 2014/2015
The bank has pumped EGP 3.5bn into SMEs sector

Coptic coalition demands Maspero killings case reopening
27 Copts were killed in 2011, two Copts and three soldiers were convicted

Emaar Misr yet to receive approvals on listing 13% of stakes
UAE-based parent firm Emaar will keep 87% of shares in Emaar Misr after listing

Blue Sky to build 3 new hotels in Sharm El-Sheikh: Chairman
Firm is currently convincing Thomas Cook and other operators to increase flight capacity to Egypt, says Al-Shaer

Al-Bayan’s Editor-in-Chief released on bail
Prosecution orders reporter and CEO to be investigated

Al-Zind sworn in as new Justice Minister
Shocking to many, says political analyst Hassan Nafa’a

1,000 projects approved under government’s youth employment initiative
The first phase of the project was launched in mid-March, with approximately EGP 3bn in investments

Editor-in-chief investigated for publishing ‘false news’
Press Syndicate condemns move, demands prosecution to abide by law

Court adjourns Air Defence Stadium trial to 13 June
The session witnessed delay, relatives were prevented from entering

Halting capital gains tax means government supports investment climate: Omran
Prime Minister and Minister of Investment opened Monday’s trading session

Government halts 10% capital gains tax for 2 years after market investor pressures
Market indices increase more than 5% following the decision

Mehleb approves land in Maadi for Majid Al Futtaim project
The UAE-company’s five-year plan for Egypt includes investing EGP 3.9bn in the City Centre Maadi expansion

NDP headquarters prepared for demolition
Tearing down the dissolved party’s headquarters is expected in the upcoming days

Egypt Gas loses EGP 17.3m in Q1 2015
The company witnessed a workers’ strike in April