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17 alleged Brotherhood members arrested for ‘drowning Alexandria’
Prime Minister meets Beheira governor; ministers to discuss floods, 18 killed, 29 injured as results of the floods in Beheira, Gharbeya and Alexandria
UK suspends Sinai flights amid fears ‘explosive device’ downed Russian jet
The office of British Prime Minister Cameron has said an “explosive device” may have caused the Metrojet crash in Egypt. Egyptian authorities had earlier released information about the black boxes. A statement from Downing Street, the office of British Prime Minister David Cameron, on Wednesday said the Metrojet Airbus A321 that crashed in Egypt over …
German Defense Minister von der Leyen meets with Iraq in effort to curb mass migration
German Defense Minisiter Ursula von der Leyen is due to meet with her Iraqi counterpart to discuss ways to remedy the masses of people fleeing the country. Ahead of her visit, she urged unity within the Iraqi government. In Baghdad on Monday, von der Leyen will meet with Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and Defense …
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to advise Cameron on business
Alibaba founder Jack Ma will join the business advisory group of British Prime Minister David Cameron. As one of China’s top economic figures, Ma is to help the UK secure better access to the Asian country’s market. The British Prime Minister’s office announced Monday that Chinese billionaire and Alibaba CEO Jack Ma would join David …
Prime minister examines health, transportation sectors in Alexandria
135 buses from the public transportation in Alexandria were repaired in 2015
Egypt takes actions to trim budget deficit
Government is seeking loans, private sector investments, and to increase tax base to address budget gap
Government seeks economic growth of 1.5% annually: Prime Minister
State is combating corruption in order to carry out national investment projects
Ownership of NCGC to be transferred to Holding Company for Cotton Spinning and Weaving
Privatisation of the Nile Cotton Ginning Company (NCGC) was halted by the Administrative Court in September 2013 and the company’s ownership was returned to the state
Pope Tawadros, Al-Sisi take measures to consolidate ties with Ethiopia
Former irrigation minister says no updates on GERD negotiations, stresses technical route is only route available
Tsipras: A second chance
Left-wing party leader Alexis Tsipras’ victory in Greece’s general elections was surprisingly clear. He has announced that he will continue to govern with right-wing populists ANEL as his coalition partner. Before midnight, the ex-prime minister – and now premier-elect – appeared in front of his supporters in the center of Athens to : Despite empty …
Netanyahu meets Putin amid fears of Russian military build-up in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Moscow’s weapon deliveries to Syria. The leaders focused on how to keep their armed forces out of each other’s way. At a meeting in Moscow on Monday, Netanyahu and Putin decided they would coordinate their military actions in Syria to avoid accidentally …
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount calmer after days of clashes
Relative calm has returned to Jerusalem’s contentious holy site after three days of clashes. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to take tougher actions against stone-throwing Palestinian protesters. Apart from a brief scuffle between Israeli security forces and members of the Waqf, a Jordanian organization that administers the Al-Aqsa mosque, Wednesday passed without any …
Malaysia to spend billions on stock market recovery
Malaysia has been rocked by a corruption scandal that has implicated high-ranking officials. But Prime Minister Najib Razak has come up with a new plan to boost confidence in the stock market – and the country. The Malaysian government announced on Monday it will pump billions into a state investment firm to prop up its …
Quietest-voice Sherif Ismail chairs the cabinet
Ismail succeeded, under difficult economic circumstances, to repay $3.6bn of overdue balances to foreign partners in the oil sector. Those balances were accumulating over the period from 2009 until 2013.
Hungary calls for aid to Syria’s neighbors as EU grapples with refugee crisis
Hungary’s prime minister wants the EU to provide sizeable aid to countries neighboring Syria to help them cope with the influx of refugees. His country came under fire for what one politician called Nazi-like policies. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in aid should be delivered to Turkey, Lebanon and …
Mehleb signs 16 agreements in Tunisia, storms out of press conference
The prime minister was asked about his connections to a Mubarak corruption case
Ruble follows oil price down
Russia’s currency has dropped considerably along with the price of crude oil. It’s a reminder of the Russian economy’s extraordinary level of dependency on fossil fuel exports, pundits says. Foreign exchange traders in Moscow on Monday saw the ruble sink 2.3 percent to a new low for the year. At one point during the day’s …
Why Putin is courting Bulgaria
In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply attacked EU and NATO member Bulgaria for supporting Western sanctions against Russia – but now, his tone has noticeably softened. What’s changed? Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s statement in early July sounded almost apologetic: “It’s understandable that President Putin spoke very sharply with regard to Bulgaria. But we …
Civil Service Law responds to public demands to end bureaucracy: Mehleb
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has met representatives of protesting employees of the Customs and Tax Authorities to discuss their demands regarding the newly issued Civil Service Law. At least 2,000 state employees from the Customs and Tax Authorities held a demonstration against the law on 10 August in front of the Press Syndicate in Downtown …
Government plans housing units for Batn Al-Bakara slum citizens: Mehleb
Egypt has 1,300 slums, including 340 high-risk areas, we look to remove them and move their inhabitants into safe houses, says prime minister
Israel arrests second Jewish extremist
Israel has arrested a second Jewish extremist as part of its crackdown on ultra-nationalists. The arrests follow the death of a Palestinian baby in an arson attack in the West Bank. Authorities in Israel arrested Eviatar Slonim on Tuesday for belonging to an extremist organization, following the arrest of Meir Ettinger, leader of an ultra-nationalist …
Possible MH370 plane part arrives in France for testing
A piece of plane debris that washed up on an Indian Ocean island has arrived in France for analysis. Investigators believe the part belongs to flight MH370, which went missing more than a year ago. An Air France flight transporting the piece of wreckage from the French island of Reunion landed at Orly airport in …
Debris ‘very likely’ from Boeing 777, says Malaysia PM
Malaysia’s prime minister has said on his blog that debris found on Reunion island is “very likely to be from a Boeing 777,” the same model of the missing MH370. Malaysia has sent a team to France to investigate. The Malaysia Airline flight disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board. The last primary …
Quiet diplomacy with Ethiopia is not very effective, HRW says
After talks with US President Barack Obama, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has insisted the government's commitment to democracy is real. But the facts speak for themselves, says HRW's Leslie Lefkow. Ethiopia's prime minister defended his country's commitment to democracy. And, of course, his country has often been 'misrepresented' by your organization, among others. What do you make of the…
Former PM Nazif given 5 years, EGP 53m fine in corruption case retrial
Illicit Gains Authority believe politician illicitly gained EGP 64m in assets
Egypt to aid African countries in fight against Ebola
Mehleb reaffirmed Egypt’s readiness to send specialised medical convoys to assist African countries suffering from the Ebola virus
Journalists’ objections to anti-terror law under government revision
Amendment suggests fine instead of prison, sticking to official data only in military operations, says former Press Syndicate head
Anti-terror draft law is ‘unofficial state of emergency’: Civil societies
“Vague definitions in law leads to non-differentiation between terrorists and non-terrorists and broad crackdown,” says NGOs joint statement
Government defends anti-terror law, Press Syndicate protests
Law allows journalists’ imprisonment, shutting down of websites and other media restrictions, say NGOs
4G licence proposal opportunity for TE to become integrated operator
TE’s acquisition of licence means giving up EGP 20bn, revenues of next five years, says official