Latest in Tag: Qatar Highlight
Latest in Tag: Qatar
Howeidy, the Brotherhood, and between them Al-Tayeb
By: Ayman Abd Al-Hafiz “When the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar is invited to a country that is not capable of existing in harmony with Egypt, the country to which Al-Azhar traces its heritage as an institution, this opens the door to doubt and a series of speculations regarding the trip’s motives, a fact which may lead …
Egypt, Qatar participate in Gaza reconstruction project
Project to rebuild Gaza homes and infrastructure damaged by Israeli airstrikes uses $500m in Qatari investments
Central Bank receives $3bn Qatari deposit for bonds
Bonds to mature in three years with 3.5% interest rate
Qatar condemns attack on its officials in Somalia
About 11 people were killed Sunday in Mogadishu when a suicide attacker from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents rammed a car laden with explosives into a convoy carrying four Qatari officials
Rat race in the desert, should Egypt be running?
By: Rasheed Hammouda As the Gulf’s major players compete to be crowned the region’s finance king, Egypt may end up benefitting from being left out of the race entirely The race to be MENA’s top financial hub has been heating up over the past few years, a race that Cairo has been noticeably absent from. …
Proposed EFG Hermes-QInvest partnership terminated
All necessary regulatory approval gained before termination date of 4 May, except EFSAs
Qatari Prime Minister: We are studying new ways to fund additional development projects in Egypt
Hamad bin Jasim bin Jaber Al Thani makes stopover in Cairo en route back to Doha from US
Qatari PM meets with Morsi
Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a short visit with President Morsi
Foreign minister participates in Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Washington
Egypt looking to US to take the lead in reigniting the Middle East peace process
Egypt and Qatar negotiate bond deal
Qatar promises to buy $3bn in bonds from Egypt
NBE, Banque Misr dump foreign assets
Arab investors nevertheless label Egyptian banking sector ‘promising’
Libya to ship oil to Egypt on soft credit terms next month
Libyan official: ‘If you are a good neighbour and something is wrong with your neighbour, you cannot feel comfortable with yourself’
Obama and Al-Thani want democracy for Egypt
The Emir of Qatar discussed Egypt as well as Syria during his official visit to the US
Suez Canal revenues reach $398.5 million
Buying and selling Suez Canal ‘a joke’, says Morsi to Al-Jazeera
Central Bank: No Qatari aid received yet
Libya has also promised to grant Egypt $2bn around the same time.
Friends of Syria meet in Istanbul
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr attends Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul
Prosperity of the East’s nouveau riche moves toward entanglement with the West
By Rasheed Hammouda No event more perfectly captures the changing relationship between the Gulf powers and their western counterparts than the ongoing investigation into the 2008 Barclays bailout by Qatar. It was reported earlier this year that the nearly year-long investigation by the UK’s Financial Services Authority and Serious Fraud Office has turned to investigating …
Qatar sees soccer as tool to give foreigners an unprecedented stake in society
By James M. Dorsey Qatar, in a break with Gulf reluctance to give foreign nationals a stake in their host nations, plans to create a soccer league for low-skilled or un-skilled guest workers who account for the majority of the country’s population. The decision follows this month’s successful organisation of a soccer tournament for foreign …
Egypt and IMF end talks without agreement
Finance Minister Al-Morsi Hegazy will travel to Washington to resume negations over $4.8bn loan during annual joint IMF and World Bank spring meeting
Public prosecution agreement between Egypt and Qatar
Egyptian prosecutor general secures cooperation agreement during his visit to Qatar
Sabbahi opposes IMF loan
Opposition figures like Amr Hamzawy voice concerns about the loan
Abdel Meguid demands application of court order restoring him as Prosecutor General
Former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud submits a second request requiring the Cairo Court of Appeals to issue a report on how its verdict to restore him should be applied
Fitch Ratings: Qatar aid to Egypt ‘a positive sign of things to come’
Qatar’s support is an opportunity to increase foreign reserves, says ratings agency
Qatar to give Egypt natural gas and $3bn in bonds or deposits
Egyptian delegation led by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil arrives in Qatar on Tuesday to discuss investment projects
Qandil arrives in Doha
An Egyptian delegation led by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil arrives in Qatar on Tuesday evening to discuss eight new investment projects
Qandil in Qatar
Prime minister in Doha to discuss gas supply and investment issues
Egypt hosts international meeting on Syria
Officials from 11 countries express support for SNC and Al-Khatib
Bassem Youssef episode angers Egypt Qatar Business Council
Anger within Qatar’s business community over Bassem Youssef’s most recent episode of Al Bernameg
Government pursues foreign aid
Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia prominent nations for giving Egypt financial aid, so far totalling $8.5bn
Al-Jama’a Al-Islamiya leaders in Doha
Safwat Abdel Ghany and Tarek Al-Zommor head to Qatar