Wall Street Journal | Egypt Won't Hand Over Phone Records in Probe of Italian Student's Death Wall Street Journal CAIRO—Egypt has rejected an Italian request to hand over the phone records of mobile subscribers in the Cairo district where an Italian doctoral student resided before being abducted, tortured and killed, a senior Egyptian official said on Saturday. Egypt says Italy spat centers on refusal to share phone records in Regeni probe Regeni murder: Egypt rejects Italian request for phone records Regeni murder: Egypt denies Italy phone record request |
Reuters | Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign 60 billion Saudi riyal investment fund pact Reuters CAIRO Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement late on Saturday to set up a 60 billion Saudi riyal investment fund among other investment agreements including an economic free-zone to develop Egypt's Sinai region, Egyptian state television reported. Egypt relinquishes control of strategic islands Saudi Arabia, Egypt to partner on Sinai bridge Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree $16 bn investment fund, settle maritime spat |
New York Times | Italy Recalls Envoy to Egypt Over Inquiry Into Student's Death New York Times Maurizio Massari, the Italian ambassador to Egypt, in February, when he was arriving at the morgue where the body of Giulio Regeni was taken. Mr. Massari was recalled to Italy on Friday. Credit Mohamed El-Shahed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Giulio Regeni murder: Italy recalls ambassador to Egypt What the Murder of an Italian Student Says About Egypt's Security State Italy recalls ambassador from Egypt for talks about death of student |
Reuters | Egypt to cut fuel subsidies as government seeks to reduce deficit Reuters CAIRO Egypt will reduce spending on fuel subsidies by nearly 43 percent in the 2016/17 budget due mainly to lower global energy costs, officials said on Saturday. Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy told a news conference state energy subsidies would fall to ... |
Al-Arabiya | Saudi, Egypt draw up maritime borders Al-Arabiya Saudi Arabia and Egypt have signed agreements to specify maritime borders, a cabinet statement said on Saturday, allowing both countries to benefit from maritime zones that were previously untapped. The agreement was signed during Saudi Arabia's King ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Congress Ponders 'Marshall Plan' for Egypt U.S. News & World Report A top US senator is floating an ambitious proposal to rebuild Egypt and other Middle East trouble spots, prompting congressional soul-searching into whether the region's strongmen have any desire to change. The chairman of the Senate Appropriations ... Senator Lindsey Graham wants billions in emergency funds for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon |
Daily News Egypt | Unemployment and terrorism in Egypt Daily News Egypt I know I will not be the first or the last to write about the problem of unemployment in Egypt, but here, I will address in a few lines the disaster—not problem—of unemployment, which continues to snowball on a daily bases, causing frustration among ... |
Fairfax investment to aid Sanmar's Egypt expansion The Hindu The first tranche is expected to be completed in second quarter of 2016 upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the establishment of a term loan facility for $280 million between TCI Sanmar Chemicals Egypt, the Egyptian subsidiary of ... |
Wall Street Journal | Saudi King Makes First Official Visit to Egypt Wall Street Journal Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived in Egypt on Thursday for a rare foreign visit intended to cement the relationship between the two major Arab powers, as the kingdom courts greater support from its ally on regional security amid tensions with Iran. Saudi King Arrives in Egypt to Official Fanfare, High Hopes Saudi king sets aside frustrations with Egypt for state visit Saudi Arabia to sign $21.5 billion energy, development deals with Egypt: sources |
Daily News Egypt | US, Israel, Egypt consider restructuring Multinational Force mission in Sinai Daily News Egypt The MFO mission refused to comment on media reports that stated that the US is mulling pulling troops out of the most endangered mission outposts in Sinai, telling Daily News Egypt last week that the MFO “with the strong support of the parties of the ... |