Financial Times | Egypt close to $7bn a year support agreement with IMF Financial Times Egypt said on Tuesday that it was close to finalising an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a three-year support programme with the aim of securing funding worth $7bn a year. The announcement comes as the Egyptian pound reached a ... Egypt Talks for IMF Loan Program Are Nearing 'Final Stages' IMF says Egypt requests loan of $7million UPDATE 2-Egypt says close to securing 3-year IMF loan programme |
New York Times | Diversity Questions Raised About Nascent 'Prince of Egypt' Musical ... New York Times Concern about a lack of diversity dominated the Oscars this year. Pride about an unusually diverse theater season permeated the Tonys in June. Now the issue ... Prince of Egypt Casting Prompts Diversity Conversation; Director ... |
Al-Monitor | Egypt's doctors take on army over HIV 'cure' controversy Al-Monitor An Egyptian Medical Syndicate internal investigative committee recommended the initiation of disciplinary action against four physicians found to have participated in promoting a device that treats patients with hepatitis C and HIV, prior to the ... |
Al-Monitor | How Egypt's Brotherhood helped counter Turkey's coup attempt Al-Monitor Amr Farrag, one of the founders of the Rasd Network, which supports the Muslim Brotherhood, wrote the following on his personal Facebook page: “I call on the Arab youth generally, and the Egyptian and Syrian youth present in Turkey [specifically], to ... |
Wall Street Journal | Bets on Egypt Currency Devaluation Rise - WSJ Wall Street Journal The Egyptian pound fell to its lowest-ever valuation on the unofficial black market amid increasing bets that a weaker economy will force Cairo to devalue its ... |
Ahram Online | Egypt keen on promoting military cooperation with Pakistan: Sisi to Pakistani general Ahram Online Egypt is keen on promoting cooperation with Pakistan and benefitting from that country's military experience in fighting terrorism, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told Pakistan's army chief of staff General Raheel Sharif during his official two day ... Pakistan, Egypt agree to work in harmony to wipe out terrorism Egyptian, Pakistani military officials meet in Cairo |
Fox News | Attacks Against Christians in Egypt Rising at Alarming Rate, Human Rights Groups Warn Fox News Human rights groups have been speaking out against what they say is an alarming escalation of violence in several attacks against Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christian community, with police providing little if any protection for victims. Mina Thabet ... Christians in Egypt Increasingly Under Attack by Muslims, Bishop Says |
Ahram Online | Russian flight safety experts eye September for next visit to Egypt: Russia transport minister Ahram Online "Different experts in various fields are there [in Egypt] quite often. I think the next visit should be planned for somewhere in September," Sokolov told reporters. Following his visit to Russia last week, Egyptian civil aviation minister Sherif Fathy ... Egypt's top prosecutor, A321 investigation team ready to present results Egyptian Prosecutor General to Present A321 Crash Investigation Results |
Wealthiest 10% in Egypt responsible for 25% of spending: CAPMAS Ahram Online The wealthiest 10 percent of citizens in Egypt are responsible for 25 percent of the total expenditure of Egyptians, while the poorest 10 percent are responsible for only 4 percent of the total expenditure, reflecting the huge gap in living standards ... |
MassisPost | Armenian Genocide Recognition Resolution Submitted to Egypt's Parliament MassisPost CAIRO (Ahram online) — Independent Egyptian MP Mostafa Bakri said that he and 336 MPs have called on parliament to approve a draft resolution in favor of recognizing the death of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman state in 1915 ... Armenian Genocide recognition process initiated in Egypt Egypt's Lawmakers Put Forward Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide |