Fortune | Egypt Due for Another Devaluation in 2016/17, Economists Say Fortune The dollar shortage has stifled business activity and hit confidence in the Egyptian economy. Egypt devalued the pound by 13% in March in an effort to close the gap between the official and parallel rates but the move failed to boost dollar liquidity ... Supporting Egypt's Pound Was 'Grave Mistake,' Amer Says UPDATE 1-Egypt's current account deficit at $5.6 bln in Q3 2015-16 Egypt's BoP deficit jumps 260pct in Jul-Mar on falling tourism revenues, transfers |
CBC.ca | Ottawa group marks Egypt's military coup that left human rights 'under siege' CBC.ca An Ottawa group plans to gather in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Sandy Hill to highlight human rights abuses in the country on the third anniversary of the military coup. In 2013, Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was ... Egypt's official rights body notes torture, violations Egypt govt. under fire for failure to change rights situation Egypt's human rights body reports torture, other violations |
Reuters | Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer as confusion over imports lingers Reuters CAIRO Egypt appointed a new head on Sunday for its state wheat-importing body - one of the most influential positions in the global wheat market - as it remains mired in a dispute over the quality of grain it will buy. Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi ... |
Toronto Star | Egypt marks an unhappy anniversary: Editorial Toronto Star Three years ago today, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-linked president, Mohamed Morsi, was overthrown after millions staged massive protests, blaming him for stifling the economy and their hard-won freedoms. But it is proving a very unhappy anniversary for ... Egypt three years on: Division, anger and no way out Egypt rights watchdog criticizes disappearances, torture Egypt rights watchdog criticises disappearances, torture |
Crux: Covering all things Catholic | Egypt's Christians already have a Savior, they need a friend Crux: Covering all things Catholic Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, right, visits Coptic Pope Tawadros II, center, during Christmas Eve Mass at St. Mark's Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. The Coptic Christian population is considered to be the largest Christian ... Egypt to establish Higher Council for Investment chaired by President Sisi |
Al-Arabiya | 'Thug Life:' Exposing Egypt's disturbing revenge attack industry Al-Arabiya A new take on thuggery has sparked uproar in Egypt this week after a Facebook page gaining prominence across the country appeared to promote violent revenge attacks. For years, Egypt's thuggery culture existed to fill a power vacuum in areas where weak ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkish FM 'ready to meet' Egyptian counterpart Hurriyet Daily News But there is a fact that Egypt cannot go on like this. Egypt has to take positive steps. I can of course talks about these issues with my [Egyptian] counterpart. There is no problem in this,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told TRT in an interview ... |
CityLab | The Extraordinary Privilege of the Wealthy Suburbs in Egypt CityLab The Egyptian group 10 Tooba recently published findings on government spending on the country's built environment—and the results are stark. The study looks at public spending on six sectors: housing, urban development, water, waste water, electricity ... |
Ahram Online | Egypt 'fully supports' Iraqi government after Baghdad's Karada and Shaab attacks Ahram Online The Egyptian foreign ministry strongly condemned early Sunday's terror attacks in the Karada and Shaab areas of Baghdad that killed almost 90 people and injured over 210. "The foreign ministry spokesman assured that Egypt stands by and fully supports ... |
Al-Monitor | Why did Egypt deport this British-Lebanese TV host? Al-Monitor CAIRO — Just hours after British-Lebanese TV presenter Liliane Daoud announced June 27 that her contract had ended with private satellite channel ONTV, the Egyptian authorities decided to deport her from the country under the pretext that her ... |