Aljazeera.com | Giulio Regeni, Italian Student, Was Under Investigation in Egypt Before His Death New York Times CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian security officers investigated an Italian graduate student for several days just two weeks before his brutalized body was discovered on the outskirts of Cairo in February, Egypt's top prosecutor said on Friday, altering the ... Egypt 'investigated' Giulio Regeni before his murder Egypt police had been investigating Regeni before his disappearance: Official Egypt union head reported Giulio Regeni to police - prosecutor |
Voice of America | Group Urges Egypt to Enact Penalties for Female Circumcision Voice of America The centuries-old practice, misguidedly believed to control women's sexuality, was criminalized in Egypt in 2008. However, it remains widespread and an estimated 90 percent of Egyptian women have undergone some form of the forced procedure. Egypt: New Penalties for Female Genital Mutilation | Human Rights ... Human Rights Watch lauds Egypt's tough anti-female genital mutilation law HRW hails Egypt's approval of harsher penalties against FGM, says ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Report: ISIS attack expected on Egypt-Israeli border in the next six ... Jerusalem Post Israel News In the next six months they will try to carry out an attack and try to do something against Israel,” officer tells The Telegraph. Egypt-Based Daesh-Linked Terror Group Plans to Attack Israel ... |
Forbes | Egypt Is About To Slash The Value Of Its Currency To Revive Its ... Forbes Egypt's Finance Minister says it needs to move faster in dealing with its currency woes, opening the way for a large and rapid devaluation of the Egyptian pound. Egypt negotiates a $3bn Saudi deposit – Middle East Monitor |
Wall Street Journal | Egypt's Money Woes Hit a Touchstone of Marriage Wall Street Journal CAIRO—He was a doctor. She was a dentist. And they loved each other, to the point of broaching marriage to their parents. But a romantic union between these two medical professionals fell apart over an economic indicator: the price of gold in Egypt. Egypt Names Six Provincial Governors, Mostly Ex-generals Egypt investigators closer to identifying causes of Russian plane crash: Committee Egypt Positions Itself at the Center of a New Energy Market |
The Guardian | Egypt bans unapproved statues after string of botched jobs The Guardian In response to a series of questionable statues that have sprung up in Egypt, the prime minister has banned all public artworks not approved by the ministry of culture. Sherif Ismail issued the decree after a controversial statue was unveiled in the ... Egypt bans public art that doesn't have government approval Egypt Requires Approval from Antiquities, Culture Ministries for ... |
Al-Monitor | Egypt hopes to use soccer to score influence in Africa Al-Monitor CAIRO — Presentation Sports submitted a proposal in late August to buy the broadcasting rights of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) championships until 2029 for $600 million. This is considered the first time an Egyptian company will compete ... |
Business Standard | World Bank Disburses $1 Billion to Egypt to Support Inclusive Growth Program World Bank Group CAIRO, September 9, 2016 – The World Bank today disbursed US$ 1 billion to Egypt for the First Fiscal Consolidation, Sustainable Energy, and Competitiveness Programmatic Development Policy Financing (DPF). This is the first in a programmatic series of ... Egypt receives first $1b tranche of World Bank loan World Bank loans Egypt $1 billion as economic relief Egypt Receives First Tranche of $3 Billion World Bank Loan |
Wall Street Journal | Wal-Mart to Stop Selling 'Egyptian Cotton' Sheets Made by Welspun ... Wall Street Journal Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would stop selling Egyptian cotton sheets made by Welspun India Ltd. after it said an investigation found the Indian textile giant ... Walmart pulls Welspun Egyptian cotton sheets - Business Insider |
TechCrunch | Ousta, Egypt's ride hailing app, lands a $1.25 million investment TechCrunch Five months after its March 2016 launch, Ousta, Egypt's first local ride sharing app, has received a bridge investment of $1.25 million as it looks to challenge established industry stalwarts, Uber and Careem. Although the financing is a pittance ... |