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A brief on Egypt's tourism and safety situation
Even though it seems like the country is not in its best condition, the IB Traveler still advises tourists to visit Egypt.
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Boom or bust: Will expats invest in Egypt's economy?
With everything that has been going on with the country's economy and its political situation, it is negotiable how much hope expats still see.
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Sawiris backs bid for Egyptian bank EFG Hermes
Gulf Arab financiers also support the takeover bid of EFG Hermes, and investors plan to pay cash for the whole bank.
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Americans kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai released
Two American men were driving near the Dahab resort when they were stopped by a group of Bedouins at a makeshift roadblock.
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Fears over alcohol and bikini ban in Egypt dismissed
Egyptian tourism authorities have sought to reassure travellers about the future of the country as a holiday destination.
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Liberalization of Sudan currency: A nightmare for Egyptian traders
While this may strengthen the Sudanese pound against the US dollar in the long run, it is causing serious problems with Egyptian trading partners.
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Egypt calls on UK to sign treaty to speed extradition of Boutros Ghali
Official offers London a bilateral treaty on criminal extradition, a deal that could bring prompt swift return of fugitive minister.
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Hermes managing director considers returning to Egypt to face charges
Managing Director of Hermes Hassan Heikal decided to return to Egypt to face stock market manipulation charges.
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Satellite pyramid image dedicated to Egyptians
EIAST said the image was captured by DubaiSat-1 in its orbit 680 kilometres above the earth’s surface.
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Egypt: Added value in telecoms
Egypt’s three GSM operators – Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat – may soon be joined by the country’s first virtual network operator.
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Market Update: Egypt stocks close Thursday with tiny gain
EGX30 climbed up 0.01 per cent at 4,686 points by the end of Thursday's session, while EGX70 slipped a similarly marginal 0.03 per cent.
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Egypt offers T-Bills before Mubarak verdict; Dollar bonds gain
The North African country will sell six- and 12-month notes valued at 1.5 billion pounds and 2.5 billion pounds, respectively.
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Egypt hosts 40th African Insurance Organization Conference in May 2013
Unanimously, African nations agreed that Egypt would be the coming home of the 40th African Insurance Organization Conference after Khartoum.
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Emirates offers special fares for passengers in Egypt
Emirates is offering passengers in Egypt special Economy and Business Class fares to Dubai for a limited time.
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Bedouin seize two U.S. tourists in Egypt's Sinai
Two American tourists were kidnapped in Sinai by armed Bedouins, near the resort of Dahab.
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Egypt Yellow Pages offers SoLoMo solutions packages for SBs
SoLoMo helps in managing a customer’s social needs through platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Dalili.com.eg, and LinkedIn.
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Egyptians bend over backwards for a President
Media scholar and lecturer at Georgetown University Adel Iskandar writes about how Egyptians are forced to slide from one dilemma into another.
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Egypt aiming to be the comeback kid
Egypt's Tourism ministry’s strategy provides on-going support to its partners in the trade sector through joint advertising and marketing campaigns.
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Egypt motorists thirsty for fuel after third shortage this year
Motorists countrywide struggle to cope with yet another fuel shortage; Finance ministry to give extra $100 million to petrol ministry.
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Political turmoil drops Egypt's Sewedy Q1 net profit to 43.8%
Net profit fell to LE102.7 million (US$16.99 million) from LE182.8 million in the first quarter of 2011, the company said.