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A tour guide in Egypt on the country's latest elections
Egyptian tour guide Arafa Omran explains the situation of the tourism sector after preliminary results of the presidential elections.
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Egypt election result delayed
The Supreme Presidential Elections Council has received over 400 complaints and indictments from the campaigns of both candidates.
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Traders charge Egypt big premiums for fuel shipments
As Egypt has had several fuel crises in the past 18 months, traditional suppliers are frightened off due to the slow transition to democracy.
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Egyptian pound bid at lowest in over 7 years
Political upheaval sees currency fall to new low against the US dollar, the lowest in more than seven years.
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Google Translate misfires on Egypt's future president
Google Translate has a lot of talents, but fortune-telling and seeing the future is not one of them.
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Offerna: Egypt's first group buying website
Despite challenges along the way, Offerna.com has brought the merchant’s name to millions in Egypt and the Middle East.
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Market Report: Egypt stocks edge up 0.5 pct but uncertainty looms
Main index sees a slight revival, but it may be the calm before the storm as Egypt nervously awaits results of last weekend's presidential runoff.
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Opinion: The army and the economy in Egypt
Zeinab Abu ElMagd writes about why the Egyptian military's budget is above public transparency and accountability.
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Opinion: US aid should be a lever to pressure Egypt's military
Too many signs and milestones are paving the way to a new military dictatorship in Egypt - a fact some Americans do not welcome.
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Runoff media coverage biased, monitoring committee says
Presidential Elections Commission committee charged several media outlets and TV-presenters with bias and attempts of influencing voters.
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Egyptian camel riders hope they'll have a say
Tourism has been hit hard by the current instability in Egypt, which led those working in the former sector to vote for Shafiq in the elections.
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Egyptian Gulf Bank to fund two projects with EGP500m
The Egyptian Company for Ethylene and Derivatives and the East Delta Electricity Production Company will be funded by the Egyptian Gulf Bank.
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The badly kept secret of Israel's trade throughout the Muslim world
Iran's computer systems, the electricity in Indonesian PM's office and the body armor protecting Saudi soldiers came from Israel.
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Losing Egypt won't be a disaster for Apache
Oil and gas exploration and production company Apache believes that it would be much more dangerous to lose Libya than Egypt.
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Vodafone Egypt starts investment fund
Vodafone Egypt is planning to invest in small ICT companies to encourage entrepreneurship and build a strong, local ICT-market.
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Egypt sells more dollar T-bills than it sought
The central bank received bids worth $890 million, with yields on the accepted bids ranging from 3.7 to 3.73 percent.
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4.4 mln tourists visited Egypt in 5 months
In the same period last year, 3.4 million tourists entered the country, showing that there is hope for the tourism sector.
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Market update: Egypt stocks lose 4.5 pct by midday
Egypt stocks are negatively impacted by the political suspense for the second day in a row, as EGX30 loses 3.42% and EGX70 loses 2.39%.
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Opinion: Controversial Cairo refinery gets $3.7 bln from WB, EIB, EFG Hermes
The Mostorod Refinery Project is not welcomed by everyone, especially when talking about where the funding is coming from.
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Egypt's asset freeze request still pending in UAE
The United Arab Emirates government is still hesitating in freezing the assets and bank accounts of members of the ousted Egyptian regime.