News
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Yahoo’s Yamli deal may spur Mideast venture capital investments
Foreign companies are amazed by what Arab youngsters can do with today's technology, in terms of projects and startups.
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Morsi opens to youth, Copts, tourism and women
In an attempt to calm down liberals & Copts, presidential hopeful Mohamed Morsi talked about freedoms in the tourism sector & denied veil obligation.
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Central Bank demands restructuring of energy subsidies
The Parliament questioned the Cabinet about its statement of reducing petroleum subsidies in the coming fiscal year's budget.
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Egypt ETF not liking election results
The unexpected outcome of Egypt's presidential elections has dragged down the stock market, due to investors' confusion.
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Egypt consumer confidence falls 4.4 pct in April: Report
Drop in consumer confidence blamed on falling family incomes, says government report.
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Egypt's OCI almost doubles investment on Gavilon stake sale
The stake sale of the fertiliser unit to Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. was worth $604.8 million.
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In St. Catherine, monastery seeks permanence through technology
The monastery of St. Catherine is planning to digitalize its manuscripts and make them available online.
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Egypt offers visa-free regime for Turkish and Azerbaijani tourists
Tourism Minister Munir Abdennur announced a visa-free regime for eight nationalities, but only if they travel as part of a travel agency.
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The future of Egypt's economy
"As the most diversified economy in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt has enormous potential," writes Samuel Perriman.
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Flame virus: who is behind the world's most complicated espionage software?
Experts believe that the complexity of the espionage-computer-virus "The Flame" indicates that it is state-sponsored.
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What people want from the president
The basic needs of Egyptians can be summarized in terms of jobs, better health care & higher wages, & the next president is expected to provide that.
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Egypt's new president to face daunting challenges
Investors are anxious for the new president to be announced, in order to be able to plan ahead and place investments where needed.
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After Egypt
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Amid obstacles, enthusiasts hope bird-watching tourism will take flight
The Environment Ministry is organizing bird-watching trips for tourists and locals, in cooperation with the NGO Nature Conservation Egypt.
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Africa has less room to offset Europe crisis, AfDB says
Europe is casting a “shadow” on Africa’s economic prospects, muting the impact of a recovery in North Africa after uprisings.
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Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say
Among the countries affected by the "Flame"-attack are Iran, Israel, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
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Market Update: Egypt stocks down 1.25 pct by Monday close
EGX30 lost 1.25 per cent to finish Monday's session at 4,738 points, while EGX70 slipped 0.2 per cent.
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Egypt's economy will never be islamized: Hala El Saeed
Professor of Economics and Political Science Dr. Hala El Saeed expects that Islamic Sharia-compliant market mechanisms will be introduced.
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Hoteliers build their hopes on Egypt
Hoteliers believe that the presidential elections have not hit Egypt too hard when talking about the tourism sector.
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Egypt's tourism industry under spotlight in elections
Both candidates in Egypt's presidential election run-off offer different possibilities for the tourism sector.