EMG shareholders pursue legal action against Egypt
JERUSALEM: International shareholders in East Mediterranean Gas Co (EMG) are pushing ahead with legal claims against Egypt for $8 billion in damages from contract violations in gas supplies, a company…
State security officers protest dismissal of Egypt police
ISMAILIA: State security officers in the Egyptian city of Ismailia staged a protest on Sunday over the dismissal of policemen accused of killing demonstrators during a popular uprising. The security…
Suez Canal working despite protests, says report
CAIRO: Egypt's Suez Canal is operating normally despite days of sit-ins and protests near the vital waterway, a Suez Canal Authority official told the state MENA news agency on Sunday.…
PM Sharaf promises sweeping changes or resignation
CAIRO: In an emergency meeting with youth leaders, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf promised a complete Cabinet reshuffle by July 17 and a change of governors before July 25, according…
Egypt detains former minister over pesticides
By Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian investigating judge ordered a former agriculture minister detained for questioning over accusations that he allowed the import of cancer-causing pesticides, the state news agency MENA reported…
Egypt’s inflation eases slightly in June on food prices
CAIRO: Egyptian inflation in the year to June eased slightly on the back of lower food prices from a year earlier, supporting a hold in central bank interest rates in…
Egypt down as protests persist
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark share index slumps after renewed demonstrations indicate the country's political troubles may be far from resolved. Tens of thousands of Egyptians packed city centers across Egypt over…
Military police disperse Suez protest by force
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Military police on Sunday forcefully dispersed a sit-in by thousands of Suez protesters blocking the Suez-Ain Sokhna desert road, reportedly detaining a number of them, Suez Revolution…
Egypt gas pipeline to Israel to be ready by weekend
By Omar Fahmy and Sami Aboudi / Reuters CAIRO: Repairs on an Egyptian pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan are expected to be completed by the end of the week,…
Tahrir sit-in continues, protesters call for resignation of SCAF, Cabinet
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters continued a sit-in in Tahrir Square for the third consecutive day demanding the resignation of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and…