‘Christian Returnees’ issue injunction against interior ministry
CAIRO: A group of Christians who converted to Islam and then back to Christianity issued an injunction against both the Minister of Interior and the head of the Civil…
Khattab receives Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
CAIRO: Minister of State for Family and Population Moshira Khattab received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic — the highest badge of honor in Italy — on Monday…
Hisham Talaat Moustafa sentenced to 15 years for inciting murder of Lebanese singer
CAIRO: In an unprecedented incident, judge Adel Abdel-Salam Gomaa sentenced business tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for inciting the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne…
Detained Sudanese refugee at risk of torture, says NGO
CAIRO: A Sudanese refugee currently being detained by Egyptian state security is at risk of torture, an NGO said on Tuesday. The Center for Contemporary Sudanese Studies says in a…
The reel life
“If you have a phone,” says Simon Tarr, “you can make a movie.” “The good news,” Sandra Ruch adds, “is that everyone has a camera; the bad news is that…
Egypt bond market reforms almost complete: minister
CAIRO: Egypt is close to completing a new legal framework for its secondary bond market and is taking other measures to improve bond trading, outgoing investment minister Mahmoud Mohieldin said…
Social equality a looming problem in Egypt, say panelists
CAIRO: While panelists at a Euromoney conference applauded the government’s efforts to drive growth, there was an almost unanimous consensus that social inequality is a major concern for maintaining that…
Poverty alleviation, investment climate top Euromoney agenda
CAIRO: “We need to concentrate on two things: poverty alleviation and addressing education,” Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali told a conference Tuesday. The minister outlined an ambitious plan to decrease…
Productivity of fruits, vegetables fall 70 pct
A report prepared by the Agricultural Research Center announced an annual fall in productivity of fruits and vegetables by 70 percent, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, on the back of climate…
NBAD not ruling out another bond sale
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is not ruling out another bond sale this year, but pricing would have to be tighter than on the bank's previous issues, Reuters reported,…