Parliament approves Agriculture Bank Law, moving the bank under CBE’s authority
The Egyptian parliament approved a law that would oversee the transfer of authority over the Principal Bank for Development and Agricultural Credit (PBDAC) on Tuesday. “The Central Bank of Egypt…
Sameh Shoukry meets with Merkel’s foreign, security policy adviser
Christoph Heusgen is visiting Egypt for consultations on a number of regional issues and to follow up on the bilateral relations between Egypt and Germany
35 water stations halted after floods leave Nile with high levels of turbidity
Expert opinions divided regarding reasons for murky water, as officials deny that it has any effect on drinking and tap water
Police conscript killed by explosion in central Sinai
The explosion left a police officer and another conscript injured; army foils attack on checkpoint
Osama Ghazly Harb appointed as head of presidential Detained Youth Committee
Harb called for the release of young detainees while speaking at the National Youth Forum held in Sharm El-Sheikh last week
Opposition to 11/11 protests continues
Al-Dostour party rejected the ongoing calls for protests on 11 November in a statement released on Tuesday, calling them anonymously backed and condemning them for increasing tension in the political…
‘Rabaa sit-in dispersal’ trial postponed to 19 November, 2 defendants released
Shawkan’s lawyer submitted an official request to the judicial panel for the photojournalist to be sent for medical tests
Egyptian pound devaluation could cause heavy losses for customers with open currency position
Importers of medicines and commodities priced upon the US dollar’s official rate are the most affected; the government is facing the same problem