UN climate-change envoy Mary Robinson criticizes UK, Germany
UN climate change envoy Mary Robinson has called the UK and Germany to account over their commitment to the terms of last year's global agreement in Paris. She has accused…
Egypt exports register EGP 16.6bn in April, imports record EGP 40.5bn: CAPMAS
The value of Egyptian exports reached EGP 16.6bn during April 2016, while imports recorded EGP 40.5bn in the same month, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics…
Non-commissioned police officer dies after sustaining injuries
Anonymous gunmen attacked a police officer and two of his aides in Fayoum on Saturday
Russian doping report due, Olmypic ban requests already drafted
A report into allegations of state-sponsored Russian doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics is to be published in Toronto. Draft requests to ban Russia from Rio have already circulated,…
Calm atmosphere in Turkish coastal resorts
Some 200,000 Germans are said to be holidaying in Turkey at the moment. The German Foreign Office warns tourists in Istanbul and Ankara to be extremely vigilant.
Botched coup weighs on Turkish shares
Stocks in Turkey opened lower after the weekend's failed coup attempt, while the government in Ankara insisted the negative consequences would only be temporary. Some experts aren't quite so optimistic.…
‘Eshtebak’ to be released at Egyptian theatres by end of July
Only two weeks remain until the highly anticipated film Eshtebak (Clash) is released in Egyptian theatres. The film, which was first released at the Cannes Film Festival to an international…
Cairo hotels’ revenue per available room expected to grow by 22% during June to August y-o-y
Colliers expects that the occupancy rate in Hurghada will be 5% more than that in Sharm El-Sheikh from June to August
Japan’s SoftBank to buy British chipmaker ARM
The Japanese cellphone carrier SoftBank is buying the chipmaker ARM, the most valuable tech company listed in London. The deal is one of the most valuable in the European tech…