Industrial sector accounts for 32.6% of credit facilities in April: CBE
The industrial sector accounted for 32.6% of the total credit facilities granted by banks in April, according to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). In its monthly bulletin on the…
Will Republicans dump Trump at the convention?
Donald Trump is still the unofficial Republican presidential nominee. It's not official until the party's convention in Cleveland. Ines Pohl looks at the chances he's stopped by the GOP establishment.
Supply Ministry purchases 300,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian wheat
The Ministry of Supply has announced the purchase of 300,000 tonnes of Russian and Romanian wheat in the second global tender in the new fiscal year budget. The tender, in…
Attempted coup in Turkey ‘will lead to a witch hunt’
The Turkish composer Tolga Yayalar, who lives in Istanbul, tells DW how he experienced the attempted military coup on Friday night. He fears for freedom of art and the press.
Egypt ‘surprised’ by claims it obstructed Security Council statement on Turkey
The Foreign Affairs Ministry said Egypt only suggested a ‘slight’ amendment that does not change the core meaning of the statement
US navy commander in Egypt to meet senior officials
The head of the US Naval Forces Central Command is set to discuss American-Egyptian collaboration
Ministry of Antiquities launches first permanent exhibition for replicas
International exhibitions will be held showing original antiquities to attract more tourists, says Abdel Baseer
Military regimes should not be recognised
The military upheaval in Turkey, of which the final consequences are yet to be seen, highlights a major weakness in worldwide efforts to promote democracy. This event underscores the need to…
Erdogan purges army and judiciary after failed coup
The Turkish government has arrested thousands of soldiers and fired thousands of judges after the failed coup
Armed group seizes police building, takes hostages in Armenia capital
Armenian security forces have been negotiating with a group of armed men who seized a police station in Yerevan. The group is said to have links with an imprisoned opposition…