FIFA U-20 World Cup begins in New Zealand
A total of 24 teams qualified from six continents are competing for the title. For Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria qualified to the tournament after they reached the semi-finals…
Homosexuals’ ongoing acceptance struggle increases as government crackdown tightened
Over 95 people were arrested in Egypt for same-sex conduct or gender expression between July 2013 and December 2014, says HRW
EIPR slams state solution to displace Coptic families
Customary sessions have turned into a parallel unfair judiciary, the organisation said
Disagreements still in place, dialogue will continue: Merkel and Al-Sisi
Merkel criticised death sentences in Egypt, Al-Sisi said that Egypt guarantees region’s stability
Emirates Airline celebrates $913m sukuk listing in NASDAQ Dubai
In 2013, the airline listed $1bn sukuk in NASDAQ Dubai
E-Finance offers e-collection service for Zakat
The new service’s main aim is to establish the principle of solidarity between community members and ease the procedures needed for paying Zakat and charity.
Petroleum ministry to provide 135m cubic metres of gas daily in summer: EGAS
Approximately 83.5m cubic metres of gas, 24,000 tonnes of fuel oil and 8,000 tonnes of diesel provided daily to power stations
What was behind Standard & Poor’s Positive outlook?
More than three quarters of Egyptian public expenditures are allocated for the wages of 6.5 million public sector workers, different subsidies programmes and debt services.
5% of Egypt’s population suffers from food insecurity: FAO
Political struggle in Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, and Palestine increased spread of food insecurity, says Ould Ahmed
Nile phosphate spill major threat: NSF official
Official from US research foundation outlines dangers, solutions to water threats
