United States: A tale of morals and cruelty
By Mohammed Nosseir There is no doubt that the United States of America is by far the most controversial nation among Arabs. Consecutive US Administrations have somehow managed to cultivate…
Sisi: Sinking Sinai
If a shaken public - and rest assured, based on many indications, the public is both shaken and angry - is to trust that its leaders have a rational, well-constructed…
Notes from America: Unlike the Egyptian sniper, ‘American Sniper’ is glorified
By Ahmed Tharwat A day before the fourth anniversary of the 25 January Revolution, a 32- year -old mother, activist and poet Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh carried a wreath of flowers and went…
Public health challenges in the Middle East
By Dr Cesar Chelala Despite modest growth and poverty reduction, some important gains in the health status of the population have been achieved in the Middle East, thanks to improvements in…
Final verdict for Mohamed Morsi due 16 May
Ex-president and 35 Muslim Brotherhood leaders accused in “espionage trial”
Barclays aims to raise deposits portfolio by 10% by end of 2015: Retail banking head
Barclays deposits portfolio is at EGP 14bn, and bank aims to raise it to 10% by the end of this year
This is why you agreed to support me in fighting terrorism: Al-Sisi
Sinai attacks will not be last, says president following series of operations in North Sinai
CIB’s Ezz Al-Arab receives best CEO in Africa award
Chairman and Managing Director of Commercial International Bank (CIB) Hisham Ezz Al-Arab has been awarded the EMEA Finance African Banking best CEO award for 2014 in Africa, the bank announced…
NBE’s deposits reach EGP 405bn
The total amount of National Bank of Egypt’s (NBE) loan portfolio has registered EGP 136bn, said Hisham Okasha, General Manager of NBE. Meanwhile, the net loan portfolio of the bank…
Egyptian banks expanding tax, customs e-payment service
Tax system e-payment currently working with nearly 33 banks, through 3,439 bank branches and 1,405 post offices
