Finance minister addresses budget deficit challenges
Minister discusses ways to reduce or maintain budget deficit at 11% during American Chamber of Commerce conference
Draft Parliamentary Elections Law finalised
Drafted by a special committee, the law is expected to govern coming parliamentary elections
Engineering student killed by birdshot: Forensics Authority
Student death toll rises to 16
African Union Election Observation Mission arrives in Cairo
International election observers continue to arrive ahead of presidential elections
Flat6Labs Demo Day shines spotlight on Egyptian entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship “accelerator” sees its largest class of graduates to date
42 Egyptians win at Innovate ICT Award competition
Winners awarded over EGP 4bn to spend on their innovative projects
54 Morsi supporters given life sentences
155 defendants are handed sentences in another mass trial
138,000 new internet users in Q1 2014
Total number of internet users in Egypt rose to 2.77 million by the end of March, compared to 2.63 million in December, marking a 5.2% increase
Connectivity, costs and content challenge Arabs online
Almost 50% of a 3,000 person sample face problems in accessing internet; some 40% struggle with absence of Arabic content
Fahmy in communication with counterparts about ‘deteriorating situation’ in Libya
Foreign minister urges Egyptians in Libya to exercise “utmost care and caution”