Finance ministry yet to impose property tax on petroleum companies: Adviser
Public petroleum establishments will be exempted, while private companies will be subject to the law, says senior Tax Authority official
Slum growth, electricity and water shortages are ‘enemies’ to fight: PM
Government counts on Suez Canal, Golden Triangle, and northwestern Sahel projects to reduce unemployment rates
Power crisis threatens industrial sector
Daily reduction of 725m cubic feet of gas at factories; gas supply to EBIC, Alexandria Fertilizers, and Egyptian Fertilizers stopped
How uncertainty managed to negatively affect the Egyptian economy
By Mohammed Nosseir Egypt is in need of a coherent economic vision complemented by explicit economic policies. Undermining both, or using economic initiatives as substitutes and surprising citizens with an…
Syria: One year later
By Matthew Timmerman A column in honour of the one-year anniversary of Syria’s chemical attack At 2.30 am on the morning of 21 August 2013, statements circulated on Twitter of a…
Greater respect for international humanitarian law needed – 150 years after Geneva Convention
By Didier Burkhalter and Peter Maurer 150 years ago this past Friday, the first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed…
Egypt looks to secure LNG production and supply
With its significant reserves of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Egypt has been a key exporter for regional consumers over the past decade but with growing domestic consumption and a…
Egypt does not support the Syrian regime or opposition: Al-Sisi
Egypt is a member of the Friends of Syria group, which is made up of countries that oppose Syrian president Al-Assad
Ministry of Interior relocates street vendors causing outrage
Street vendors in downtown Cairo moved to Al-Torgoman, which they describe as "non-commercial"
Al-Sisi voices willingness to visit Ethiopia up to 3 times to resolve dam issue
Egypt’s water minister arrives in Sudan to attend tripartite talks held to address issues surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
