Former MB Supreme Guide Badie’s trial postponed

The Shubra Al-Kheima Criminal Court postponed on Tuesday the trial of 48 defendants, including former Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie to 7 May. The defendants include prominent…

Hend Kortam

Global condemnation of Minya mass death sentences

Prosecutor general orders appeal for all 528 sentenced in Minya on Monday

Joel Gulhane

Al Jazeera files $150m claim against Egypt

Doha-based broadcaster says government violated bilateral investment treaty

Aaron T. Rose

Rafah border crossing opens for two days

Egyptian authorities open the crossing for humanitarian cases upon Palestine’s request

Hend Kortam

Car bomb kills 2 soldiers in Libya’s Benghazi: Officials

The attack, which took place at the entrance to the barracks on road to the airport, appeared to have been carried out by a suicide car bomber

Daily News Egypt

CBE keeps interest rates on hold for third consecutive time

Bank says decision aims to balance increasing annual inflation rates, sluggish economic activity, low investment levels and negative GDP outlook

Doaa Farid

US revives ‘Iron Curtain’ policies in Ukraine showdown: Russia

The Russian foreign ministry warned the sanctions were “absolutely counterproductive” and were driving the crisis towards “a dead end”

Daily News Egypt

OCI hit by poor Mid East conditions but sees better 2014

Reuters - Dutch-listed construction and chemicals company OCI NV missed earnings forecasts for 2013 partly because of difficult conditions in its core Middle Eastern markets, but said it expected 2014…

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Armed forces allocates EGP 1bn to upgrade 31 hospitals

Hospitals suffering from “deterioration in their performance”, health minister says

Doaa Farid

Egypt’s Arabian Cement to announce IPO price on 10 May

Reuters - Egypt’s Arabian Cement Company has set an indicative price range for its planned stock market listing at between EGP 8.45 and EGP 9.55 ($1.37), with trading to begin…

Daily News Egypt