Youth political groups announce support for presidential candidates
Tamarod announces support for Al-Sisi, Al-Tayar Al-Shaaby supports Sabahy
EOHR calls for the release of 20 students in preventative detention
Five “Al-Qahwa” student detainees provisionally released
Egypt and Jordan conclude 24th Joint Commission cycle
High level cooperation between the two countries yields a number of agreements
EU comments prompt angry Egypt response
Foreign ministry suggests EU may have a “certain political orientation” towards Egypt
Egypt among seven most vulnerable economies in the MENA region: World Bank
World Bank economists say gains from the government’s two economic stimulus packages will be small, short lived
Solution has not been reached in dam talks: Egyptian, Ethiopian water ministries
Egypt says all its proposals were rejected by Ethiopia; the latter says disagreement was over including an international element to a proposed committee
Mubadala assessing options for $1.25bn bond maturity
The maturity is part of a $1.75bn, two-tranche bond which the fund sold in 2009, with the remaining $500m set to mature in 2019.
NCHR looks into torture reports of revolutionary anniversary detainees
Nation without Torture campaign condemns alleged torture amid Ministry of Interior’s denial of validity of torture accounts
Court delays Istanbul airport project
The state airports authority responded to the court ruling by saying the project was continuing as planned.
Kuwait’s takaful firms struggle in crowded market
Reuters - Kuwait’s first Islamic insurer was born 14 years ago, but its takaful firms are still struggling in a crowded market that faces cut-throat competition. This has led to…