Car market grows 15% in first half of 2013
102,000 vehicles sold despite political turmoil
Industry and foreign trade ministeryto focus on increasing exports
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour announced that he is reviewing a plan to increase the industrial exports to EGP 145bn by the end of this year
IMF: No contact yet with interim government
Spokesman says the decision to engage with the interim government depends on shareholders
Morsi’s ouster was will of the people: ambassador to France
Kamel later met with the French-Egyptian Friendship Group in the French National Assembly and phoned the group’s head to “explain the events of the 30 June revolution” and the current…
Democratic Front Party petition to support armed forces
The party launches a campaign to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and delegates the armed forces to combat terrorism
Obama urges US politicians to help strengthen middle class
Washington has lost focus on strengthening the middle class, said the president.
Investors still worried post-3 July
The company described the environment for investment in Egypt as “challenging”.
Amnesty calls on security forces to protect protesters
“Security forces have repeatedly failed to protect protesters, bystanders and residents from attacks by armed assailants.”
Beyond “crowd democracy”
A new buzz word is being coined these days: Crowd Democracy. Basically, in the absence of a system, an alternative system is created, or as Wael Nawara puts it: “As…
Constituent Assembly accused of corruption
Accusations against senior members of the 2012 Constituent Assembly will be reviewed by the Public Prosecutor