Information Minister Criticizes media
Abdel Maqsoud: negative practices are spreading like focusing on negative events, fabricating news and misusing freedom
Arab African Bank funds alternatives to electricity and natural gas
Minister of Electricity and Energy says Egypt and UAE are establishing nuclear power reactors
Egyptians in Israeli prisons begin a hunger strike
Israel has so far released 5 Egyptian inmates, all from the Sinai Peninsula, who confirmed the fact that they were exposed to poor conditions and harsh treatment by Israeli prison…
Wheat shipments arrive at Alexandria
Liners from US, Brazil, Australia, Romania and Ukraine arrive in port city carrying 227,000 tonnes of wheat
Proposed EFG Hermes-QInvest partnership terminated
All necessary regulatory approval gained before termination date of 4 May, except EFSAs
Dollar speculation creates local black market for gold
Black market now real determiner of gold prices, says gold expert at Cairo Chamber of Commerce
Orascom Telecom North Korean mobile subsidiary nears 2 million subscribers
Koryolink, jointly operated by Orascom and North Korean government, doubles subscriber base since February 2012
Android models make up 40% of Arab world smartphones
IOS-operated Apple iPhones place second with 35% of the 22 million user market
EOHR condemns torture in Assiut
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights condemns the use of torture by police and calls on government to ratify international laws
