Editor’s letter: Voting for God
On a 40 minute Metro ride from New Marg station to Saad Zaghloul, trying to avoid the traffic jams across the city caused by anti- and pro-Morsy protests, the political…
Crisis over constitution shows no sign of easing
Egyptians living abroad headed to polling stations on Wednesday to vote in a popular referendum over the country's first post revolution constitution. In Egypt meanwhile, controversy over the proposed constitution…
Review: Commentaries fuelled against the constitution
As the constitution referendum is getting closer, columnists have analysed the extent to which Islamist groups strive to pass the constitution. Several writers have condemned the idea of moving forward…
QNB in final stages of NSGB acquisition
Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group announced that it is in “definitive agreement” with the French bank Societe Generale concerning the acquisition of its entire stake in National Societe Generale Bank…
Armed forces cancel national meeting
Call for dialogue meeting postponed shortly after being scheduled
SCAF-instated CBE law modifications to be confirmed by Morsy
President Morsy will issue a declaration in a few days to amend 2 articles of the presidential decree number 64 for 2004 governing the Central Bank of Egypt, according to…
Referendum split
Concerns over the legality of decision to spread the referendum over a week and the integrity of the results
Saber sentenced to three years for blasphemy
Egyptian activist to spend three years in prison for questioning religion and role of clerics
Financial community pessimistic
By Mahmoud Kasas Experts in finance and investment banking agreed that the government’s recent decision to postpone the signing of the $4.8 billion IMF loan will have a negative impact…
