Ministry of Information to apply austerity measures
Interior minister rails against financial inefficiencies to Shura Council’s Financial and Economic Committee
Government devises blackout warning system
TV and radio warning system will alert Egyptians of impending blackouts
Green Tourism
Minister of Tourism signs a protocol for ‘Green Tourism’ in a press conference.
Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt subscribe to $200m in international government bonds
$2.7bn bond package released several days ago on Irish stock market
Al-Dostour Party leading members arrested
Three members of the Al-Dostour Party in Aswan were arrested and beaten at the Giza train station
Foreigners sentenced to death for drug smuggling
British embassy in Cairo says it will do its ‘utmost to prevent this execution’
Mubarak era housing minister released
Ahmed Al-Maghrabi released after facing charges of wasting public funds
Douma gets 6 months in jail for Insulting President Morsi
Activist’s sentencing comes amid record-high number of lawsuits filed for insulting the president
Four protesters arrested outside Morsi’s home
The detainees were part of a demonstration on Sunday against the recent power cuts witnessed across the country
Egypt sees 5,544 demonstrations in first 5 months of 2013: report
Protests against deteriorating security situation drive the most demonstrations in May