Islamic Trade lends Egypt USD 1bn to meet rising demand of consumer goods
The Egyptian government signed a final agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank group, for a one billion dollar loan to…
Tunisia’s President and Premier face off
Tunisian ruling coalition facing internal divisions that are stalling the nation's transition
EU warns Egypt against cotton import ban
By Omar Abdel Hamid and Mohamed Salah El-Din The European Union warned the Egyptian government over the continuation of banning cotton imports. In a statement to the Egyptian Ministry of…
Morsi’s scales of justice
By Alya Essam As millions of Egyptians sat glued to TV screens listening to their new civilian president’s inaugural speech on Saturday, a wide array of public representatives were among…
Chasing ElBaradei
Egypt’s most sought-after unemployed public figure and why everyone wants him in government
Government resumes cement license programme
By Islam Zayed An official in the Ministry of Finance revealed that the government was resuming its cement licensing programme in order to attract investment, especially foreign investment, noting that…
Protesters keep up the pressure
Egypt protesters demonstrated at the Presidential Palace demanding the release of Jan 25 Revolution prisoners