Israel’s growing wall of steel fences off Egypt
NETAFIM: Far from the uproar of Cairo's Tahrir Square, Israel has been doubling its efforts to erect a giant, impenetrable security barrier along its 240-km border with the Egyptian Sinai.…
Egypt’s economic woes mount
CAIRO: The success of Islamist parties in Egypt's elections could aggravate an already serious economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation, analysts say. Since an uprising in January…
Egypt ranks 21 on climate change index
Durban: From the 61 countries assessed for the year 2011, Egypt's overall ranking is 21 on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released by Germanwatch, CAN-Europe, and IndyACT in Durban…
Suez Canal Nov revenue $435.5 mln
CAIRO: Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 5.5 percent on a year earlier to $435.5 million in November, but down 2.8 percent from a month earlier, the Suez Canal Authority…
Arab uprisings reshape map of US influence
DUBAI: About 18 months before the Egyptian uprising that would doom Hosni Mubarak, a US diplomatic cable was sent from Cairo. It described Mubarak as the likely president-for-life and said…
Egypt to offer LE 5 bln in reopened bonds
CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry will offer LE 5 billion ($830.98 million) in reopened three- and five-year bonds at an auction on Dec. 19, the central bank said on Monday. Yields…
Egypt inflation rise deepens challenge for Cabinet
CAIRO: Inflation in Egypt's faltering economy accelerated in November, putting pressure on the new government to help millions of poor whose living costs were pushed up by supply chain failures…
Egypt falls after call for austerity
CAIRO: Selling by foreigners pushed Egypt's benchmark index lower after Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury called for austerity to cope with an economic situation he described as "worse than anyone imagined."…
Conference raises awareness for female voters
CAIRO: Experts warned against using religion to sway the vote in the second round of the parliamentary elections, saying that “religion and politics do not merge,” at a conference held…
PM tells Egyptians austerity needed to help economy
CAIRO: Egypt’s prime minister said Sunday that the economic situation was worse than anyone imagined and that there was a need for austerity to rein in the burgeoning budget deficit.…