Egypt

  • Sep 18, 2006
  • 7 min read

EGYPT: Regional influence decline prompts rethink

Cairo is engaged in intensive efforts to re-launch the Arab-Israeli peace process at the UN...

Egypt
  • Sep 14, 2006
  • 7 min read

EGYPT: Subsidy cuts policy to continue

The Monetary Policy Committee will assess the impact on inflation of fuel price increases...

Egypt
  • Aug 9, 2006
  • 12 min read

MIDDLE EAST: New quasi-parties are real opposition

The waning appeal of traditional secular opposition parties in the Middle East casts doubt on the...

Middle East
  • Aug 2, 2006
  • 2 min read

EGYPT: Bank of Alexandria sale shortlist announced

The Central Bank and Investment Ministry today said they have shortlisted six consortia as...

Egypt
  • Jul 31, 2006
  • 7 min read

EGYPT: Gas strategy success drives growth

Next year's budget will provide for increases in domestic energy prices. Egypt is now the seventh...

Egypt
  • Jul 10, 2006
  • 2 min read

EGYPT: Brotherhood arrests coincide with media protest

Police arrested 30 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's strongest opposition...

Egypt
  • Jul 5, 2006
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Bird flu carries serious economic consequences

Avian influenza, thought to have cost more than 10 billion dollars worldwide since the first...

Africa
  • Jul 5, 2006
  • 1 min read

EGYPT: Etisalat consortium wins third mobile licence

A consortium led by UAE state telecoms company Etisalat yesterday won the auction for Egypt's...

Egypt