Egypt’s trade deficit soars 29% in May: CAPMAS
CAIRO: Egypt’s trade balance deficit surged to 25.4 billion EGP ($3.24 billion) at May- end, marking a 28.7 percent hike from 19.7 billion EGP in the same month a year earlier, state-statistical body...
View ArticleJWT wins bid to promote Egypt tourism
CAIRO: The J. Walter Thompson (JWT) advertising company has won a bid worth $68 million to promote Egyptian tourism in 27 foreign markets for the next three years; Youm7 quoted chairman of the Egyptian...
View ArticleEgypt deports 37 detained Sudanese
CAIRO: Egypt deported 37 Sudanese prisoners who had been pardoned by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi before New Suez Canal inauguration on Aug. 6, Youm7 reported Saturday. The 37 Sudanese came from a...
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Iranians begin hajj amid tensions with Saudi
TEHRAN: Iranians have begun traveling to Saudi Arabia for the hajj months after Tehran suspended a minor pilgrimage over the alleged abuse of two pilgrims by Saudi authorities. State TV says in a...
View ArticleNavigation corp requested to merge into holding company
CAIRO: The Egyptian Joint Stock Navigation Company (EJSNC) is waiting for a decision by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to be turned into a business sector company, after it fell into debt, Youm7...
View ArticleHundreds of policemen storm Sharqia police station
CAIRO: Hundreds of striking policemen stormed Sunday the Delta city of Sharqia’s police station a few hours after the Ministry of Interior summoned central security forces to disperse their sit-in....
View ArticleInsurgents shell main prison near Syrian capital, killing 10
DAMASCUS: Syria’s Interior Ministry says insurgents have shelled the central prison near the capital Damascus, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 40. The Interior Ministry statement carried by...
View ArticleBritain reopens embassy in Iran ransacked in 2011
TEHRAN: Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters ransacked the ambassador’s residence and burned the Union Jack...
View ArticleEgyptian qualified to Beijing finals for hammer throw
CAIRO: Egyptian Athlete Mostafa al-Gamal reached the finals of the hammer throw at the Beijing World Championship after taking fourth place with a 75.48-meter throw, Youm7 reported Saturday. Poland’s...
View ArticleAlleged police brutality caught on camera prompts inquiry
CAIRO: A Saturday video posted on Youm7 showing police officers beating and dragging a half-naked citizen reportedly in Faisal St. in Giza went viral on social media, prompting a police investigation...
View Article768 foreign reporters permitted to cover Egypt parliamentary elections
CAIRO: Six foreign organizations have been approved to observe the parliamentary elections anticipated in late 2015; 768 foreign reporters have been permitted to cover the polling, according to a...
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Lebanon PM threatens to resign as protesters rally in Beirut
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister threatened to resign on Sunday, warning rival parties in his unity cabinet that the state faced collapse because of paralysis that has come to a head with its failure...
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EGX bleeds shading global markets, benchmark tumbles 5.4%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) extended its sharp slip at the close of Sunday’s session, as global market tumbled amid fears about an imminent economic slowdown emerging from China, in addition to...
View ArticleEgypt Foreign Ministry launches blog
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched Sunday a new blog to communicate the situation in Egypt and demonstrate the country’s foreign policy trends, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed...
View ArticleEgypt’s pound steady officially, weakens at exchange bureaus
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has kept the pound steady at 7.73 per dollar in a foreign exchange (FX) auction on Sunday, unchanged from last sale, the bank posted on its website. The bank...
View ArticleMutilation for sale: FGM offices discovered in Cairo
CAIRO: A mere 50 EGP ($6.39) is enough to pay for a procedure to mutilate the genitals of young girls in a Cairo market, an undercover investigation discovered. In the Souq al-Goma’a (Friday Market) in...
View ArticleIraqi officials say 23 soldiers, Sunni fighters killed
BAGHDAD: At least 23 Iraqi soldiers and government-allied militiamen were killed Sunday in an attack by Islamic State militants in the turbulent Anbar province west of Baghdad, Iraqi military and...
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