Year: 2014

Government considers new legislation to counter customs smuggling

Legislation to regulate customs transactions and control all ports to eliminate smuggling…

Mohamed Ayyad

July’s CAPMAS inflation rate 0.18% higher than original figure

Annual urban consumer inflation amended to 11.04% instead of 10.61% in July

Doaa Farid

Financially straitened Egyptians exempted from property taxes: Finance minister

Ministry of Finance announces the detailed new property tax law for the…

Sara Aggour

Bank contributions to Tahya Masr fund reach EGP 400m

Investment bank EFG Hermes makes EGP 20m donation to the fund

Sara Aggour

Central bank registers stable foreign reserves in August: Governor

Foreigners’ purchases in bonds and treasury bills registered between $100m and $120m…

Sara Aggour

Iran keen on seeing Egypt revive international and regional role

Egyptian media delegation meets with Iran’s deputy foreign minister

Aya Nader

Cairo University to ban politically affiliated student groups

NGO describes Cairo University ban and recent arrest of Alexandrian professor "violation…

Jihad Abaza

6 militants killed, 10 arrested in Rafah

Security forces also destroy a number of tunnels

Aaron T. Rose

Hunger striking detainees receive Ministry of Interior threats: Freedom of the Brave

Ministry of Interior denies detainees in Ains Shams police station entered hunger…

Aya Nader

MOPCO to be listed in capital market early 2015: Company chairman

Chemicals company to launch IPO following completion of expansion projects

Sara Aggour