Egypt

April 17, 2013

A bomb technician collects the remains of a rocket launched from Gaza Strip falling close to Sderot on April 3, 2013 (AFP)
08:08 GMT

Rockets struck the Israeli Red Sea resort town Eilat on Wednesday morning, causing no casualties

Muslim Brotherhood vice chairman Essam Elerian talks to Egypt President Mohamed Morsi
07:15 GMT

Vice chairman of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Essam Elerian linked the attacks to the US-backed French backed intervention in Mali

The IMF has slashed its growth forecast for Egypt
03:47 GMT

The International Monetary Fund cut its 2013 growth forecast for the Egyptian economy to 2 percent in its April 2013 World Economic Outlook report, down from the 3 percent initially predicted last October.

April 16, 2013

The Awela Balady Ensemble will perform a special concert dedicated to legendary Egyptian musician Sheikh Imam on Tuesday, 16 April, at the Cairo Opera House's open-air theatre. (Photo: Wasla FM)
13:13 GMT

The Awela Balady Ensemble will perform a special concert dedicated to legendary Egyptian musician Sheikh Imam on Tuesday, 16 April, at the Cairo Opera House's open-air theatre.

Egypt's unemployment hit almost 13 per cent  in 2012
12:58 GMT

Egypt's unemployment rate for 2012 grew to 12.7 percent, mainly due to the "circumstances that followed the January 25 Revolution," the country's official statistics agency, CAPMAS, said on Tuesday.

Adel Imam and Hind Sabri may smile on stage, but they know paying your taxes isn't funny
11:53 GMT

Movie stars Adel Imam and Hind Sabri lead fellow actors down the right path of prompt tax payments, even if it cost them 20 percent of their fat paychecks.

Egyptian rock funk band 'Massar Egbari' released their first album
11:02 GMT

With a fan base 10 years in the running, Alexandrian musicians Massar Egbari release their first album 'Ekra'a El-Khabar' (Read the News) this week.

Egypt's IMF deal remains on hold
10:43 GMT

A team from the International Monetary Fund concluded a two week visit to Egypt on Monday without signing a deal on a much-anticipated $4.8 billion loan, but the international lender said progress with Egypt was achieved.

The number of tourists visiting Egypt in February of this year grew 12 percent year on year
03:59 GMT

The number of tourists visiting Egypt in February of this year grew 12 percent over the corresponding month one year earlier, new data from Egypt's official statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Monday.

April 15, 2013

Hosni Mubarak waves from his bed during his retrial which was quickly adjourned (AFP)
21:34 GMT

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was granted a release order in relation to charges over killing protestors but remains in prison on corruption charges

Close up of door of Sultan Barquq's mosque after the decorative knocker bearing his name was stolen in September 2012 (Stop the Heritage Drain)
13:24 GMT

Campaign to "stop the heritage drain" is fighting to keep Egypt's priceless antiquities where they belong

El Tanbura announced the launch of their third, locally produced album “26th of January”.
12:43 GMT

The band, known for preserving traditional protest songs from Port Said, launches an album full of political commentary.

Zaman Zaatar live (Photo: Courtesy of Ekaa)
12:08 GMT

Zaman Zaatar featuring Yacoub Abu Ghosh from Amman will perform in Beit El-Raseef in Maadi on Thursday.

There have been no Libyan deposits at the Central Bank of Egypt
09:34 GMT

There are currently no Libyan deposits at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), said a media spokesperson at the CBE.

Egypt's Central Bank auctioned of $600 million to cover key imports yesterday
08:35 GMT

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held an exceptional foreign exchange auction of $600 million on Sunday.