Egypt : Investors begin their return
As elections draw close this year, Egypt aims at attracting foreign currency into the country after investments almost dried up following the revolution which overthrew Hosni Mubarak in 2011. This...
View ArticleStill Short of USD:Egypt’s Booming Foreign Currency Black Market
Egypt’s central bank has lately taken some exceptional steps to help the Egyptian pound and restrain the black market in foreign currencies. Despite the central bank’s effort, the currency black market...
View ArticleEgypt/Russia: the Russian arms deal
On a two-day visit to Moscow, Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Wednesday accompanied by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to seal a lucrative arms deal and discuss areas of...
View ArticleTunisia Seeks to Do Business with the Gulf Countries
Economists are getting increasingly optimistic about the plan of Tunisia’s Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, to tackle persistent unemployment and a tight budget. Mr Jomaa has recently visited a number of...
View ArticleEgypt wants Arab counter terrorism treaty application
Interim Egyptian president Adly Mansour has invited other member countries of the Arab League to implement the Arab counter terrorism treaty. The remarks were not directed at country but are believed...
View ArticleMuslim Brotherhood’s Activities Scrutinized in the UK
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has ordered Whitehall officials, drawing on assessments by MI5 and MI6, to conduct a review into party’s alleged links to extremism in light of the mounting...
View ArticleEgypt: Terror Blasts Kill Two People, Brothers Under Suspicion
Two bombs exploded Wednesday outside Cairo University, killing at least two people including a top security officer and wounding five other security forces, the Egyptian interior ministry said. There...
View ArticleEgypt’s military turns to ‘made in Russia’
Russia could be on the verge of signing an agreement with Egypt as reports claim that a delegation of advisers is in Cairo to meet with officials. Egypt is expected to buy 24 advanced MiG-35 fighter...
View ArticleEgypt : UAE tops Egypt’s tourism scale
The influx of tourists to Egypt has been declining since 2011 but the country continues to register a significant increase of visitors coming from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Red sea resorts of...
View ArticleMorocco-Argentina: a high-potential relation
Morocco, the world’s largest producer of phosphate, and Argentina, an agricultural power, would benefit from increasing trade. Foreign investors are gnashing their teeth as Argentina defaulted on its...
View ArticleEgypt: El-Sisi discusses regional issues with President Abbas, Saudi FM
President El-Sisi welcomed, on separate occasions, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal to discuss issues within the Middle East and North...
View ArticleUN Libya Political dialogue begins next week
The governments of several countries namely Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States together with the...
View ArticleUN Calls for Dialogue after U.S.-led Airstrike in Syria
UNITED NATIONS – “Fighting terrorism needs to be accompanied by a genuine process including all Syrians,” said the United Nations’ new Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at the United Nations...
View ArticleJordan to Build Three Solar Power Plants
Jordan is planning to build three solar power plants expected to produce 40 MW of much-needed generating capacity from a clean, reliable domestic resource. These projects will enable the country to...
View ArticleQatar Ends Diplomatic brawl with Neighbouring Gulf States
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, ending several months of dispute over Doha’s support for Islamist groups and meddling in the...
View ArticleQatar: U.S training Syrian rebels in Qatar
Sources close to Qatari and U.S military operations have revealed that fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are being trained in Qatar. The objective of the training is to oust President Assad, fight...
View ArticleJordanian Pilot Falls into Isis Hands
Jordan has confirmed the capture of one of its pilots after his warplane crashed over Raqqa, Syria, the stronghold of the extremist group of the Islamic State (Isis). The Jordanian military issued a...
View ArticleWill Algeria’s SOS Call to OPEC be Heeded?
As Oil prices continue falling, hitting their lowest level in five years, Algeria launched an SOS calling the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to lower production and restore the...
View ArticleMuslim World Strongly Condemns Paris Attack
All Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, have strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack launched Wednesday against French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, known for...
View ArticleIran activates iron dome and begins mass production of jets
Iran has taking a very defensive approach in 2015 as it activates an Iron Dome and also begins mass production of the indigenously developed Saeghe (Thunderbolt) fighter jet. The country has been...
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