8 February 2010, 5:05 pm
CAIRO- Egypt earned $10.8 billion (S$15.4 billion) from tourism in 2009, down from $10.9 billion a year ago, the tourism minister said on Monday. Tourism is one of Egypt's key foreign currency earners, along with Suez Canal receipts, remittances from Egyptian expatriates and natural gas exports.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 1:54 pm
The No. 2 leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures are arrested in a sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 12:32 pm
The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures were arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 9:35 am
The Department of Export Promotion plans to revise its strategy for Egypt to reflect its role as a springboard to the larger African market.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 8:12 am
CAIRO — The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures have been arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group across the country.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 7:15 am
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt, home to the pyramids of Giza, recorded a slower-than-anticipated decline in tourism revenue last year and is targeting 6.9 percent growth in receipts in 2010 as the global economy recovers, the tourism minister said.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 6:54 am
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Filippo Grandi, on Monday urged Egypt and the Arab League to press Israel to allow reconstruction equipment into the blockaded Gaza Strip.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 4:15 am
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt, home to the pyramids of Giza, recorded a slower-than-anticipated decline in tourism revenue last year and is targeting 6.9 percent growth in receipts in 2010 as economic recovery picks up, the tourism minister said.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 2:32 am
Thirteen senior members of the Islamist opposition movement in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, are detained.... Read More »
8 February 2010, 12:30 am
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt’s tourism revenue in 2009 dropped 2 percent, the Tourism Ministry said today. Revenue fell to $10.76 billion from $10.98 billion, the Cairo-based ministry said in a statement.... Read More »