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Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail gestures as he talks during an interview with Reuters. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptian Parliament Approves Emergency Declaration, Speaker Warns of Threat

by Mohammed Hassan Shaaban | Apr 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a three-month state of emergency, days after two church bombings in Alexandria and Tanta killed at least 45. Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said it was a necessary measure at a time that requires...

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Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail. Reuters, Amr Abdallah

Egyptian PM Hints More Burden amidst State of Rage

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Nov 5, 2016 | Business, Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail defended his government by telling a news conference on Friday that the current stage Egypt is passing through is very critical stage. On Thursday, the Central bank floated the Egyptian pound and raised interest...

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Terrorism not Ruled out in EgyptAir Plane Crash

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian authorities have not ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack in the crash of an EgyptAir jetliner, which was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard, in the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said it was too...

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Egypt awards nine oil and gas exploration contracts, ministry says

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Bloomberg—Egypt signed nine crude oil and natural-gas exploration agreements with companies including Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) as the country struggles to revamp an economy battered by almost three years of political turmoil. The contracts, the first such...