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Opinion: An Iranian Canal From the Caspian Sea to the Gulf

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 13, 2016 | Opinion

The news that a bridge will be built over the Red Sea connecting Saudi Arabia to Egypt and therefore the two continents of Asia and Africa has attracted the attention of many people because it is a historic step with political and economic implications. In the same...

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Egypt’s Suez Cement reports loss

Suez Cement ‘Profit Transfers Hit by Currency Crisis’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 7, 2016 | Business

Following a foreign currency crisis that has hit Egypt, the Egyptian firm Suez Cement said on Monday that it was struggling to transfer shareholder profits out of Egypt. The firm is 55 percent owned by Italian firm Italicementi. Italcementi Group in Egypt runs five...

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Cargo ships sail through the Suez Canal, seen from a helicopter, near Ismailia, Egypt, in this September 2009 file photo. (AP Photo, File)

Egypt: Authorities tighten security measures around Suez Canal

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Nov 2, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian authorities have tightened security measures around the Suez Canal following intelligence suggesting Muslim Brotherhood supporters intend to target the key waterway on November 4, the first day of former president Mohamed Mursi’s trial....

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An Egyptian soldier stands guard next to an armored personnel carrier in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Egypt extends state of emergency until November

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Thursday, the Egyptian government extended the nationwide state of emergency for two additional months due to the deteriorating security that saw a failed assassination attempt against the interior minister and growing violence against police...

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Image grab taken from NILE TV shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi giving an address on January 27, 2013 (AFP PHOTO)

Crisis in Egypt Continues

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat–Protesters and police in Egypt continue to clash for a fifth day, despite a presidential state of emergency declaration in three provinces hit hardest by the violence. Yesterday, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi declared a month-long state of...