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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
