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Egypt

Overview

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Thereby, Egypt is a transcontinental country, and is considered to be a major power in North Africa, Mediterranean Region, African continent, Nile Basin, Islamic World and the Red Sea.

Headlines Around the Web

Centamin has become ‘uninvestable’: analyst

May 11 - Financial Post

Orascom settles Egyptian tax dispute

Apr 30 - Financial Times

Israel eyes gas exports to neighbours

Apr 15 - Financial Times

Nahlah Ayed: Morsi's Egypt hitting the economic wall

Apr 08 - CBC

IMF to talk $4.8 billion loan with Egypt: report

Apr 01 - MarketWatch

Centamin back on track after tough year

Mar 28 - Financial Times

U.S. reverses decision to honor Egyptian woman

Mar 08 - Politico

OCI suffers as chief hit with travel ban

Mar 05 - Financial Times

Kerry lands in Egypt, seeks political consensus

Mar 02 - Politico

Egypt’s wheat stocks down by half

Feb 21 - Financial Times

Tahrir sexual assault victims speak out

Feb 09 - Financial Times

More convictions in CIA abduction

Feb 03 - Politico

Milan court convicts 3 Americans in CIA kidnapping

Feb 02 - Politico

Twitter targets Mideast with ads tie-up

Jan 28 - Financial Times

Egypt death toll rises after soccer-melee ruling

Jan 27 - MarketWatch

Gates joins US investors’ $1bn Egypt push

Jan 19 - Financial Times

Worst behind us, says Egypt’s bank chief

Jan 17 - Financial Times

Mubarak wins retrial in deaths of protesters

Jan 14 - MarketWatch

Centamin surges after production boom

Jan 10 - Independent

Islamist-backed constitution set to pass in Egypt

Dec 24 - MarketWatch

Articles About Egypt

Egyptian factories, hit by subsidy cuts, highlight Cairo's fiscal dilemma

By Reuters UK

Hundreds of soot-stained factory chimneys dot the horizon in the industrial city of al-Saff, south of Cairo, but only a few spew black smoke. (12:35 am)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, IMF, GDP, ELECTIONS, LIBYA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing, talks on Syria, Mideast

By Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's <RTN.N> signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said. (May 21)