Egyptians 'gloomier over country's future'Egyptians are getting gloomier about their country's future more than two years after an uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak, but most retain a favourable view of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, acc More… |
Politicians fight as Egypt economic cliff loomsTwo years after a pro-democracy uprising, Egypt resembles a rickety bus rolling towards a cliff, its passengers too busy feuding over blame to wrench the steering wheel to safety. Foreign exchan More… |
Egypt risks future; mistrust haunts MursiWith violence sweeping Egypt's cities and the economy lurching deeper into crisis, each passing day is adding new bricks to a wall of mistrust between the Islamist-led government of President More… |
EgyptAir reviews movies after complaintEgypt's national airline said on Thursday it will analyse its onboard movies to make sure they respect "Egyptian values and customs", following a complaint by a Muslim Brotherhood member who took offence at a film More… |
Timing key for Qatar's $2.5bn lifeline to Egypt(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) Timing matters for Qatar's $2.5 billion lifeline to Egypt. The generous aid package doubles the Gulf state's financial assistance to th More… |
Mursi's party may pay price for Egypt currency fallLife in Egypt is about to get harder for ordinary people who will bear the brunt of inflation caused by a decline in the value of their currency. As elections approach, President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood may pay a More… |
Egypt may struggle to meet Islamic finance targetEgypt may struggle to meet its Islamic finance targets. The new Muslim Brotherhood government aims to boost the sharia-compliant share of total banking assets from 5 to 35 percent within five years. More… |
Ailing economy big challenge for MursiEgypt's Islamists may find victory bittersweet. The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi is the Arab nation's first freely elected president. But the role comes with limited power and may be short-lived. The long-repressed movem More… |
New Egypt president begins building govtMohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood sets about building a civilian administration for Egypt on Monday that can heal a divisive history of oppression and coax a mistrustful army into relaxing its grip on power. Behind the scenes, talks More… |
Brotherhood's Morsy new Egypt presidentMohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president of Egypt with 51.7 percent of last weekend's run-off vote, defeating former general Ahmed Shafik, the state election committee said on Sunday. He succeeds Hosni Mubarak, who was More… |








