December 3

• Egypt: $ 1.27 Million Investments to Upgrade Balaeem Oil Fields

  Minister of Petroleum Osama Kamel unveiled new investments and more economic relations between foreign partners and major Egyptian companies, citing agreements made for upgrading... Read more »

December 2

• Egypt: Electricity Minister - State of Emergency to Secure Electricity Stations

  Electricity Minister Mahmoud Balbaa asked chiefs of electricity companies to continue the state of emergency in order to secure power stations nationwide. Read more »

• Egypt: Government to Develop 150 Rail Level Crossings Mid-December

  The government decided to upgrade 150 rail level crossings mid-December along with another 171, said Minister of Housing and the official in charge of supervising the Ministry of... Read more »

• Egypt: Egypt, Turkey Cooperate in Handling Garbage Problem

  Prime Minister Hisham Qandil received Saturday1/12/2012Turkish Ambassador to Egypt Hussein Botsali as part of efforts exerted by the government to handle the problem of garbage... Read more »

• Egypt: Morsi Calls People to Referendum On the Constitution On Dec. 15

  President Mohamed Morsi hailed in a speech on Saturday 1/12/2012 evening the draft constitution, which the members of the Constituent Assembly presented to him at a meeting in the... Read more »

• Egypt: Presidential Spokesman - Presidency Respects All Opinions

  Speaking at press conference on 1/12/2012, Presidential Spokesman Dr. Yasser Ali said the Presidency respects the decision of some newspapers and media to refrain from publication... Read more »

• Egypt: President Will Reassure Judges Soon

  Vice-President Mahmoud Mekki described on Saturday 1/12/2012 the anger of judges over their independence after President Mohamed Morsi's recent constitutional declaration as... Read more »

• Egypt: Gov't to Put Integral Strategy for Energy

  Electricity Minister Mahmoud Balbaa, Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal, Minister of Investment Osama Saleh, and Local Development Minister Ahmed Zaki Abdine as well as representatives... Read more »

• Egypt: Minister of Planning - Executive Status of Egypt-Italy Joint Projects Discussed

  Minister of Planning and Cooperation Ashraf El-Arabi and his Italian counterpart Andrea Riccardi and the delegation accompanying him, and in attendance of the Italian ambassador in... Read more »

• Egypt: Gheriani - Constituent Assembly Receives Million Proposals On Constitution

  The head of the Constituent Assembly, the body which wrote Egypt's draft constitution, Hossam El- Gheriani, delivered a speech at a meeting attended by President Mohamed Morsi and... Read more »

December 1

• Egypt: Mursi to Call for Referendum on Constitution

  President Mohamed Morsy Saturday 01/12/2012 receives the final draft constitution from Counselor Hossam Al Gheryany, the head of the Constituent Assembly for writing the Egyptian... Read more »

• Egypt: Morsy Stresses Respect for Principle of Separation of Authorities

  President Mohamed Morsy stressed keenness on the principle of separation of authorities as one of the most important elements of a modern state. Read more »

• Egypt: Finance Minister - IMF's Rejection to Provide Loan to Egypt, Baseless

  Finance Minister, Momtaz al-Sayeed, said that reports on the International Monetary Fund's refusal to provide Egypt with credit were absolutely baseless, stressing that the initial... Read more »

• Egypt: 5-Ton Granite Painting of Ramsis II Discovered

  An Egyptian-French archeological mission concerned with excavations in Luxor discovered a 5-ton granite painting and a road that leads to the temple, said Dr. Mohamed el-Beyali the... Read more »

• Egypt: Nationals in Syria Urged to Refer to Embassy for Departure Arrangements

  The Egyptian embassy in Syria has urged all Egyptian nationals there to come to the embassy for departure arrangements, said Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali... Read more »

• Egypt: FM Condemns Israeli Decision to Build New Settlements

  Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr strongly condemned an Israeli decision to build new settlements in al-Quds after a vote at the UN General Assembly upgraded the Palestinian status at... Read more »

• Egypt: FM in Germany to Review Morsy's Berlin Visit Arrangements

  Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr has concluded a visit to Germany, where he attended the second round of the joint Egyptian-German committee, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement... Read more »

• Egypt: Nation Stresses Women's Role in World Peace

  Egypt attaches great importance to the role of women in achieving peace and security in the world, Egypt's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Usama Abdel-Khaleq... Read more »

• Egypt: Constitution's Blueprint to Be Presented to President Saturday

  The blueprint of the new constitution of Egypt will be presented to President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday 01/12/2012 in preparation for putting it to public referendum, said head of... Read more »

• Egypt: Morsi - All Citizens Participated in January 25 Revolution With No Discrimination

  President Mohamed Morsi said that a constitutional declaration that issued last week realizes requirements of the current stage. "All Egyptians participated in January 25... Read more »

• Egypt: Egypt Assuming Back Leading Role

  Egypt has recently been the focus of the spotlight and assuming once again its leading regional and international role after it had brokered a ceasefire between Palestinian... Read more »

• Egypt: Egypt, Germany Firms Assert Depth of Relations

  Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle highlighted Thursday 29/11/2012 the strong relations binding the two nations. Read more »

• Egypt: Azhar Grand Sheikh - Quds 'Islamic', 'Christian' Holy Place

  Al-Quds is not just an occupied land but it is an Islamic and Christian holy place, affirmed Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Dr Ahmed el-Tayyeb. Read more »

• Egypt: Minister - Hard Circumstances Country Is Experiencing Are Exceptional

  The recent presidential decree - which sparked huge protests in Egypt - was meant to protect the parliamentary institutions from bloating dominance of the Supreme Constitutional... Read more »

• Egypt: Qandeel Discusses Future Vision for Oil Refineries Development

  Prime Minister Dr. Hisham Qandeel held a meeting on the future vision for the development of oil refineries in order to meet the local market's needs of petroleum products. The... Read more »