Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2019
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Chief Operating Officer Stephanie von Friedberg on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG). The meeting was attended by IFC's Vice President for...
Date of source: Monday, September 17, 2018
This interview report reflects a brief discussion on August 5, 2018, between Libyan representatives (Mr. Abdulmajid Zuwama Alothmani [ʿAbd al-Majīd Zūwāmah alʿUthmānī], former Minister of Agriculture and current PDG of Libyan Petrol and Gas), Mr Ahmed Shawki Mansour [Aḥmad Shawqī Manṣūr], the GM...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Egyptian churches rejected insistence by salafī members of the constituent assembly drafting a news constitution for Egypt that Copts should be compelled to pay the zakāh.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Islamist politicians welcomed the United Nations’ Security Council’s decision to impose a ban on cooperation and trade with the “Islamic State” (ISIS) and Jabhat al- Nusrah.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Muḥammad Khayrat al-Shāṭir is generally seen as the financial leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He was elected deputy to the Supreme Guide of the organization in 2003. al-Shāṭir was born May 5, 1950, in al-Daqahlīyah, Egypt. He has been active in Islamic, political activities since the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Freedom and Justice Party's (FJP) vice president 'Isām al-'Iryān held a meeting with Egyptian investors in order to identify their political and economic trends, and called on them to support the tourism sector in order to encourage growth in the Egyptian economy. This statement was made...
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Robeir al-Faris comments on two issues featuring Copts that have appeared in the Egyptian press recently. The first is related to a campaign to boycott Coptic companies while the second concerns a lawyer’s attempt to have the finance minister removed from office after he found a cross sign on the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
Rose al-Yūsuf writes about Islamic economy and how the West adopted this mistaken concept during the financial crisis.
Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
The belief that the Islamic economy is the solution to the financial crisis is incorrect because financial rules are the same in both commercial and Islamic banks.