Egypt Inflation Probably Steady in January as Bank Holds Rates (Bloomberg)

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt’s inflation rate was probably little changed in January, supporting the central bank’s decision to keep interest rates on hold.

Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders (AP via Yahoo! News)

The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures were arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.

UN urges Egypt, Arab League to press Israel on Gaza (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Filippo Grandi, on Monday urged Egypt and the Arab League to press Israel to allow reconstruction equipment into the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Fabio Capello will speak to Wayne Bridge if he is selected for England against Egypt (Daily Telegraph)

England coach will only speak to Wayne Bridge about John Terry affair if the left-back is selected for friendly against Egypt.

Egypt Tourism Fell in 2009, Set to Recover This Year (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt, home to the pyramids of Giza, recorded a slower-than-anticipated decline in tourism revenue last year and is targeting 6.9 percent growth in receipts in 2010 as the global economy recovers, the tourism minister said.

Egypt nixes plan to put pyramids on flag (EARTHtimes.org)

Cairo - The head of Egypt's upper house of parliament refused to consider a plan to change the country's flag to include the Giza Pyramids, a government daily reported on Tuesday. Lawmaker Hussein Abdel-Samei had on Monday suggested placing an image ...

Egypt's tourism income down 2.1% in 2009 (MENAFN)

Egypt's tourism income down 2.1% in 2009

Egypt tourism revenues $15.4 bln in 2009 (AsiaOne)

CAIRO- Egypt earned $10.8 billion (S$15.4 billion) from tourism in 2009, down from $10.9 billion a year ago, the tourism minister said on Monday. Tourism is one of Egypt's key foreign currency earners, along with Suez Canal receipts, remittances from Egyptian expatriates and natural gas exports.

Egypt detains Brotherhood leaders (BBC News)

Thirteen senior members of the Islamist opposition movement in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, are detained.

Egypt Tourism Fell in 2009, Set to Recover This Year (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt, home to the pyramids of Giza, recorded a slower-than-anticipated decline in tourism revenue last year and is targeting 6.9 percent growth in receipts in 2010 as economic recovery picks up, the tourism minister said.