Health Ministry closes Maadi hospital for forcing emergency patient to pay LE 500,000
Egypt
January 19, 2018
Health Ministry closes Maadi hospital for forcing emergency patient to pay LE 500,000
The Health Ministry announced the closure of al-Salam International Hospital in Maadi, Cairo, for a month, after the hospital forced…
UAE ambassador gifts patients with 50 iPads during visit to Luxor cancer hospital
Egypt
January 19, 2018
UAE ambassador gifts patients with 50 iPads during visit to Luxor cancer hospital
The UAE ambassador to Egypt Juma al-Junaibi visited the Shefaa al-Orman Cancer Treatment Hospital in Luxor on Thursday and distributed…
US dollar declines slightly against Egyptian pound
Business
January 18, 2018
US dollar declines slightly against Egyptian pound
The US dollar exchange rates witnessed slight decline against the Egyptian pound during dealings on Thursday. According to the last…
Moderate weather expected for Friday
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Moderate weather expected for Friday
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicts moderate weather across the country in the morning on Friday and very cold temperatures…
Sisi passes law establishing Egyptian Space Agency
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Sisi passes law establishing Egyptian Space Agency
President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi passed Law No. 3 of 2018 establishing the Egyptian Space Agency, after the House of Representatives approved…
Ramses II statue to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum entrance
Archaeology
January 18, 2018
Ramses II statue to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum entrance
The statue of Ramses II, currently placed in the Grand Egyptian Museum, will be transferred in a few days to…
LE 1.1 bn allocated for solar energy irrigation of New Valley wells
Egypt
January 18, 2018
LE 1.1 bn allocated for solar energy irrigation of New Valley wells
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Irrigation, in the New Valley governorate, Magdy al-Shahat, announced on Wednesday that LE 1.1 billion…
Arabic-language Sound and Light shows offer ticket discounts to encourage Arab tourism
Archaeology
January 18, 2018
Arabic-language Sound and Light shows offer ticket discounts to encourage Arab tourism
The Misr Company for Sound, Light, and Touristic Development will begin releasing family tickets for Arabic-language shows until summer 2019,…
Police officer killed, 4 conscripts injured, in N. Sinai bomb attack
Egypt
January 17, 2018
Police officer killed, 4 conscripts injured, in N. Sinai bomb attack
Security and medical sources in North Sinai stated that police captain Yasser Genena was killed and four conscripts were injured…
Moderate, dusty weather expected for Thursday, Cairo 20C
Weather
January 17, 2018
Moderate, dusty weather expected for Thursday, Cairo 20C
Meteorologists expect dusty winds to hit most parts of the country on Thursday, affecting horizontal visibility and possibly disrupting navigation…