Campaign supporting Sisi for another term says collected over 12 mn signatures
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Campaign supporting Sisi for another term says collected over 12 mn signatures
To Build It campaign said Sunday that it has collected 12,132,640 signatures calling on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run…
Drinking water flow resumed in Luxor after oil leak addressed
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Drinking water flow resumed in Luxor after oil leak addressed
Luxor’s drinking water station reopened on Sunday after being cut in some areas due to a diesel spill in the…
Third IMF loan installment will bridge funding gap: CBE source
Economy
December 24, 2017
Third IMF loan installment will bridge funding gap: CBE source
The third tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan worth $2 billion will be used to support the state…
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over top prosecutor assassination
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over top prosecutor assassination
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday a defendant accused of the 2015 assassination of top prosecutor Hesham Barakat to…
2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
Egypt
December 23, 2017
2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
Archbishop Sergius Sergius, under-secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that about 2,500 Christian worshipers will attend the Christmas Mass…
Public double-decker buses to operate in Cairo in 2018
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Public double-decker buses to operate in Cairo in 2018
Cairo governor Atef Abdel Hamid said that 2018 will see publically operated double-decker buses rolling for the first time on…
Hundreds attacked church in Giza: Archbishop
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Hundreds attacked church in Giza: Archbishop
The Archbishop of Atfeeh issued a statement on Friday afternoon saying the Church of al-Amir Tadros (Prince Tadros) in the Kafr…
Dozens protest at Azhar in support of Palestine, against Trump
Egypt
December 22, 2017
Dozens protest at Azhar in support of Palestine, against Trump
Dozens of protesters staged a demonstration for Palestine after Friday prayers at al-Azhar mosque in Cairo. The protesters chanted slogans…
UK lifts electronic devices ban for flights to Hurghada, Marsa Alam
Egypt
December 22, 2017
UK lifts electronic devices ban for flights to Hurghada, Marsa Alam
Airport sources in the Red Sea governorate said on Friday that Hurghada and Marsa Alam Airports are no longer subject to…
Antiquities Ministry to restore historic Al-Sharaybi bathhouse in Islamic Cairo
Archaeology
December 22, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to restore historic Al-Sharaybi bathhouse in Islamic Cairo
The Permanent Committee for Islamic and Coptic Monuments approved a project to restore the Al-Sharaibi bathhouse in the area of…