Chief of Staff of Armed Forces heads to US
Egypt
October 23, 2017
Chief of Staff of Armed Forces heads to US
Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, left Cairo on Thursday to head to Washington…
Media Professionals Syndicate suspends “Alaa Mas’olity” TV program
Egypt
October 22, 2017
Media Professionals Syndicate suspends “Alaa Mas’olity” TV program
Chairman of the Media Professionals Syndicate, Hamdi al-Kenisi, stated Saturday that the council of syndicates has suspended the TV show,…
Egypt’s State Information Service condemns BBC, Reuters coverage on Wahat shootout
Egypt
October 22, 2017
Egypt’s State Information Service condemns BBC, Reuters coverage on Wahat shootout
The State Information Service (SIS) condemned the BBC Arabia and Reuters’ report on al-Wahat al-Bahariya incident that resulted in the…
Egypt court sentences 11 defendants to death, imprisons 15 over terrorism charges
Egypt
October 22, 2017
Egypt court sentences 11 defendants to death, imprisons 15 over terrorism charges
Giza Criminal Court convicted 26 defendants on Sunday, four of whom have been tried in absentia, on terrorism charges in the…
3 Persian Gulf states lift ban on Egypt agricultural crops, minister
Economy
October 22, 2017
3 Persian Gulf states lift ban on Egypt agricultural crops, minister
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Abdel Moneim al-Banna, said on Sunday that Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE have agreed…
Ramses II illuminated in Abu Simbel, no official celebrations
Egypt
October 22, 2017
Ramses II illuminated in Abu Simbel, no official celebrations
3500 tourists and Egyptian visitors witnessed, Sunday, the bi-yearly phenomenon of the sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses…
EHCAAN to sign contracts of 33 Boeing B737-800 NG airplanes
Egypt
October 22, 2017
EHCAAN to sign contracts of 33 Boeing B737-800 NG airplanes
Chairman of the Egyptian Holding company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN), Safwat Muslim, stated that EHCAAN will sign purchasing…
Sisi, representatives of 35 countries commemorate 75th anniversary of Alamein Battle
Egypt
October 22, 2017
Sisi, representatives of 35 countries commemorate 75th anniversary of Alamein Battle
The cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in al-Alamein hosted a ceremony on Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary…
Tourism in Sharm el-Sheikh seen $4 bn loss since Russian plane crash, governor
Life & Style
October 21, 2017
Tourism in Sharm el-Sheikh seen $4 bn loss since Russian plane crash, governor
South Sinai governor Major General Khaled Fouda said on Saturday that the tourism sector in Sharm el-Sheikh has lost $4 billion…
Egypt, Italy celebrate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Abu Simbel
Egypt
October 21, 2017
Egypt, Italy celebrate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Abu Simbel
The Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, opened an exhibition on Thursday to honor Italian explorer and archaeologist of Egyptian…