Court says sons of Urfi marriages for Egypt men and women are Egyptians
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Court says sons of Urfi marriages for Egypt men and women are Egyptians
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday ruled that sons, from Urfi (undocumented), between Egyptian woman and foreign husbands, have the…
Pope Tawadros II opens first monastery for nuns in Australia
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Pope Tawadros II opens first monastery for nuns in Australia
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II, inaugurated the new Al-Malak Michael Monastery for nuns on Saturday in…
Italian tourist detained for murder of Egyptian tourist released on bail
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Italian tourist detained for murder of Egyptian tourist released on bail
Red Sea Court released an Italian tourist Sunday for a LE100,000 bail, on murder charges of an Egyptian hotel engineer.…
US – Egypt military exercise Bright Star 2017 begins in Mohamed Naguib base
Egypt
September 10, 2017
US – Egypt military exercise Bright Star 2017 begins in Mohamed Naguib base
The biennial joint American- Egyptian military exercise Bright Star 2017, kicked off on Sunday, marking the first time the US…
Hamas top leaders visit Egypt for national reconciliation
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Hamas top leaders visit Egypt for national reconciliation
A top-level Hamas delegation, including the group’s head Yahya al-Sunwar, arrived to Egypt Saturday to discuss national reconciliation between themselves…
Yemeni man in Saudi Arabia brags about beating Egyptian employee
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Yemeni man in Saudi Arabia brags about beating Egyptian employee
The Egypt Foreign Ministry contacted Saudi authorities on Sunday through its consulate in Riyadh to arrest a Kafeel (legal guardian…
Area cultivated with cotton in 2016 was lowest since Mohamed Ali Pasha: Minister
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Area cultivated with cotton in 2016 was lowest since Mohamed Ali Pasha: Minister
Agriculture Minister Abdel Moneim al-Banna said Sunday that the overall area cultivated with cotton in Egypt decreased to 129 thousand…
Sabbahi withdraws from 2018 presidential elections
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Sabbahi withdraws from 2018 presidential elections
Founder of al-Tayaar al-Shaabi (translated to popular current), Hamden Sabbahi, announced that he will not run for the 2018 presidential…
Pharaonic tomb uncovered in Luxor
Archaeology
September 9, 2017
Pharaonic tomb uncovered in Luxor
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced on Saturday the discovery of a Pharaonic goldsmith tomb that dates back to 1000…
Hot weather expected for Sunday, Cairo 34C
Egypt
September 9, 2017
Hot weather expected for Sunday, Cairo 34C
Meteorologists expect hot weather to prevail on Sunday across Egypt. Mild temperatures remain over the North Coast, with extreme heat…