Man sentenced to 7 years in prison over killing young man at Heliopolis cafe
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Man sentenced to 7 years in prison over killing young man at Heliopolis cafe
Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted the main suspect in the killing of a young man at a cafe after…
Private sector may operate railway lines, says Egypt Transport Minister
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Private sector may operate railway lines, says Egypt Transport Minister
Egypt’s Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said that the cabinet endorsed during its meeting on Wednesday amendments to Law 152 of…
Egypt to open 10MWe solar power plant in November
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Egypt to open 10MWe solar power plant in November
Egypt will open the first section of a solar power plant in November, officials of South Sinai governorate announced. The…
Heikal, Zewail libraries gifted to Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Heikal, Zewail libraries gifted to Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Valuable books by Nobel Prize winner Dr Ahmed Zewail and articles by the renowned journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal will be…
Egypt mulls joint manufacturing of agricultural machinery with Belarus
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Egypt mulls joint manufacturing of agricultural machinery with Belarus
Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed el-Assar met with the Ambassador of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Rachkov on Tuesday…
Egypt to move government buildings to New Administrative Capital by 2019
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Egypt to move government buildings to New Administrative Capital by 2019
An adviser to the New Administrative Capital company said Tuesday that the government plans to relocate its institutions to the…
Burglars break into Mohammed Ali Pasha palace
Egypt
September 19, 2017
Burglars break into Mohammed Ali Pasha palace
Burglars broke into Mohammed Ali Pasha palace Tuesday after they unlocked the office door of the trustees and stole keys…
Health Ministry says drug shortage figures aim to cause confusion
Egypt
September 19, 2017
Health Ministry says drug shortage figures aim to cause confusion
Egypt’s Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahid said Monday that the total shortage of drugs in the pharmaceutical market amount to…
Calls for national meeting may sack Emir of Qatar
Middle East
September 19, 2017
Calls for national meeting may sack Emir of Qatar
Sheikh Abd Allah bin Ali al-Thani called on the Qatari royal family to meet, in an interview with al-Arabiya TV…
GDP likely to hit 5.25 percent in fiscal year 2017/18: Finance Minister
Economy
September 19, 2017
GDP likely to hit 5.25 percent in fiscal year 2017/18: Finance Minister
Egypt aims to accomplish sustainable economic development with an expectation that it will increase its gross domestic product (GDP) up…