Warraq residents establish front to negotiate island demands
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Warraq residents establish front to negotiate island demands
Habitants of al-Warraq Island launched a campaign,Wednesday, to collect the residents’ signatures and form a front consisting of 10 people,…
5 people electrocuted, 1 child injured in Dairout
Egypt
August 16, 2017
5 people electrocuted, 1 child injured in Dairout
Five people were fatally electrocuted and one child was injured, when an electric wire fell from a lighting pole in…
Azhar, UK grow partnership for global peace
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Azhar, UK grow partnership for global peace
Grand Imam, Dr Ahmed al-Tayeb, stated on Tuesday, that Azhar is eager to communicate with global religious institutions such as…
Egypt plans to attract one million Chinese tourists in 2018
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Egypt plans to attract one million Chinese tourists in 2018
Chairman of the Egyptian Investment Group in China, Hany al-Sharqawy, and President of the Federation of Chinese Chambers of Commerce,…
Hundreds of Spinning and Weaving Company workers move sit-in to Giza’s Talaat Harb Square
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Hundreds of Spinning and Weaving Company workers move sit-in to Giza’s Talaat Harb Square
Hundreds of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company workers moved their sit-in, on Tuesday, from the company’s factories in Mahalla…
US dollar exchange rate declines Tuesday
Economy
August 15, 2017
US dollar exchange rate declines Tuesday
The exchange rate between the US dollar and the Egyptian pound declined slightly during the banking trade on Tuesday. Banking…
3,000 Nasr Spinning and Weaving Co. employees strike over delayed bonuses
Egypt
August 15, 2017
3,000 Nasr Spinning and Weaving Co. employees strike over delayed bonuses
Three thousand workers of the El Nasr Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company in Mahalla city, Gharbiya, began to strike in three…
New ambassadors appointed to repair Egyptian-Italian relations
Egypt
August 15, 2017
New ambassadors appointed to repair Egyptian-Italian relations
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni announced, on Monday, the appointment of a new ambassador to Egypt, succeeding Ambassador Maurizio Massari,…
EgyptAir denies sending malfunctioned plane to Kuwait
Egypt
August 15, 2017
EgyptAir denies sending malfunctioned plane to Kuwait
EgyptAir denied in a statement, on Monday afternoon, that it operated a flight to Kuwait on Sunday despite a technical…
44.8% of Egyptians dump garbage in street: CAPMAS
Egypt
August 15, 2017
44.8% of Egyptians dump garbage in street: CAPMAS
About 44.8 percent of Egyptian households dispose of their garbage by dumping it onto the street, while 55.2 percent get…