Over 6,000 Mahalla workers strike over delayed bonuses
Egypt
August 8, 2017
Over 6,000 Mahalla workers strike over delayed bonuses
Over 6,000 workers of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahallah city, Gharbiya, began an open-ended strike on Monday…
Cairo governor introduces system to track public buses
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Cairo governor introduces system to track public buses
Governor of Cairo, Atef Abdel-Hameed, inaugurated the first phase of the new automated tracking system for the 200 buses of the…
Controversy sparks over using ‘Shakira’ belly dance belt for promoting Egypt’s tourism
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Controversy sparks over using ‘Shakira’ belly dance belt for promoting Egypt’s tourism
Official Facebook page for Egypt Tourism Authority dismayed tourism experts by a post that lures tourists to visit the country…
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Egypt
August 7, 2017
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Minya Criminal Court sentenced 12 defendants to death, 140 others to life imprisonment, including 9 in absentia, and two to…
Coptic Christians celebrate divorce, first of its kind
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Coptic Christians celebrate divorce, first of its kind
Coptic couples affected by personal status laws participated in a divorce ceremony on Saturday evening– the first of its kind for…
Marsa Allam beach closed for 48 hours after shark bites tourist
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Marsa Allam beach closed for 48 hours after shark bites tourist
Marsa Allam’s beach was closed for 48 hours after a shark punctured the hip of 20-year-old female Austrian tourist Christine…
39 Al-Faisaly football team fans released in Alexandria
Egypt
August 7, 2017
39 Al-Faisaly football team fans released in Alexandria
Alexandria police arrested released 39 fans of Jordan’s Al-Faisaly football team on Monday, who were arrested Sunday for riots that followed the defeat…
Egypt’s Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Egypt’s Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security
Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt began preparations for The Virgin’s Fast, expecting to receive thousands of visitors, amid tightened…
Egypt to export 8 Arabian horses to EU
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Egypt to export 8 Arabian horses to EU
Eight Arabian horses will be flown from Cairo Airport to the European Union on Monday, seven years after the EU…
Egypt, US concerned about Egyptian immigrant’s murder in Ohio
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Egypt, US concerned about Egyptian immigrant’s murder in Ohio
Ambassador Ahmed Farouk, general consul of Egypt to New York, said that he followed up with the US authorities on…