232 Zamalek football fans detained over Borg al-Arab riots
Egypt
July 13, 2017
232 Zamalek football fans detained over Borg al-Arab riots
Alexandria prosecutors ordered the detention of 232 Zamalek Club football fans (aka the ‘White Knights’) for four days, over riots…
Heatwave to hit Egypt over weekend
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Heatwave to hit Egypt over weekend
Weather temperatures are likely to climb across Egypt on Friday and Saturday, ranging between three to five degrees higher than the…
Eastern Tobacco Co. increases prices of cigarettes
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Eastern Tobacco Co. increases prices of cigarettes
Eastern Tobacco Company increased the prices of 3 categories of cigarettes from an added 50 piasters up to LE2.25, as…
Egypt will not backtrack on stance against funders of terrorism: Sisi
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Egypt will not backtrack on stance against funders of terrorism: Sisi
Egypt will not back down on its stance against funders and supporters of terrorism, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in…
LE4 million in subsidies for damaged homes in N. Sinai
Economy
July 12, 2017
LE4 million in subsidies for damaged homes in N. Sinai
LE4.4 million in urgent subsides has been disbursed for damages caused to homeowners’ buildings due to the terrorism in North…
Over 500 women obtained arms licenses in Egypt
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Over 500 women obtained arms licenses in Egypt
More than 500 women in Egypt carry a license to use weapons for self-defense in accordance with the law, according to…
PM: Only 24% of governmental bodies have paid energy bills
Business
July 12, 2017
PM: Only 24% of governmental bodies have paid energy bills
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail asserted on Tuesday the importance of cracking down on governmental bodies that refrain from paying their electricity…
Education Minister: new high school examination system is 99.9% successful
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Education Minister: new high school examination system is 99.9% successful
Education Minister Tareq Shawqi said Wednesday that he had presented the statistics of the Thanaweya Amma (high school) examinations to…
Egyptian resorts see tourists from Copenhagen, Dusseldorf
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Egyptian resorts see tourists from Copenhagen, Dusseldorf
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport on Tuesday received 153 tourists from Copenhagen on a newly-launched direct flight to Sharm el-Sheikh by Air…
Court sentences teacher to 10 years in prison for having sex with student
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Court sentences teacher to 10 years in prison for having sex with student
Mansoura Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a teacher from Shensha Preparatory School to 10 years in prison for the rape…