Cairo Metro at risk of power cuts due to LE300 million in unpaid bills
Egypt
March 14, 2017
Cairo Metro at risk of power cuts due to LE300 million in unpaid bills
Drinking water and electricity companies have threatened cut off services to the Cairo Metro due to the delayed payment of LE300…
Rare shark whale Bahloul spotted in Marsa Alam
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Rare shark whale Bahloul spotted in Marsa Alam
Divers have spotted a whale shark, known as Bahloul, at the Abudiab area north of Marsa Alam for the first…
Mubarak to return home within 2 days: lawyer
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Mubarak to return home within 2 days: lawyer
Attorney General Nabil Sadeq approved on Monday a prosecutor's decision to release former president Hosni Mubarak."The release decision was issued by North…
Highs of 22C in Cairo, 19C in Alexandria forecast for Tuesday
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Highs of 22C in Cairo, 19C in Alexandria forecast for Tuesday
Mild weather is expected to prevail along northern coasts on Tuesday with warmer temperatures in the Delta and Cairo, meteorologists said.Visibility will…
Security thwarts attempt to smuggle 25 million Tramadol pills into Egypt
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Security thwarts attempt to smuggle 25 million Tramadol pills into Egypt
Security services have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 25 million Tramadol pills into the country via its western…
Protocol signed for repatriating deceased Egyptians: Migration Ministry
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Protocol signed for repatriating deceased Egyptians: Migration Ministry
Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Minister Nabila Makram, on Monday, signed a cooperation protocol with the Ministry of Health and…
203 young prisoners pardoned by president: sources
Egypt
March 13, 2017
203 young prisoners pardoned by president: sources
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 203 young inmates who were handed final verdicts for protesting. Informed sources reported earlier…
Egyptian-German mission lifts King Ramses statue in Matariya
Archaeology
March 13, 2017
Egyptian-German mission lifts King Ramses statue in Matariya
The Egyptian-German archaeological mission operating in Matariya area on Monday morning lifted part of the excavated King Ramses II's statue,…
Citizens line up across governorates to get shares of bread
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Citizens line up across governorates to get shares of bread
The crisis in government-subsidized bread resumed across several governorates on Sunday, as hundreds of citizens lined up outside the bakeries.In…
Cairo, Moscow seek return of Russian tourism to Egypt: Official
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Cairo, Moscow seek return of Russian tourism to Egypt: Official
Hisham al-Demeiry, head of the Tourism Promotion Authority, said Cairo and Moscow are both interested in maintaining the joint coordination…