Government resolves bread crisis in governorates
Business
March 9, 2017
Government resolves bread crisis in governorates
The crisis of the 'gold card’, used to get subsidized bread in the governorates, had been solved on Wednesday after…
Parts of buried Ramses II Temple discovered in Matariya
Archaeology
March 9, 2017
Parts of buried Ramses II Temple discovered in Matariya
The Antiquities Ministry announced on Thursday the discovery of parts from two statues of two kings belonging to the 19th…
Cooler weather forecast for Friday
Egypt
March 9, 2017
Cooler weather forecast for Friday
There will be a significant decline in temperatures on Friday accompanied by rainclouds across most parts, meteorologists said.Southwestern winds will…
US dollar exchange rate nears LE18
Egypt
March 9, 2017
US dollar exchange rate nears LE18
The US dollar exchange rate increased by 10-15 piasters during morning transactions on Wednesday.The purchasing rate recorded LE17.55 at the…
2 tunnels destroyed south of Rafah, 70 suspects arrested: military spokesperson
Egypt
March 9, 2017
2 tunnels destroyed south of Rafah, 70 suspects arrested: military spokesperson
Two underground tunnels were found and destroyed south of Rafah city, military spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei said.This comes as parts of the…
Electronic visa system to be ready in Egypt by May
Egypt
March 9, 2017
Electronic visa system to be ready in Egypt by May
In its weekly meeting Wednesday, the Cabinet approved the proposed electronic visa project, to be ready by May.The project aims to…
Interview with Egypt’s first female governor: I love the challenge, there is no room for failure
Egypt
March 8, 2017
Interview with Egypt’s first female governor: I love the challenge, there is no room for failure
Engineer Nadia Abdo, the governor of Beheira, said her selection for the post of governor is, in some ways, an…
Heaviest woman in the world loses 100kg in 3 weeks
Egypt
March 8, 2017
Heaviest woman in the world loses 100kg in 3 weeks
Eman Ahmed, an Egyptian known as the heaviest woman in the world, has lost 100kg over the course of three…
66 statues of Pharaonic goddess Sekhmet discovered in Luxor
Archaeology
March 8, 2017
66 statues of Pharaonic goddess Sekhmet discovered in Luxor
Since the beginning of the year, the German archaeological mission operating at the King Amenhotep III Temple area in Luxor…
Free entry to military museums from March 9-15
Archaeology
March 8, 2017
Free entry to military museums from March 9-15
Military museums will offer free entry to visitors between March 9-15 on the occasion of Martyrs Day.