Cabinet gives initial approval to proposal to double Metro ticket price
Business
March 22, 2017
Cabinet gives initial approval to proposal to double Metro ticket price
Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat presented a proposal to the Cabinet on Tuesday to double the value of the Cairo…
US dollar at LE18.10 in Egypt banks
Business
March 22, 2017
US dollar at LE18.10 in Egypt banks
The US dollar exchange rate remained stable in banks on Wednesday, but still above LE18.The website of the National Bank…
Egypt negotiates third tranche of World Bank loan
Business
March 22, 2017
Egypt negotiates third tranche of World Bank loan
The government began intensive negotiations with the World Bank mission, which is currently in Cairo, on the third tranche of…
Egypt raises multiple-entry visa fee, single remains unchanged
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Egypt raises multiple-entry visa fee, single remains unchanged
The Cabinet approved raising the fees for 6-month multiple entry visa from US$25 to US$60, Egypt's Tourism Minister Yahya Rashed said during a press…
Sisi issues 4 decisions to empower women on Mother’s Day
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Sisi issues 4 decisions to empower women on Mother’s Day
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the first lady participated in a celebration on the occasion of Mother's Day on Tuesday…
Authorities investigate shipments of imported Brazilian meat: sources
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Authorities investigate shipments of imported Brazilian meat: sources
High-level government sources said Tuesday that control authorities have launched extensive investigations into a number of ministries involved in overseeing…
Egypt, Sudan FMs: We reject abuse under any circumstances
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Egypt, Sudan FMs: We reject abuse under any circumstances
Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour decalred their rejection of "the unacceptable excesses or abuse…
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq instructed prosecutors to inspect prisons periodically without notification in order to assure that the rights of prisoners…
6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
Archaeology
March 21, 2017
6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
Six local and international excavation missions have obtained the necessary approvals to resume their underwater archeological excavations for antiquities along…
81 more students suffer food poisoning in Monufiya school
Egypt
March 21, 2017
81 more students suffer food poisoning in Monufiya school
Khafr Khadra school in Bagour, Monufiya has now recorded 81 students as having been poisoned, according to an announcement from…