Cabinet reshuffle to be declared soon: PM
Egypt
February 2, 2017
Cabinet reshuffle to be declared soon: PM
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail declared several measures taken by the government on Wednesday to resume the anticipated cabinet reshuffle, in…
Online travel agents pin hopes on mid-year holidays, payment in installments
Business
February 1, 2017
Online travel agents pin hopes on mid-year holidays, payment in installments
Online travel agents have faced momentous challenges affecting their businesses since the flotation of the Egyptian pound in November, but…
Wali honors Egypt’s top 50 women, best companies in economy
Business
February 1, 2017
Wali honors Egypt’s top 50 women, best companies in economy
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali participated in a ceremony yesterday honoring the Top 100 Companies in Egypt, and the…
Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair
Books
February 1, 2017
Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair
On the sixth day of the 48th Cairo International Book Fair, visitors, mostly young people, continued to flock to the…
Egypt halts purchases of luxury cars for government officials
Egypt
February 1, 2017
Egypt halts purchases of luxury cars for government officials
Egypt government institutions and ministries halted the purchase of luxury cars, restricting the buying of all new cars to Hyundai…
Agricultural Research Center criticizes twice-yearly wheat cropping in Egypt
Egypt
February 1, 2017
Agricultural Research Center criticizes twice-yearly wheat cropping in Egypt
An official report issued by the Agricultural Research Center, affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture, criticized the Ministry of Water…
Further contradicting statements on resuming flights between Egypt, Russia
Egypt
February 1, 2017
Further contradicting statements on resuming flights between Egypt, Russia
Tuesday saw further contradicting statements about when Russian flights to Egypt would be resumed.Though the Russian transportation ministry said no…
Court extends remand of 4 police officer for torturing man to death
Egypt
January 31, 2017
Court extends remand of 4 police officer for torturing man to death
A Abbassiya court Tuesday renewed the detention of a police captain and three lower-ranking police officers for 45 days over…
Supply Ministry raises prices of sugar, cooking oil for 2nd time in 2 months
Business
January 31, 2017
Supply Ministry raises prices of sugar, cooking oil for 2nd time in 2 months
The Supply Ministry raised the prices of oil and sugar for ration card holders for the second time in two months.Sugar saw…
Japanese mission discovers new Ramses-era tomb in Luxor
Archaeology
January 31, 2017
Japanese mission discovers new Ramses-era tomb in Luxor
An archaeological Japanese mission in Egypt discovered a new cemetery in Khoja area in the West Bank, Luxor, that likely dates…