Negotiations for $12 bn IMF loan going smoothly: finance minister
Business
August 5, 2016
Negotiations for $12 bn IMF loan going smoothly: finance minister
Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy has announced that talks with an International Monetary Fund delegation, which is currently visiting Cairo, have…
Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings
Egyptian chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail died suddenly on Tuesday, leaving his family and friends in shock. Zewail…
Hot, humid weather to continue through Friday, 37C in Cairo
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Hot, humid weather to continue through Friday, 37C in Cairo
Meteorologists are predicting hot, humid weather in Cairo on Friday with a top temperature of 37 degrees centigrade. Similar conditions are…
MPs refuse to consider bill offering citizenship in return for dollars
Egypt
August 4, 2016
MPs refuse to consider bill offering citizenship in return for dollars
Seventy MPs have announced their outright rejection of a bill submitted to parliament by MP Mahmoud Attia granting Egyptian nationality…
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
The president of the Consumer Protection Agency has dismissed rumors on social media that a company operating in Egypt is…
Bus driver sentenced to 3 years in prison after deadly collision
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Bus driver sentenced to 3 years in prison after deadly collision
Hurghada Misdemeanor Court has handed down a LE500 fine and a three-year rigorous imprisonment sentence to the driver of a…
Nobel Prize winner Zewail killed by ‘sudden virus’: spokesman
Egypt
August 3, 2016
Nobel Prize winner Zewail killed by ‘sudden virus’: spokesman
Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail, who died in the United States on Tuesday, was killed by a "sudden…
Hussein Salem signs LE5.341 bn reconciliation deal: Illicit Gains Authority
Egypt
August 3, 2016
Hussein Salem signs LE5.341 bn reconciliation deal: Illicit Gains Authority
Chairman of the Illicit Gains Authority Adel al-Saeed has announced a reconciliation deal agreed between the authority and the fugitive…
Hot, humid weather to continue through Thursday
Egypt
August 3, 2016
Hot, humid weather to continue through Thursday
Meteorologists are predicting hot, humid weather in Cairo on Thursday, with a top temperature of 38 degrees centigrade. Similar conditions are…
World Bank to provide $500 mn for Upper Egypt development program
Business
August 3, 2016
World Bank to provide $500 mn for Upper Egypt development program
The Egyptian government signed a deal with the World Bank on Tuesday for US$500 million in funding for an economic…