Egyptian Presidency announces three days of national mourning following Mubarak’s death
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Egyptian Presidency announces three days of national mourning following Mubarak’s death
The Egyptian Presidency has announced three days of mourning following the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, who…
Egypt sees moderately warm weather, fog for Wednesday
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Egypt sees moderately warm weather, fog for Wednesday
Meteorologists anticipate moderately warm weather on Wednesday at Cairo, Lower Egypt, the northwestern coasts and northern Upper Egypt during the…
Still hard for Liverpool players to turn down offers from Barcelona, Real Madrid: Jürgen Klopp
Culture
February 25, 2020
Still hard for Liverpool players to turn down offers from Barcelona, Real Madrid: Jürgen Klopp
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp commented recently that it could be difficult for Liverpool’s players to refuse an offer to sign with…
Ex-president Hosni Mubarak dies at 92
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Ex-president Hosni Mubarak dies at 92
Former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak died on Tuesday after a struggle with illness, at the age of 92. Mubarak underwent…
Egypt’s Orthodox, Evangelical, Catholic sects agree on unified personal status draft law for non-Muslims
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Egypt’s Orthodox, Evangelical, Catholic sects agree on unified personal status draft law for non-Muslims
Egypt’s Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic sects agreed Monday on a new unified personal status draft law for non-Muslims, with the…
Egypt raises VAT on tobacco products
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Egypt raises VAT on tobacco products
A bill increasing the value-added tax imposed on tobacco products, including cigarettes and syrupy tobacco mix “shisha maassel”, has been approved…
Parliament approves amendments to Egypt’s terrorism laws
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Parliament approves amendments to Egypt’s terrorism laws
Egypt’s parliament approved on Tuesday amendments to Counter Terrorism Law 94/2015 and Law 8/2015 regulating designated terrorist and terrorism lists,…
Project delivering natural gas to homes in Upper Egypt to launch in March
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Project delivering natural gas to homes in Upper Egypt to launch in March
South Valley, a construction company in Egypt, will launch next month a project to deliver natural gas to homes in…
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet to perform at Cairo Opera House
Art news
February 24, 2020
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet to perform at Cairo Opera House
Russian composer Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet will be performed in seven concerts at the Cairo Opera House’s Main Hall on…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa slams controversy over Magdi Yacoub’s religious beliefs
Egypt
February 24, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa slams controversy over Magdi Yacoub’s religious beliefs
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), applauded the work of Egyptian-British cardiac…