Italy considers giving Italian nationality to Egyptian child for heroic act
Egypt
March 22, 2019
Italy considers giving Italian nationality to Egyptian child for heroic act
Deputy Prime Minister and Italian Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio asked the Italian government to give Italian nationality…
Egypt’s IDR upgraded to ‘B+’ by global credit rating agency
Business
March 22, 2019
Egypt’s IDR upgraded to ‘B+’ by global credit rating agency
Globally-recognized credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Egypt’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B+’ from ‘B’, assuring…
Court of Cassation upholds prison sentences against defendants in Nahda sit-in case
Egypt
March 21, 2019
Court of Cassation upholds prison sentences against defendants in Nahda sit-in case
On Thursday, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of the defendants in the case known in media as the…
More than 43 million citizens examined for Virus C: minister
Egypt
March 21, 2019
More than 43 million citizens examined for Virus C: minister
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced that throughout the three stages of the 100 Million Healthy Lives initiative,…
Eight workers dead, 7 injured due to explosion in Suez
Egypt
March 21, 2019
Eight workers dead, 7 injured due to explosion in Suez
Eight workers died and another seven were injured after a factory tank exploded in the Ain Sokhna area of Suez…
Interior ministry releases prisoners ‘gharemat’ on occasion of Mother’s Day
Egypt
March 21, 2019
Interior ministry releases prisoners ‘gharemat’ on occasion of Mother’s Day
Interior Ministry’s prison sector celebrates the release of several gharemat [women imprisoned due to failed payment of debts] for the…
Turkey to import Egyptian potatoes: minister
Egypt
March 21, 2019
Turkey to import Egyptian potatoes: minister
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ezzeddin Abu Steit received a report on Turkish markets opening to Egyptian potatoes. The…
Egypt’s Benban solar project wins best project prize worldwide: World Bank
Business
March 21, 2019
Egypt’s Benban solar project wins best project prize worldwide: World Bank
Acting Head of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva announced on Wednesday that the Benban Solar Project in Aswan won best project…
US dollar exchange rate continues to decline in Egypt
Business
March 20, 2019
US dollar exchange rate continues to decline in Egypt
The US dollar exchange rate continued its decline against the Egyptian pound on Wednesday morning for the third day in…
Eleven Hassam members in court after attack on Alexandria Security chief
Egypt
March 20, 2019
Eleven Hassam members in court after attack on Alexandria Security chief
Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek on Wednesday referred 11 defendants to the State Security Criminal Court over charges of attempting…