Egypt joins global nuclear conference in Vienna
Science
November 30, 2018
Egypt joins global nuclear conference in Vienna
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity Hassan Mahmoud Hassanein led a high-level delegation to participate in the Ministerial Conference…
2 infants found dead in garbage bin
Egypt
November 29, 2018
2 infants found dead in garbage bin
A cleaning worker found two dead infants on Thursday, after an unidentified person threw their corpses into a bin…
Mild weather expected for Friday, Cairo 22C
Weather
November 29, 2018
Mild weather expected for Friday, Cairo 22C
Meteorologists expect mild weather in the northern coast and northern Upper Egypt on Friday. Moderate weather is expected for southern…
Al-Azhar professor supports inheritance equalization between sexes
Society
November 29, 2018
Al-Azhar professor supports inheritance equalization between sexes
The crisis of amending the inheritance laws is essentially a matter of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and is not part of…
Court jails 99 persons due to riots following death of Afroto
Egypt
November 29, 2018
Court jails 99 persons due to riots following death of Afroto
The Mokattam Misdemeanor Court sentenced 99 persons on Wednesday to one year in prison over charges of rioting in front…
Egyptian puppetry joins UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Culture
November 29, 2018
Egyptian puppetry joins UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Egypt’s Culture Ministry succeeded in listing its traditional form of hand puppetry, known as al-aragoz, on UNESCO’s List of…
New artifacts found in thwarted illegal excavations
Archaeology
November 29, 2018
New artifacts found in thwarted illegal excavations
Aswan’s Tourism and Antiquities Police secured new archaeological discoveries during a Wednesday raid on an illegal excavation, near the…
8.7% of Egyptians smoke shisha: Health Ministry official
Egypt
November 28, 2018
8.7% of Egyptians smoke shisha: Health Ministry official
8.7 percent of Egyptians regularly smoke shisha, while 1.2 percent smoke electronic cigarettes, according to Maysa Hamza, Director General…
IMF to discuss 5th installment of Egypt’s loan in December
Business
November 28, 2018
IMF to discuss 5th installment of Egypt’s loan in December
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet in late December, to discuss disbursing the fifth…
Moushira Khattab granted UN World Humanitarian Award
Egypt
November 28, 2018
Moushira Khattab granted UN World Humanitarian Award
The United Nations honored Egyptian politician Moushira Khattab at a conference in San Francisco and awarded her the World Humanitarian…