Egypt launches initiative to plant 1 million fruit trees.
Environment
July 19, 2018
Egypt launches initiative to plant 1 million fruit trees.
The Agricultural Professions Syndicate started implementing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s initiative to plant one million fruit trees in poorer areas,…
Sisi meets Italy’s interior minister, discusses latest developments in Regeni’s case
Egypt
July 19, 2018
Sisi meets Italy’s interior minister, discusses latest developments in Regeni’s case
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Wednesday Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, to discuss ways…
Car collision in Minya leaves 12 workers dead, 28 injured
Egypt
July 19, 2018
Car collision in Minya leaves 12 workers dead, 28 injured
Twelve workers are dead and another 28 injured in a car accident on Al-Sharfa Road in the Minya governorate…
Elderly Egyptian woman arrested in Saudi Arabia to return to Egypt: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
July 19, 2018
Elderly Egyptian woman arrested in Saudi Arabia to return to Egypt: Foreign Ministry
The Egyptian Consulate General in Jeddah has completed the legal procedures for the return of Saadia Abdel Salam, an…
Moderate temperatures expected for Wednesday, Cairo: 36C
Egypt
July 18, 2018
Moderate temperatures expected for Wednesday, Cairo: 36C
Meteorologists predict that hot weather is expected to slightly decrease across Egypt on Thursday, with moderate weather prevailing in…
Sisi, Sudan’s Bashir to hold summit in Khartoum
Egypt
July 18, 2018
Sisi, Sudan’s Bashir to hold summit in Khartoum
A bilateral summit between Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be held in Khartoum…
Marriages declined, divorce rates increased in 2017: CAPMAS
Egypt
July 18, 2018
Marriages declined, divorce rates increased in 2017: CAPMAS
A Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) annual report showed on Wednesday a decline in the number of…
Sisi issues new law to develop Upper Egypt
Business
July 18, 2018
Sisi issues new law to develop Upper Egypt
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued Law No. 157 of 2018 which establishes the Upper Egypt Development Authority (UEDA),…
New bill granting Egyptian nationality to foreign investors stirs wide controversy
Features/Interviews
July 18, 2018
New bill granting Egyptian nationality to foreign investors stirs wide controversy
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved amendments to the law of residency and citizenship in its general session on Sunday,…
Egypt denies closure of Rafah border crossing
Egypt
July 18, 2018
Egypt denies closure of Rafah border crossing
Egyptian authorities have denied media reports on the shutdown of Rafah border crossing. They stressed that normal traffic is…