CORRECTED: Egypt confirms 230 new coronavirus cases, total now 98,727
Egypt
August 31, 2020
CORRECTED: Egypt confirms 230 new coronavirus cases, total now 98,727
(Corrects the number of infected cases from 830 to 230.) Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed 230 new coronavirus…
Video: Egyptian chocolate seller with dream of joining medical school goes viral
Life & Style
August 30, 2020
Video: Egyptian chocolate seller with dream of joining medical school goes viral
Ibrahim Abdel Nasser, a Fresca chocolate seller, has become one of the most searched names on Egyptian social media after…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Egypt
August 30, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta institute has strongly condemned an incident in Sweden where a Quran was…
Egypt devises plan for BRT system on the Ring Road: Transport Minister
Egypt
August 30, 2020
Egypt devises plan for BRT system on the Ring Road: Transport Minister
Egyptian Transportation Minister Kamel al-Wazir announced Sunday that his ministry has devised a plan to operate the Bus Rapid Transit…
Egypt’s FM, UN official discuss developments in Libya
Egypt
August 30, 2020
Egypt’s FM, UN official discuss developments in Libya
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday met with the Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (ASRSG) for Libya…
Egypt, Danish Energy Agency sign green energy agreement
Business
August 30, 2020
Egypt, Danish Energy Agency sign green energy agreement
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and Minister of Electricity and Mohamed Shaker on Saturday signed an agreement with…
Egypt’s economic situation receives international praise: Report
Business
August 30, 2020
Egypt’s economic situation receives international praise: Report
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development issued a report discussing the opinions of several international institutions on Egypt’s economic…
EgyptAir reaches average 45% daily operating rate of flights
Travel
August 29, 2020
EgyptAir reaches average 45% daily operating rate of flights
EgyptAir on Saturday saw, for the first time since the return of international air traffic, a 45 percent daily operating…
Illegal buildings across Egypt almost as severe an issue as GERD, says Sisi
Egypt
August 29, 2020
Illegal buildings across Egypt almost as severe an issue as GERD, says Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday warned that unplanned, illegal building encroachments across the country are an issue almost as…
Once again, GERD negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia stall
Egypt
August 29, 2020
Once again, GERD negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia stall
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced in a Friday statement that negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…