Cabinet approves bill allowing 53 churches to practice religious rituals nationwide
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Cabinet approves bill allowing 53 churches to practice religious rituals nationwide
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting with the Ministers of Housing, Justice, Antiquities, Parliamentarian Affairs and Local Development on…
Kids’ toy ‘Slime’ faces backlash in Egypt, believed to be hazardous for children
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Kids’ toy ‘Slime’ faces backlash in Egypt, believed to be hazardous for children
Controversy surfaced on media outlets in Egypt as users circulated news about kids’ toy, ‘Slime’, which is believed to pose…
BBC report on human rights in Egypt is ‘baseless’ and ‘false’: SIS
Egypt
February 26, 2018
BBC report on human rights in Egypt is ‘baseless’ and ‘false’: SIS
In response to a recent visual and written BBC report entitled ‘The shadows over Egypt’, which addresses the country’s human…
Army chief of staff requests Sisi to extend ‘Sinai 2018’ for over 3 months
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Army chief of staff requests Sisi to extend ‘Sinai 2018’ for over 3 months
Chief of staff of Egypt’s Armed Forces Mohamed Farid called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to extend operation ‘Sinai 2018’…
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
The Maadi Court of Misdemeanors ruled on Saturday to reduce activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence for insulting the judiciary to a…
Egypt-Isreal gas deal to attract European countries: Financial Times
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Egypt-Isreal gas deal to attract European countries: Financial Times
UK newspaper the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday that the gas deal signed between the Israeli company Delek Group…
Passengers traveling to Egypt from German airports reach 1.39 million in 2017
Travel
February 25, 2018
Passengers traveling to Egypt from German airports reach 1.39 million in 2017
The number of passengers traveling to Egypt from German airports rose 69.1 percent year-on-year in 2017 to reach 1.39 million…
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Archaeology
February 24, 2018
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Six kilometres south of Tuna Al-Gabal archaeological site, an Egyptian archaeological expedition announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient cemetery…
Imperial Russian Ballet to perform Swan Lake in Cairo Opera House
Music
February 24, 2018
Imperial Russian Ballet to perform Swan Lake in Cairo Opera House
Ballet fanatics in Egypt have a cause to celebrate next month as the “Imperial Russian Ballet” company will be performing…
3 killed, 18 injured as building collapses in Cairo’s Manshiyet Naser
Egypt
February 24, 2018
3 killed, 18 injured as building collapses in Cairo’s Manshiyet Naser
Egypt’s Health Ministry said that three people were killed, including a child and an elderly woman, after a building collapsed…