Sightseeing balloon crashes in Egypt’s Luxor city killing one South African tourist
Egypt
January 5, 2018
Sightseeing balloon crashes in Egypt’s Luxor city killing one South African tourist
A balloon carrying foreign tourists on a sightseeing trip south of Egypt’s city of Luxor crashed on Friday morning, leading…
Khaled Ali’s appeal against prison sentence is adjourned again
Egypt
January 4, 2018
Khaled Ali’s appeal against prison sentence is adjourned again
A Dokki appeals court in Giza adjourned on Wednesday the appeal filed by rights lawyer and presidential hopeful Khaled Ali…
Egypt denies requesting exclusion of Sudan from Ethiopian dam negotiations
Egypt
January 4, 2018
Egypt denies requesting exclusion of Sudan from Ethiopian dam negotiations
The spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid denied the claims circulating on Ethiopian news media, that Egypt…
Foreign currency reserves rose to record-high $37.19 bn in December 2017: CBE
Economy
January 3, 2018
Foreign currency reserves rose to record-high $37.19 bn in December 2017: CBE
Egypt’s net foreign currency reserves climbed to an all-time high of $37.19 billion in December 2017, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)…
Moroccan newspaper awards Mohamed Salah ‘Golden Lion’
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Moroccan newspaper awards Mohamed Salah ‘Golden Lion’
Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah was crowned the Golden Lion on Tuesday by the Moroccan newspaper al-Mountakhab, an award for…
Prosecution jails Helwan church attacker for 15 days
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Prosecution jails Helwan church attacker for 15 days
Prosecutor-General Nabil Ahmed Sadek has imprisoned Ibrahim Ismail Mostafa on charges related to terrorism and murder after shooting people at…
Sisi awards athlete champions Sports Medal
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Sisi awards athlete champions Sports Medal
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Monday athletes who won medals and prizes in international sports championships and their trainers,…
Royal ancient Egyptian artifacts uncovered in Tel Al-Pharaeen
Archaeology
January 2, 2018
Royal ancient Egyptian artifacts uncovered in Tel Al-Pharaeen
An Egyptian excavation mission discovered on Monday remains of mud-brick walls and several artifacts that date back to different periods…
Cairo court reduces sentence of Egyptian singer Shyma to 1 yr in prison over music video
Culture
January 2, 2018
Cairo court reduces sentence of Egyptian singer Shyma to 1 yr in prison over music video
A Cairo misdemeanor appeals court handed down a reduced one-year prison sentence to Egyptian female pop singer Shyma, after filming…
Education Ministry goes after extremist teachers
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Education Ministry goes after extremist teachers
The Education Ministry sent an urgent letter to all educational directorates in governorates across the country, in which each school principal was asked to…