Arab League expresses “extreme concern” over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Arab League expresses “extreme concern” over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Distress over the access to water for millions of people living along the Nile prompted the Arab League on Sunday…
95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts
Archaeology
November 27, 2017
95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts
95-year-old Australian, Joan Howard, is currently under investigation following newspaper coverage of her extensive collection of ancient Middle Eastern artifacts, the…
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Cairo’s Public Prosecution referred lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh to the State Security Misdemeanor Court on Sunday over charges of “disrupting civil…
70 percent of Grand Egyptian Museum completed, inauguration expected in 2018
Science
November 27, 2017
70 percent of Grand Egyptian Museum completed, inauguration expected in 2018
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced on Sunday that 70 percent of the construction of the Grand Egyptian…
Tourists in Egypt increase by 55 percent in third quarter of 2017: CAPMAS
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Tourists in Egypt increase by 55 percent in third quarter of 2017: CAPMAS
The number of tourists arriving in Egypt during the third quarter of 2017 rose by 55 percent compared to the same period…
Ethiopia won’t stop constructing the Renaissance Dam: minister
Egypt
November 26, 2017
Ethiopia won’t stop constructing the Renaissance Dam: minister
Ethiopia’s Water, Irrigation and Electricity Minister Sileshi Bekele said Saturday that his country will not stop constructing the Grand Ethiopian…
Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
A Cairo court sentenced seven people to death for joining the Islamic State in Libya and taking part in the…
Police reportedly prevents screening of ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ in Heliopolis venue
Cinema/TV
November 25, 2017
Police reportedly prevents screening of ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ in Heliopolis venue
Egyptian-Swedish thriller film “The Nile Hilton Incident” was allegedly prevented by police from being screened at Cairo’s Balcon Heliopolis venue…
Eiffel Tower switches off lights in solidarity with Egypt
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Eiffel Tower switches off lights in solidarity with Egypt
France announced on Friday evening that it would turn off the lights of the Eiffel Tower in solidarity with the…
Egypt agrees with the Chinese CGCOC to develop south Sinai industrial zone
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Egypt agrees with the Chinese CGCOC to develop south Sinai industrial zone
South Sinai governor Khaled Fouda signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday with the National Military Production Authority, the General…