Egyptian lawyer banned from travel wins prestigious rights defenders award
Egypt
October 11, 2017
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel wins prestigious rights defenders award
Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist, Mohamed Zaree, has been awarded the most prestigious awards granted to human rights defenders,…
Egypt finally a World Cup’s participant: All you need to know to travel to Russia
Egypt
October 10, 2017
Egypt finally a World Cup’s participant: All you need to know to travel to Russia
With Egypt’s victory over Congo on Sunday night, many fans of the national football team are wondering how they can…
Who will pay the LE 1.5 mn ‘presidential reward’ for each player on Egypt’s football team?
Egypt
October 10, 2017
Who will pay the LE 1.5 mn ‘presidential reward’ for each player on Egypt’s football team?
Debates surfaced all over social media in Egypt, after the Egyptian president declared he would reward each player on the…
Remittances from Egyptian expats up 40 pct from same period last year: CBE
Economy
October 9, 2017
Remittances from Egyptian expats up 40 pct from same period last year: CBE
Remittances from Egyptian expats were reportedly 40 percent higher in August than in the same month last year, registering $1.7…
Getting tattoo permissible for girls, sin for boys: Egypt’s former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa
Life & Style
October 9, 2017
Getting tattoo permissible for girls, sin for boys: Egypt’s former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa
Traditionally, permanently tattooing the body has long been considered a sin in Islam because it involves “mutilating” the body, changing…
Egypt, Italy to sign promotion agreement to boost Egypt’s tourism industry
Egypt
October 8, 2017
Egypt, Italy to sign promotion agreement to boost Egypt’s tourism industry
Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said Sunday that he agreed with Italian Deputy Minister of Culture Dorina Bianchi to ink a…
Journalists’ dress code of conduct should not include jeans: Head of Egypt’s Supreme Media Council
Egypt
October 8, 2017
Journalists’ dress code of conduct should not include jeans: Head of Egypt’s Supreme Media Council
Egypt’s Head of the Supreme Media Council, Makram Mohamed Ahmed, voiced his “displeasure” over journalists covering events and formal interviews…
Intercept leaks: UAE spent $2.7m to improve Sisi’s image in US
Egypt
October 7, 2017
Intercept leaks: UAE spent $2.7m to improve Sisi’s image in US
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly been bankrolling efforts to improve the image of the Egyptian government in the US, according…
Upper part of 4000-year-old obelisk discovered near Giza: Antiquities Ministry
Egypt
October 5, 2017
Upper part of 4000-year-old obelisk discovered near Giza: Antiquities Ministry
The upper part of royal obelisk that dates back more than 4,000 years has been discovered in the Saqqara area…