UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
Egypt
April 9, 2017
UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
A massive explosion on Sunday morning killed 29 Coptic Christians in Mar Gerges church located in Egypt's Delta city of Tanta;…
Agriculture Ministry opens public parks for free on Orphan’s Day
Egypt
April 7, 2017
Agriculture Ministry opens public parks for free on Orphan’s Day
The Agriculture Ministry has announced that all public parks affiliated to the Ministry would be open for free on the…
Saudi Arabia to invest $100 mn in Egypt solar energy project
Business
April 6, 2017
Saudi Arabia to invest $100 mn in Egypt solar energy project
Fawaz Alhokair Saudi Group has allocated $100 million for investment in the solar sector in Egypt in 2017, Borsa news…
US dollar relatively stable during Wednesday trading
Business
April 5, 2017
US dollar relatively stable during Wednesday trading
US dollar exchange rates have been relative stable during Wednesday's transactions.At the three national banks of National Bank of Egypt, Banque…
Avaaz launches campaign to pardon Ahmed al-Khatib
Egypt
April 5, 2017
Avaaz launches campaign to pardon Ahmed al-Khatib
Avaaz international organization launched a campaign calling on the Egyptian authorities to pardon young detainee Ahmed al-Khatib who contracted visceral…
Remains of 13th Dynasty pyramid discovered in Egypt’s Dahshur
Archaeology
April 3, 2017
Remains of 13th Dynasty pyramid discovered in Egypt’s Dahshur
The remains of a 13th Dynasty pyramid were discovered on Monday by an Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Dahshur…
Cairo Court nullifies Egypt’s sovereignty over Red Sea islands
Egypt
April 2, 2017
Cairo Court nullifies Egypt’s sovereignty over Red Sea islands
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters nullified on Sunday the Supreme Administrative Court's final ruling which had stipulated that Egypt…
In photos: 4th century imperial bathing complex inaugurated in Alexandria
Archaeology
April 2, 2017
In photos: 4th century imperial bathing complex inaugurated in Alexandria
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany inaugurated on Saturday Alexandria's imperial bathing complex area and cistern in the Kom el-Dikka…
Man arrested following mob harassment of a woman in Egypt’s Zagazig
Egypt
April 1, 2017
Man arrested following mob harassment of a woman in Egypt’s Zagazig
Security forces in Egypt's northern governorate of Sharqiya remanded one man into custody for four days pending investigation following a…
Israeli tourists ignore warning against travel to Sinai
Egypt
March 31, 2017
Israeli tourists ignore warning against travel to Sinai
Israeli tourists in Sinai ignored their government's warning against traveling to the Egyptian peninsula and continued bookings for the Easter…