Interior Ministry shuts down 3 Facebook accounts for inciting violence, arrests 11 suspects
Egypt
February 1, 2017
Interior Ministry shuts down 3 Facebook accounts for inciting violence, arrests 11 suspects
The Interior Ministry's Communications and Information Technology Sector announced that three Facebook accounts were shut down for publishing material that…
Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from London
Archaeology
February 1, 2017
Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from London
Egypt's embassy in London received on Tuesday two artifacts that had been put for sale at a London auction house. The…
Egypt Armed Forces chief of staff heads to UK
Egypt
January 31, 2017
Egypt Armed Forces chief of staff heads to UK
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Mahmoud Hegazy, headed to London on Tuesday on an official visit to…
Egypt’s Sawiris markets US$235 mn real estate project on Cyprus beaches
Business
January 30, 2017
Egypt’s Sawiris markets US$235 mn real estate project on Cyprus beaches
Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris is eyeing major investments for a US$235 million real estate project on the coast of Ayia…
MP Khaled Youssef released without bail: source
Egypt
January 30, 2017
MP Khaled Youssef released without bail: source
East Cairo Prosecution released MP and movie director Khaled Youssef on Sunday evening following investigations into drug possession, a judicial source told…
Egypt retrieves 4,000-year-old figurine from London
Archaeology
January 29, 2017
Egypt retrieves 4,000-year-old figurine from London
The Egyptian embassy in London retrieved a wooden Ushabti figurine that dates back to the Middle Kingdom period of Ancient…
Verbal divorce bill to be ready in few days, in response to Sisi’s call: MP
Egypt
January 26, 2017
Verbal divorce bill to be ready in few days, in response to Sisi’s call: MP
The House of Representatives' Religious Committee will prepare a draft law regulating verbal divorce in a few days, Amr Hamrouch, secretary of…
Chhau Indian dance performances, workshop to be held in Egypt this January
Culture
January 25, 2017
Chhau Indian dance performances, workshop to be held in Egypt this January
On the occasion of India's Republic Day, the Chhau dance troupe will give two live performances at Dandy Mall on…
Hermes projects US dollar at LE15 by the end of 2017
Business
January 24, 2017
Hermes projects US dollar at LE15 by the end of 2017
EFG Hermes investment bank is expecting improvement in the Egyptian pound exchange rate by the end of the current year…
No Russian flights to Egypt until March: source
Egypt
January 24, 2017
No Russian flights to Egypt until March: source
Flights between Russia and Egypt are reportedly expected to resume in March due to technical issues, thwarting high hopes on…