US dollar exceeds the LE19 mark
Business
December 19, 2016
US dollar exceeds the LE19 mark
The US dollar exchange rate has hit a new high of LE18.75 for purchasing and LE18.95 for selling, up from…
Egypt retrieves two smuggled Islamic lamps from UAE
Archaeology
December 19, 2016
Egypt retrieves two smuggled Islamic lamps from UAE
Egypt received from the UAE on Thursday two Islamic lamps that were stolen and smuggled to the Gulf country in…
EgyptAir domestic tickets increase by 15-30%
Egypt
December 15, 2016
EgyptAir domestic tickets increase by 15-30%
An EgyptAir source said the prices of tickets for domestic flights increased between 15 to 30 percent after the flotation…
Cigarette prices increase by 10%
Egypt
December 15, 2016
Cigarette prices increase by 10%
The price of Merit, Marlboro, and LM cigarettes rose by 10 percent, equal to LE20 per cartridge and LE2 per…
Abu Simbel Temple receives 620 tourists
Business
December 14, 2016
Abu Simbel Temple receives 620 tourists
Abu Simbel archaeological area in Aswan received on Monday 620 tourists of different nationalities from European and east Asian countries,…
Foreign pharmaceutical companies reject govt proposal on drug prices increase
Egypt
December 13, 2016
Foreign pharmaceutical companies reject govt proposal on drug prices increase
The drug pricing crisis escalated between the pharmaceutical companies and the Ministry of Health, in light of increased production costs…
Church blast expected to affect hotel bookings
Business
December 13, 2016
Church blast expected to affect hotel bookings
Several hoteliers have confirmed the negative impact of the bomb blast at the Coptic cathedral on the bookings expected during…
Antiquities Minister says restoration of Baron Empain Palace in the works
Archaeology
December 10, 2016
Antiquities Minister says restoration of Baron Empain Palace in the works
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said Thursday that work started in late November on the Baron Empain Palace of Heliopolis,…
Egypt retrieved over 500 smuggled artifacts in 2016: official
Egypt
December 8, 2016
Egypt retrieved over 500 smuggled artifacts in 2016: official
Egypt retrieved over 500 artifacts from abroad in 2016, said the director general of the Retrieved Antiquities Department of the…
Uber not to raise fares until January 31
Egypt
December 7, 2016
Uber not to raise fares until January 31
Uber transportation network company in Egypt will not raise fares until January 31, in a move that aims to celebrate…