The Nile Project: a blending of cultural currents through music
Culture
November 2, 2016
The Nile Project: a blending of cultural currents through music
It was the unique mix of different languages from 11 Nile Basin countries that provided the theme for the creation…
Egyptian tourism to recover pre-2011 levels by early 2017: WTTC official
Egypt
November 2, 2016
Egyptian tourism to recover pre-2011 levels by early 2017: WTTC official
The chairman of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), David Scowsill, has praised the security measures applied at Egyptian…
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Business
October 31, 2016
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Egypt has reached a currency swap agreement with China valued at $2.7 billion, according to a Central Bank of Egypt…
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Archaeology
October 31, 2016
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Two rock-carved cemeteries belonging to the Late Period of ancient Egypt have been discovered close to the shrine of Agha…
Four policemen remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break-out
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Four policemen remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break-out
Ismailia prosecutors ordered Thursday the detention of another four low-ranking police officers in relation to al-Mostakbal Central Prison break-out on…
Air Cairo operates new flights from Europe to Sharm el-Sheikh
Business
October 26, 2016
Air Cairo operates new flights from Europe to Sharm el-Sheikh
Air Cairo has started new flights between European countries and Sharm el-Sheikh, including Austria and Norway, according to an annoucement…
Egypt has alternatives to Saudi Aramco oil products if necessary: minister
Egypt
October 25, 2016
Egypt has alternatives to Saudi Aramco oil products if necessary: minister
The five-year-long agreement on the supply of petroleum products with Saudi Aramco is still valid and has not been canceled,…
Egypt authorites raid offices of Regeni family consultant
Egypt
October 24, 2016
Egypt authorites raid offices of Regeni family consultant
Egyptian authorities have raided the offices of a rights group doing legal counseling for the family of Italian student Giulio…
Egypt to receive 8 more French fighter jets in 2017
Egypt
October 15, 2016
Egypt to receive 8 more French fighter jets in 2017
Eight new Rafale fighter jets are joining the Egyptian Air Force next year, the Egyptian state-owned newspaper al-Akhbar reported on…
Cairo denies talks on establishing Russian military presence in Egypt
Egypt
October 11, 2016
Cairo denies talks on establishing Russian military presence in Egypt
Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said on Monday that Egypt rejects the idea of having foreign military bases on its territory,…