Egypt Independent
Meet AUC’s newly-appointed president Ahmad Dallal
Egypt
June 23, 2021
Meet AUC’s newly-appointed president Ahmad Dallal
The Board of Trustees of the American University in Cairo (AUC) has named Ahmad S. Dallal as AUC’s 13th president,…
Egypt court sentences men to death for attempted rape, murder
Egypt
June 23, 2021
Egypt court sentences men to death for attempted rape, murder
The Mansoura Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death who attempted to rape and ended up murdering one…
Egyptian satellite to be manufactured, launched in two years: official
Science
June 23, 2021
Egyptian satellite to be manufactured, launched in two years: official
The first locally-producted Egyptian satellite will be manufactured and launched within two years, Ayman Mahmoud, a board member of the…
Four Arab countries participate in Sea Breeze exercises in the Black Sea
Egypt
June 23, 2021
Four Arab countries participate in Sea Breeze exercises in the Black Sea
Tunisia, UAE, Morocco and Egypt are joining the Sea Breeze 2021 naval exercises as participant or observers, which will be…
Ancient Egyptian mummy undergoes CT scan in Italian hospital
Archaeology
June 23, 2021
Ancient Egyptian mummy undergoes CT scan in Italian hospital
Ancient Egypt meets modern medical technology after a mummy underwent a CT scan in an Italian hospital as part of…
Wednesday’s US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate
Business
June 23, 2021
Wednesday’s US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate
The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Wednesday recorded LE15.59 for purchase and LE15.69 for sale at the…
Egypt’s first waste conversion project using anaerobic digestion inaugurated in Fayoum
Environment
June 23, 2021
Egypt’s first waste conversion project using anaerobic digestion inaugurated in Fayoum
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad and Governor of Fayoum Ahmed al-Ansary inaugurated the first project Egypt for converting waste into…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 498 new cases confirmed, 37 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
June 23, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 498 new cases confirmed, 37 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 498 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 278,295. The total number…
Egypt prepares for new increase in electricity prices
Egypt
June 23, 2021
Egypt prepares for new increase in electricity prices
The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity Ayman Hamza announced that there will be a new increase in the…
International mezzo-soprano Farrah al-Dibany at Fountain Theater for 1st time
Culture
June 22, 2021
International mezzo-soprano Farrah al-Dibany at Fountain Theater for 1st time
The Egyptian Opera House in cooperation with the French Cultural Center has for the first time organized a concert for…
Egypt’s renowned musician Omar Khairat to perform at Cairo Opera House in July
Culture
June 22, 2021
Egypt’s renowned musician Omar Khairat to perform at Cairo Opera House in July
Egyptian Musician Omar Khairat is scheduled to perform a concert at the Cairo Opera House’s al-Manara theater on July 5…
Soad Hosny married Abdel Halim Hafez for six years, claims sister
Cinema/TV
June 22, 2021
Soad Hosny married Abdel Halim Hafez for six years, claims sister
Jihan Abdel Moneim, sister of late actress Soad Hosny, said that Soad had an unregistered marriage with singer Abdel Halim…
EgyptAir clarifies video of violent argument between two women on plane was not on EgyptAir flight
Egypt
June 22, 2021
EgyptAir clarifies video of violent argument between two women on plane was not on EgyptAir flight
EgyptAir issued a statement regarding a video clip showing a violent argument between two women inside a plane denying the…
Tuesday’s US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate
Business
June 22, 2021
Tuesday’s US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate
The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Tuesday recorded LE15.61 for purchase and LE15.70 for sale in The…
Photos: Helwan train driver flees after collision with two minibuses
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Photos: Helwan train driver flees after collision with two minibuses
The Interior Ministry has intensified efforts to arrest the driver of a Helwan train who fled the scene of the…
Mohamed Salah will miss the Olympic team in Tokyo after Liverpool refusal
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Mohamed Salah will miss the Olympic team in Tokyo after Liverpool refusal
Egyptian international and Liverpool FC striker Mohamed Salah will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month, with former goalkeeper for…
Two die in collision between locomotive and train in Alexandria
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Two die in collision between locomotive and train in Alexandria
A locomotive collided with the back of Cairo-Alexandria train #1 on Tuesday, leading to two deaths and several injuries. The…
Meteorologists anticipate heatwave across Egypt, maximum temperatures at 43C
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Meteorologists anticipate heatwave across Egypt, maximum temperatures at 43C
Egypt’s Meteorological Authority on Sunday announced that Egypt’s temperatures will increase during the coming period due to low pressure monsoon…
Egypt invested over 1 trillion pounds to develop infrastructure in 7 years: minister
Egypt
June 22, 2021
Egypt invested over 1 trillion pounds to develop infrastructure in 7 years: minister
Egypt has invested more than a trillion pounds to develop infrastructure within seven years, Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed announced. During…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 509 new cases, 39 deaths on Monday
Egypt
June 22, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 509 new cases, 39 deaths on Monday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 509 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…