Egypt Independent
UAE dispatches aid plane to Egypt for Ramadan
Egypt
April 28, 2021
UAE dispatches aid plane to Egypt for Ramadan
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday dispatched an aid plane containing 46 tons of foodstuffs to Egypt, as part of…
Egypt’s Prime Minister announces holidays from Saturday to Monday
Egypt
April 28, 2021
Egypt’s Prime Minister announces holidays from Saturday to Monday
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Thursday to Monday will be official holidays celebrating the Sinai Liberation Day, Labor…
India’s mutant coronavirus strain not present in Egypt, assures official
Egypt
April 28, 2021
India’s mutant coronavirus strain not present in Egypt, assures official
The new mutant strain of the coronavirus rampaging through India has not yet been registered in Egypt, a consultant epidemiologist…
EgyptAir requires travelers to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah show negative PCR test with QR code
Egypt
April 28, 2021
EgyptAir requires travelers to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah show negative PCR test with QR code
EgyptAir now requires customers traveling from Egypt to the Emirate of Sharjah starting from May 1 and to Dubai and…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,003 cases new confirmed, 61 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
April 28, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,003 cases new confirmed, 61 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday announced 1,003 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total up to 224,517. The total number of…
Irish director Terry George teams up with Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum to produce ‘The Alexandria Killings’ series
Cinema/TV
April 27, 2021
Irish director Terry George teams up with Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum to produce ‘The Alexandria Killings’ series
Irish screenwriter and director Terry George, the 2012 Oscar prize winner behind “Hotel Rwanda”, is working alongside Egyptian writer Mariam…
Vaccination for tourism workers in Red Sea, South Sinai concludes this week
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Vaccination for tourism workers in Red Sea, South Sinai concludes this week
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced Tuesday that the vaccination of all workers in the tourism sector and its related activities in…
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
The official website of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday published a video clip showing its armed forces cleansing…
EgyptAir offers 20 percent discount for Sharm El-Sheikh- Hurghada flights
Egypt
April 27, 2021
EgyptAir offers 20 percent discount for Sharm El-Sheikh- Hurghada flights
EgyptAir on Tuesday offered a 20 percent discount on the ticket prices for Sharm El-Sheikh-Hurghada flights every Sunday and Thursday…
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Business
April 27, 2021
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Mohamed Abu-Basha, deputy head of the research sector at EFG Hermes, praised the decision to resume flights between Egypt and…
BP announces it will operate Raven gas field in Mediterranean
Business
April 27, 2021
BP announces it will operate Raven gas field in Mediterranean
The British gas and oil excavation company BP announced it will operate the Raven field as part of the third…
Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes Aswan
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes Aswan
The Egyptian National Seismic Network (ENSN) on Tuesday morning recorded an magnitude 3.1 earthquake south of Aswan. Head of the…
Massive fire in Cairo devours 13 cars and 10 tuk-tuks in parking lot
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Massive fire in Cairo devours 13 cars and 10 tuk-tuks in parking lot
A massive fire erupted in a Cairo parking lot in the Dar al-Salam neighborhood, devouring 13 cars and ten tuk-tuks…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 991 cases confirmed, 58 deaths on Monday
Egypt
April 27, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 991 cases confirmed, 58 deaths on Monday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday announced 991 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 223,514. The total number…
Egypt’s Transport Ministry working to develop ‘neglected’ railway: minister
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Egypt’s Transport Ministry working to develop ‘neglected’ railway: minister
Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir said on Monday that his ministry is working on a vision to develop the railway…
Tamer Amin acquitted of slandering people of Upper Egypt
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Tamer Amin acquitted of slandering people of Upper Egypt
The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on Monday has acquitted journalist Tamer Amin on charges of insulting and slandering the people…
Mohamed Ramadan accused of insulting Egyptian comedy icon Ismail Yassine
Culture
April 26, 2021
Mohamed Ramadan accused of insulting Egyptian comedy icon Ismail Yassine
Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan has denied accusations of insulting the late comedy icon Ismail Yassine during a scene in the…
Egypt expecting over one million Russian tourists in 2021: official
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Egypt expecting over one million Russian tourists in 2021: official
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs Ghada Shalaby said on Monday that Egypt expects over one million…
COVID-19 cases in Egypt will escalate soon, warns Presidential Health Advisor
Egypt
April 26, 2021
COVID-19 cases in Egypt will escalate soon, warns Presidential Health Advisor
Egypt’s Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin warned on Sunday that coronavirus cases across the nation are seeing…
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved, by a two-thirds majority, a bill to tighten the penalty for female genital mutilation…