Egypt Independent
Mostly moderate weather for Egypt on Sunday
Egypt
April 7, 2021
Mostly moderate weather for Egypt on Sunday
Meteorologists predict moderate weather on Sunday during the daytime over Greater Cairo and Lower Egypt, mild on the northern coasts,…
China has provided 600,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Egypt, says Chinese ambassador
Egypt
April 7, 2021
China has provided 600,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Egypt, says Chinese ambassador
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang announced Wednesday that China has now provided a total of 600,000 doses of coronavirus…
Sisi urges cooperation from Ethiopia on GERD, warns that ‘all options are open’
Egypt
April 7, 2021
Sisi urges cooperation from Ethiopia on GERD, warns that ‘all options are open’
During a speech on Wednesday, Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi commented again on the ongoing (and failing) negotiations over the…
Ethiopia moves forward with 2nd filling of GERD: minister
Egypt
April 7, 2021
Ethiopia moves forward with 2nd filling of GERD: minister
Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation, and Energy Seleshi Bekele said on Wednesday that country has begun the process of the…
Financial indicators improve unprecedentedly in 2020-2021: minister
Business
April 7, 2021
Financial indicators improve unprecedentedly in 2020-2021: minister
Egypt’s financial performance indicators from July to March in current fiscal year 2020-2021 saw an unprecedented improvement as a result…
Kinshasa negotiations over GERD made no progress: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Kinshasa negotiations over GERD made no progress: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that the current round of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations held in…
Suez Canal navigation flow not affected by ship malfunction: official
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Suez Canal navigation flow not affected by ship malfunction: official
Navigation in the Suez Canal is working on a regular basis and has not been impacted by a malfunction in…
Photos: Egyptian, Sudanese fighter jets fly over the Nile River in training drill
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Photos: Egyptian, Sudanese fighter jets fly over the Nile River in training drill
Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer al-Refai on Tuesday uploaded a video on Facebook showing the “Nisor al-Nile Two” (Nile Eagles-Two)…
‘Bakkar’ animated series returns this Ramadan in 3D
Cinema/TV
April 6, 2021
‘Bakkar’ animated series returns this Ramadan in 3D
Beloved Egyptian cartoon character Bakkar is back after six years of absence, with a video spread across Facebook announcing his…
Collision in Sohag leaves 3 people dead and six injured
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Collision in Sohag leaves 3 people dead and six injured
A collision between a pick up car and a taxi on the eastern agricultural road at the entrance of the…
Egypt’s Health Ministry increases coronavirus vaccine centers to 339
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Egypt’s Health Ministry increases coronavirus vaccine centers to 339
Egypt has added 200 new coronavirus vaccination centers, bringing the total number to 339 nationwide, the Undersecretary of the Ministry…
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization announces Ramadan opening hours
Archaeology
April 6, 2021
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization announces Ramadan opening hours
The CEO of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Ahmed Ghnem announced the museum’s opening hours during Ramadan as 9:00…
Corpse of nurse in Helwan exhumed, burnt over COVID-19 fears
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Corpse of nurse in Helwan exhumed, burnt over COVID-19 fears
Unidentified persons exhumed the grave of an Egyptian nurse who died from the coronavirus in Helwan, south of Cairo, and…
Coronavirus cases under Egypt’s third wave are sharply increasing, warns Presidential Advisor
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Coronavirus cases under Egypt’s third wave are sharply increasing, warns Presidential Advisor
Egypt’s Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin warned Monday that Egypt is currently witnessing a surge in new…
US Dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate for Tuesday
Business
April 6, 2021
US Dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate for Tuesday
The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Monday recorded LE15.64 for purchase and LE15.74 for selling in the…
Egypt’s Education Ministry to teach hieroglyphs in schools next year
Egypt
April 6, 2021
Egypt’s Education Ministry to teach hieroglyphs in schools next year
The Director of the Curriculum Development Center at the Education Ministry Nawal Shalaby announced that the ministry will teach hieroglyphics…
COVID-19 in Egypt: total 205,732 cases infected and 12,210 deaths
Egypt
April 6, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: total 205,732 cases infected and 12,210 deaths
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 767 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally up to 205,732. The total…
Golden Parade hashtag tops searches globally
Egypt
April 5, 2021
Golden Parade hashtag tops searches globally
A hashtag on the Golden Parade has dominated search engines, following Egypt’s successful transfer of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies…
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, UNESCO Director General visit Aswan
Egypt
April 5, 2021
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, UNESCO Director General visit Aswan
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany went with the Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay and her accompanying delegation…
‘I shuddered’: Mohamed Salah reacts to Golden mummy parade
Life & Style
April 5, 2021
‘I shuddered’: Mohamed Salah reacts to Golden mummy parade
Egyptian and Liverpool football superstar Mohamed Salah on Monday commented on the extravagant transfer of 22 royal mummies from the…