Egypt Independent
Video: Sherine Abdel Wahab, Tourism Ministry launches song for the New Year’s
Travel
January 1, 2021
Video: Sherine Abdel Wahab, Tourism Ministry launches song for the New Year’s
To help usher in hope and optimism for the new year 2021, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on…
Egypt has 4 coronavirus strains with different symptoms, warns official
Health & Fitness
January 1, 2021
Egypt has 4 coronavirus strains with different symptoms, warns official
The head of the chest department at Qasr al-Ainy Hospital in Cairo University, Ayman al-Sayed Salem, said that Egypt now contains…
Egypt receives its first ‘FREMM Bergamini’ frigate from Italy
Egypt
January 1, 2021
Egypt receives its first ‘FREMM Bergamini’ frigate from Italy
The first of the “FREMM Bergamini” frigates constructed by Italian company Fincantieri arrived at the Alexandria Naval Base on Thursday…
Egypt confirms 1,418 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 138,062
Egypt
January 1, 2021
Egypt confirms 1,418 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 138,062
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 1,418 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s tally up to 138,062, ministry spokesperson Khaled…
Tunisian officials confiscate two Egyptian boats, fishermen arrested
Egypt
January 1, 2021
Tunisian officials confiscate two Egyptian boats, fishermen arrested
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced in a Thursday statement that two Egyptian fishing boats have been confiscated in Tunisia, with…
Egypt condemns Ethiopian interference in its internal affairs
Egypt
December 31, 2020
Egypt condemns Ethiopian interference in its internal affairs
The Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez on Thursday condemned a statement by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign…
Egypt postpones all exams to post-mid-year vacation
Egypt
December 31, 2020
Egypt postpones all exams to post-mid-year vacation
Egypt’s cabinet on Thursday postponed all exams to after mid-year vacation due to the coronavirus outbreak. The cabinet said this…
Egypt to transfer all ministries to New Administrative Capital by 2021
Egypt
December 31, 2020
Egypt to transfer all ministries to New Administrative Capital by 2021
All ministries will be transferred to the new administrative capital by 2021 once every relocated employee is fully evaluated, announced…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry extends deadline for installing e-stickers until March
Egypt
December 31, 2020
Egypt’s Interior Ministry extends deadline for installing e-stickers until March
The Ministry of Interior extended the deadline for installing e-stickers on all vehicles until March 30, 2021, in order to…
Car collision in Aswan kills 12 people
Egypt
December 31, 2020
Car collision in Aswan kills 12 people
Twelve people were killed in a Thursday traffic collision southeast of Aswan Governorate, Youm7 reported. Aswan Ambulance Facility Director Mohamed…
Egypt summons Ethiopia’s charge d’affaires regarding GERD comments
Egypt
December 31, 2020
Egypt summons Ethiopia’s charge d’affaires regarding GERD comments
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Ethiopian Chargé d’Affairs to Cairo, to provide clarifications regarding the statements of the Ethiopian Foreign…
Cairo Court sentences killers of Maadi woman to death
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Cairo Court sentences killers of Maadi woman to death
In its final verdict the Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced to death two defendants over killing a young woman…
US State Department approves arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait
Egypt
December 30, 2020
US State Department approves arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait
The US State Department announced Tuesday that it has approved a number of potential arms deals worth billions of dollars with…
Azhar professor slams Islamic preachers who forbid wishing Christians happy holidays
Society
December 30, 2020
Azhar professor slams Islamic preachers who forbid wishing Christians happy holidays
The Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at al-Azhar University Ahmed Karima on Tuesday slammed any Islamic preacher that forbids wishing Christians…
Video: Mena Massoud #44 on TC Candler’s “100 Most Handsome Faces” 2020 list
Culture
December 30, 2020
Video: Mena Massoud #44 on TC Candler’s “100 Most Handsome Faces” 2020 list
Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud ranked 44th in the “100 Most Handsome Faces” video organized by TC Candler. Massoud was both…
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate sees slight increase
Business
December 30, 2020
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate sees slight increase
The US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate on Wednesday saw a slight increase, recording LE15.66 for purchase and LE15.76…
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo: We’ll provide vaccines to developing countries at low prices
Health & Fitness
December 30, 2020
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo: We’ll provide vaccines to developing countries at low prices
The Chinese ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang announced Tuesday that his country will provide coronavirus vaccines to developing nations via…
Egypt allows judicial officers to enforce tickets against violators of coronavirus measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt allows judicial officers to enforce tickets against violators of coronavirus measures
Egypt’s Justice Minister Omar Marwan issued a decree on Tuesday to enable judicial officers with law enforcement authorities to issue…
Egypt confirms 1,333 new coronavirus cases, total now 135,233
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt confirms 1,333 new coronavirus cases, total now 135,233
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 1,333 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally up to 135,233, ministry spokesperson…
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
The Damietta City Endowments Directorate has closed seven mosques for violating coronavirus precautionary measures as per the Minister of Endowments’s…