Egypt Independent
Mortada Mansour loses parliamentary elections, and will lose immunity on January
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Mortada Mansour loses parliamentary elections, and will lose immunity on January
Egyptian Parliament member Mortada Mansour has been defeated during the parliamentarian elections at Daqahlia, coming at sixth place with 21,721…
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to French FM: ‘We’ll sue whoever offends Prophet Mohamed’
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to French FM: ‘We’ll sue whoever offends Prophet Mohamed’
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb received French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the headquarters of the Al-Azhar sheikhdom on…
Marriages in Egypt rose to 928,800 in 2019: CAPMAS
Life & Style
November 8, 2020
Marriages in Egypt rose to 928,800 in 2019: CAPMAS
The total number of marriages across Egypt increased to 928,800 contracts in 2019 compared to 887,300 in 2018, the Central…
Photos: French FM assures ‘We respect all religions’ to Al-Azhar sheikdom
Egypt
November 8, 2020
Photos: French FM assures ‘We respect all religions’ to Al-Azhar sheikdom
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday assured that his country respects all religions and that he will convey…
Egypt’s Sports Minister unveils artificial grass stadiums
Egypt
November 8, 2020
Egypt’s Sports Minister unveils artificial grass stadiums
Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhy on Sunday unveiled artificial grass stadiums manufactured by CAPTEX Company on Joseph…
Health Ministry unveils Alexandria Film Festival’s medical insurance plan
Culture
November 8, 2020
Health Ministry unveils Alexandria Film Festival’s medical insurance plan
Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Saturday released the medical insurance plan of the Alexandria Film Festival, which runs from November…
Egypt’s Housing Minister inspects Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere dam construction
Egypt
November 8, 2020
Egypt’s Housing Minister inspects Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere dam construction
Egyptian Housing Minister Assem al-Gazzar on Saturday inspected construction work of the Julius Nyerere hydroelectric dam project in Tanzania, which…
Voters attend electoral committees across Egypt to pick senate candidates
Egypt
November 8, 2020
Voters attend electoral committees across Egypt to pick senate candidates
Electoral committees in Cairo, Qalyubiya, Monufiya, Sharqiya, Gharbiya, Daqahlia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, the Red Sea, North Sinai and…
Egypt plans LE2.86 bn investments for Luxor during 2020/2021
Business
November 7, 2020
Egypt plans LE2.86 bn investments for Luxor during 2020/2021
Luxor will see 174 development projects with a total public investment of LE2.86 billion as part of the country’s investment…
Hurghada police apprehend Egyptian-American man over home-grown marijuana
Egypt
November 7, 2020
Hurghada police apprehend Egyptian-American man over home-grown marijuana
Hurghada’s Public Prosecution office on Saturday ordered an Egyptian-American man be detained four days pending investigations for having grown marijuana…
Egypt court convicts 66 defendants over Rabaa dispersal violence
Egypt
November 7, 2020
Egypt court convicts 66 defendants over Rabaa dispersal violence
The Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday convicted 66 defendants Rabaa dispersal violence, which took place in August 2013 and killed…
Salah listed among Liverpool’s 100 goal club
Egypt
November 6, 2020
Salah listed among Liverpool’s 100 goal club
Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah recently made history in Liverpool, after he scored his 100th goal for the Reds in…
Egyptian authorities and EU delegation inaugurate Siwa’s newly restored Shali Fortress
Egypt
November 6, 2020
Egyptian authorities and EU delegation inaugurate Siwa’s newly restored Shali Fortress
A group of Egyptian government officials, along with the European Union’s delegation to Egypt inaugurated and toured on Friday the…
Cooler temperatures predicted on Saturday across Egypt
Egypt
November 6, 2020
Cooler temperatures predicted on Saturday across Egypt
Meteorologists predict cooler temperatures and light rain in some areas of Egypt on Saturday. Pleasantly mild temperatures are predicted in…
Cabinet denies reports of EgyptAir’s privatization
Business
November 6, 2020
Cabinet denies reports of EgyptAir’s privatization
The Egyptian Cabinet said on Friday that the rumors alleging the government’s plans to privatize EgyptAir for the benefit of…
EJB member: Egypt’s LE175 billion infrastructure makeover about 55 percent complete
Egypt
November 5, 2020
EJB member: Egypt’s LE175 billion infrastructure makeover about 55 percent complete
Egypt’s LE175 billion project to build and upgrade approximately 7,000KM of roads is about 55 percent complete, according to Sherif…
Anthony Hopkins’ ‘The Father’ to be screened at Cairo Film Festival’s opening
Cinema/TV
November 5, 2020
Anthony Hopkins’ ‘The Father’ to be screened at Cairo Film Festival’s opening
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)’s management announced that it has selected the film “The Father”, to be screened at…
Egypt’s Chamber of Tourism Establishments demands tourist restaurants be exempt from new business curfew
Egypt
November 5, 2020
Egypt’s Chamber of Tourism Establishments demands tourist restaurants be exempt from new business curfew
Head of the Egyptian Chamber of Tourism Establishments, Adel al-Masry, has called for tourist restaurants to be excluded from the…
COVID-19 cases in Egypt continue to rise this week
Egypt
November 5, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Egypt continue to rise this week
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 207 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 108,329.…
New video of Egyptian judge’s son stirs additional resentment, father apologizes
Egypt
November 4, 2020
New video of Egyptian judge’s son stirs additional resentment, father apologizes
The son of an Egyptian judge, who sparked public outrage earlier this week for driving and assaulting a policeman in…