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Egypt receives new batch of 13 Russian-Hungarian railway vehicles
Business
August 26, 2020
Egypt receives new batch of 13 Russian-Hungarian railway vehicles
Egypt’s Railway Authorities (ERA) received its latest batch of 13 new railway vehicles at the Alexandria port on Tuesday, Minister…
Controversial Egyptian preacher Abdallah Roshdy will no longer deliver sermons: Endowments Ministry
Egypt
August 26, 2020
Controversial Egyptian preacher Abdallah Roshdy will no longer deliver sermons: Endowments Ministry
Controversial Islamic preacher Abdallah Roshdy has been banned from delivering sermons in any mosques across Egypt, according to a decision…
Egypt’s educational institutions to refund 25% of bus fees: CPA
Egypt
August 26, 2020
Egypt’s educational institutions to refund 25% of bus fees: CPA
The head of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) in Egypt, Ahmed Samir Farag, announced Tuesday that a decision has been…
Photos: Egypt begins construction of new railway station, set to take 3 years
Egypt
August 25, 2020
Photos: Egypt begins construction of new railway station, set to take 3 years
Construction and engineering company Hassan Allam Holding announced on Tuesday that it has undertaken design and construction work for the Bashteel…
Egypt court sentences 3 to death for abduction, rape of minor
Egypt
August 25, 2020
Egypt court sentences 3 to death for abduction, rape of minor
The Nagaa Hammady Criminal Court in Qena governorate on Tuesday sentenced three people to death for the kidnap and rape…
Egypt opens satellite center to monitor building violations
Technology
August 25, 2020
Egypt opens satellite center to monitor building violations
Egypt inaugurated a satellite monitoring center on Monday to accurately inform state authorities of the true number of building violations…
Al-Azhar praises removal of Dar al-Iftaa bill from voting in parliament
Egypt
August 25, 2020
Al-Azhar praises removal of Dar al-Iftaa bill from voting in parliament
Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, praised the withdrawal of the Dar al-Iftaa bill on Monday from…
Egypt sends two planes loaded with food aid to Lebanon
Egypt
August 25, 2020
Egypt sends two planes loaded with food aid to Lebanon
Egypt on Monday dispatched two military airplanes loaded with food to Lebanon as part of its efforts to aid the…
‘The Batman’ teaser featuring Robert Pattinson hits 2 million views in 24 hours
Cinema/TV
August 24, 2020
‘The Batman’ teaser featuring Robert Pattinson hits 2 million views in 24 hours
The first teaser for “The Batman” (2021), featuring Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson as the famous superhero, has hit over two…
Starting September, Egypt reopens all archaeological sites and museums
Archaeology
August 24, 2020
Starting September, Egypt reopens all archaeological sites and museums
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Monday that all museums and archaeological sites nationwide will reopen starting September 1,…
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rates fall by 3 piasters
Business
August 24, 2020
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rates fall by 3 piasters
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rates fell by an average of three piasters on Monday at the Central Bank…
Second coronavirus wave can be avoided, assures WHO official
Health & Fitness
August 24, 2020
Second coronavirus wave can be avoided, assures WHO official
A second wave of the coronavirus can be avoided as doctors currently have all the necessary tools to do so,…
Final report on current GERD talks to be submitted on Friday: Egypt
Egypt
August 24, 2020
Final report on current GERD talks to be submitted on Friday: Egypt
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced Sunday that all countries participating in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…
Traffic collision injures 11 people in Beheira governorate
Egypt
August 24, 2020
Traffic collision injures 11 people in Beheira governorate
A multi-vehicle collision on Sunday between a lorry, pick-up truck, private car, tuk-tuk and donkey-driven carriage left 11 people injured…
UNWTO Secretary-General arrives at Cairo in first visit since return of air travel
Travel
August 23, 2020
UNWTO Secretary-General arrives at Cairo in first visit since return of air travel
UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili arrived in Cairo on Saturday in his first visit following the return of international air flights in…
Egypt among emerging markets most likely to maintain positive GDP outlook: Fitch
Business
August 23, 2020
Egypt among emerging markets most likely to maintain positive GDP outlook: Fitch
Egypt is one of the few major emerging markets to maintain its positive Growth Domestic Product (GDP) outlook despite the…
Egypt, Sudan Health Minsters discuss cooperation in first virtual meeting
Health & Fitness
August 23, 2020
Egypt, Sudan Health Minsters discuss cooperation in first virtual meeting
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed on Saturday held a virtual meeting with her Sudanese counterpart Sara Abdel Azim Hassanein…
Amid virus, Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Assumption of Virgin Mary
Egypt
August 23, 2020
Amid virus, Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Assumption of Virgin Mary
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday celebrated the Assumption of the Virgin Mary amid measures to control the coronavirus pandemic,…
Upcoming Egypt-Jordan-Iraq summit in Amman set to strengthen cooperation
Egypt
August 23, 2020
Upcoming Egypt-Jordan-Iraq summit in Amman set to strengthen cooperation
The Jordanian News Agency (Petra) announced Saturday that a tripartite summit will be held between Jordanian King Abdullah II, Egyptian…
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church sends 12 tons of aid to Lebanon
Egypt
August 22, 2020
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church sends 12 tons of aid to Lebanon
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark sent a relief shipment to Lebanon, as…