Egypt Independent
Minster details plan to replace Egypt’s obsolete cars with natural gas vehicles
Egypt
August 18, 2020
Minster details plan to replace Egypt’s obsolete cars with natural gas vehicles
Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has presented the details of an initiative aiming to replace obsolete vehicles and…
Video: Saudi man leaps onto back of rare whale shark in the Red Sea
Life & Style
August 18, 2020
Video: Saudi man leaps onto back of rare whale shark in the Red Sea
In a rare stunt, a young Saudi man has captured a video of himself riding onto the back of a…
Ancient Alexandrian philosopher Hypatia gets statue in New Administrative Capital
Archaeology
August 17, 2020
Ancient Alexandrian philosopher Hypatia gets statue in New Administrative Capital
A statue of ancient Alexandrian philosopher Hypatia has been erected in the square of Al-Masa Capital Club in the City…
Nelly Karim announces filming second season of ‘Bi 100 Wesh’ series
Cinema/TV
August 17, 2020
Nelly Karim announces filming second season of ‘Bi 100 Wesh’ series
Egyptian actress Nelly Karim announced that filming for the second part of “Bi 100 Wesh” (Many-Faced) TV series would begin…
Zamalek withdraws from dispute over CAF’s ‘Club of the Century’ title
Egypt
August 17, 2020
Zamalek withdraws from dispute over CAF’s ‘Club of the Century’ title
The Zamalek Sporting Club’s Board of Directors has chosen to withdraw from a dispute over the Confederation of African Football’s…
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
Life & Style
August 17, 2020
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
In response to the controversy over whether or not dogs should be bred at home, Grand Egyptian Mufti Shawki Allam…
Egypt says GERD negotiations to resume on Tuesday
Egypt
August 17, 2020
Egypt says GERD negotiations to resume on Tuesday
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) would resume on Tuesday, with…
Metro ticket prices across Egypt to increase: Minister
Egypt
August 17, 2020
Metro ticket prices across Egypt to increase: Minister
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir revealed details regarding the fourth phase of the third metro line and explained that the…
President Sisi inaugurates Adly Mansour station
Egypt
August 16, 2020
President Sisi inaugurates Adly Mansour station
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday laid the foundation for the Adly Mansour station during the inauguration of the fourth phase…
Building collapse in Alexandria kills housewife, injures 2
Egypt
August 16, 2020
Building collapse in Alexandria kills housewife, injures 2
A housewife was killed and two others injured after a building collapsed on Sunday in Alexandria city. Firefighters, rescue workers,…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to host Egyptian puppet operetta “al-Leila al-Kebira”
Culture
August 16, 2020
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to host Egyptian puppet operetta “al-Leila al-Kebira”
Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Arts Center will host the “al-Leila al-Kebira” puppet show on August 18 at its open air theater, directed…
Egypt dispatches medical delegation of university professors to Lebanon
Egypt
August 16, 2020
Egypt dispatches medical delegation of university professors to Lebanon
Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research dispatched a medical delegation of 21 medical professors from various Egyptian universities,…
Egypt’s road quality now 2nd place in Africa: Prime Minister
Egypt
August 16, 2020
Egypt’s road quality now 2nd place in Africa: Prime Minister
Egypt’s road quality now ranks second in Africa and 28th place globally, rising 90 ranks since previous years when it…
President Sisi praises Egypt’s ‘tangible success’ in fighting coronavirus
Egypt
August 16, 2020
President Sisi praises Egypt’s ‘tangible success’ in fighting coronavirus
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that his country has achieved a “tangible success” in its efforts to…
Egypt, Sudan insist on binding agreement in GERD negotiations
Egypt
August 16, 2020
Egypt, Sudan insist on binding agreement in GERD negotiations
Cairo and Khartoum stressed the importance of negotiating to reach a binding agreement on filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian…
Egypt needs smart, different solutions to restart foreign tourism after coronavirus: EJB
Travel
August 15, 2020
Egypt needs smart, different solutions to restart foreign tourism after coronavirus: EJB
Egypt needs a smart new approach to attract foreign tourism again after countries began reopening their borders to visitors following…
Egypt’s PM heads senior delegations to Sudan for GERD talks
Egypt
August 15, 2020
Egypt’s PM heads senior delegations to Sudan for GERD talks
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly left Cairo on Saturday morning to Sudan, accompanied by a high-level delegation, for a one-day…
Egypt dispatches two additional tons of medical aid to Lebanon
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Egypt dispatches two additional tons of medical aid to Lebanon
Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Elwy visited the Karantina governmental hospital in Beirut, where he inspected damage caused by the…
Train derails near Cairo
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Train derails near Cairo
A passenger train heading to Cairo from the city of Zagazig in the Egyptian Delta derailed on Friday just outside…
Egypt’s South Sinai declared free of coronavirus
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Egypt’s South Sinai declared free of coronavirus
Undersecretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Health in South Sinai Ayman Rakha announced that hospitals in South Sinai are free…