Egypt Independent
For first time, Egypt’s coronavirus recovery rates at 44.9%: Health Minister
Health & Fitness
August 3, 2020
For first time, Egypt’s coronavirus recovery rates at 44.9%: Health Minister
Data collected by the Ministry of Health has revealed that coronavirus recovery rates for patients in isolation hospitals have reached…
Egypt expresses solidarity with Sudan over Bout Dam collapse
Egypt
August 3, 2020
Egypt expresses solidarity with Sudan over Bout Dam collapse
Egypt has expressed solidarity with Sudan following the collapse of the Bout Dam in the southeastern Blue Nile province, which…
Fairmont Nile City Hotel offers support over gang rape incident
Society
August 2, 2020
Fairmont Nile City Hotel offers support over gang rape incident
The Fairmont Nile City Hotel’s administration on Saturday offered its support to investigations regarding a gang rape that allegedly occurred…
Egypt’s Elections Commission closes expat voter registration period
Egypt
August 2, 2020
Egypt’s Elections Commission closes expat voter registration period
The National Elections Commission on Friday has concluded the period for Egyptian expatriates to register on the commission’s website to…
Egypt refuses Elon Musk’s controversial claims about the pyramids builders
Archaeology
August 1, 2020
Egypt refuses Elon Musk’s controversial claims about the pyramids builders
In response to a tweet from American billionaire Elon Musk referencing a theory that aliens had built the pyramids, Egypt’s…
EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait indefinitely
Travel
August 1, 2020
EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait indefinitely
EgyptAir announced in a statement that it has suspended all flights to Kuwait starting Saturday until further notice over coronavirus…
Egypt condemns any attempts to cause rift with Kuwait
Egypt
August 1, 2020
Egypt condemns any attempts to cause rift with Kuwait
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has slammed posts on social media which it says seek to worsen relations between Egypt and Kuwait.…
“Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Enchanted World” exhibition opens its doors to visitors in the US
Archaeology
July 31, 2020
“Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Enchanted World” exhibition opens its doors to visitors in the US
An Egyptian delegation led by Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa al-Waziry on Thursday visited the exhibition “Sunken…
Hulu series ‘Ramy’ first Muslim American sitcom to receive an Emmy nomination
Cinema/TV
July 31, 2020
Hulu series ‘Ramy’ first Muslim American sitcom to receive an Emmy nomination
Egyptian-American actor and comic Ramy Youssef has been nominated for two Emmy awards, in the categories of best lead actor…
Social media users reveal details of alleged gang rape incident at famous Cairo hotel
Egypt
July 31, 2020
Social media users reveal details of alleged gang rape incident at famous Cairo hotel
Testimonies about a gang rape that allegedly occurred in a hotel room at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel in Cairo…
Egyptian Tourism Ministry launches competition for photos featuring Egypt’s beaches
Egypt
July 31, 2020
Egyptian Tourism Ministry launches competition for photos featuring Egypt’s beaches
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a competition for amateur photographers, to find the best photo featuring…
Banks to suspend work across Egypt from July 30 to August 3
Business
July 29, 2020
Banks to suspend work across Egypt from July 30 to August 3
Egypt will suspend work at all banks across the country starting from July 30 to August 3, the Central Bank…
No restrictions on travel to Egypt from UK: Ambassador
Travel
July 29, 2020
No restrictions on travel to Egypt from UK: Ambassador
Britain’s Ambassador to Cairo, Geoffrey Adams, hailed the precautionary measures Egypt has taken to resume tourism and assured there are…
‘The world lost a great person’: UK Spokesperson in MENA laments death of Egypt’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’
Egypt
July 29, 2020
‘The world lost a great person’: UK Spokesperson in MENA laments death of Egypt’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’
The UK government’s spokesperson in the Middle East and North Africa, Rosie Dyas, mourned the loss of Egyptian doctor Mohamed…
Saudi national shoots and kills two Egyptian construction workers
Egypt
July 29, 2020
Saudi national shoots and kills two Egyptian construction workers
A Saudi national shot and killed two Egyptian construction workers in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates…
World’s largest spinning factory to open in Egypt on 2021
Egypt
July 29, 2020
World’s largest spinning factory to open in Egypt on 2021
The world’s largest spinning factory will open in Egypt’s al Malhalla al-Kobra on September 2021, Minister of Public Business Sector…
Egypt’s Sisi rules out military action over GERD dispute with Ethiopia
Egypt
July 28, 2020
Egypt’s Sisi rules out military action over GERD dispute with Ethiopia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ruled out resorting to military action to settle the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis,…
Egypt receives 22,000 tourists since July 1: minister
Egypt
July 27, 2020
Egypt receives 22,000 tourists since July 1: minister
Egypt has received approximately 22,000 tourists since the beginning of July until the end of last week, Minister of Tourism…
Photos: Final touches underway for the first restaurant at the Giza Pyramids
Travel
July 27, 2020
Photos: Final touches underway for the first restaurant at the Giza Pyramids
The finishing touches for the first tourist restaurant at the Giza Pyramids is underway, with Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled…
Zamalek’s leaning building: A nightmare turns into reality
Egypt
July 27, 2020
Zamalek’s leaning building: A nightmare turns into reality
Egyptian authorities on Sunday have evacuated an apartment building in Cairo’s Zamalek neighborhood that has begun to sink on one…