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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival postponed over coronavirus fears
Culture
March 4, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival postponed over coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival 2020 was postponed on Tuesday as part of measures to fight the spread…
Photos: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle Egyptian artifacts among replicas
Archaeology
March 4, 2020
Photos: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle Egyptian artifacts among replicas
Customs authorities working with the central administration of ports and archaeological units have successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle out…
Uber Egypt to launch program for New Administrative Capital employees
Egypt
March 3, 2020
Uber Egypt to launch program for New Administrative Capital employees
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala al-Saeed met with the General Manager of Uber Egypt Ahmed Khalil and…
Egyptian bank launches program financing private solar energy panels
Business
March 2, 2020
Egyptian bank launches program financing private solar energy panels
The Arab African International Bank (AAIB) on Sunday launched its latest project in retail banking and personal finance for financing individually-owned…
Gouna Film Festival calls for submissions for its 4th Edition
Culture
March 1, 2020
Gouna Film Festival calls for submissions for its 4th Edition
The El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF) announced Saturday its call for entries to its fourth edition, scheduled to run from September…
Egypt’s warm weather continues on Monday
Egypt
March 1, 2020
Egypt’s warm weather continues on Monday
Meteorologists predict warm weather to continue on Monday during the daylight across Greater Cairo, northern Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, South…
Egypt officially announces GEM ticket prices, denies rumors of LE 500 entrance fee for Egyptians
Egypt
February 28, 2020
Egypt officially announces GEM ticket prices, denies rumors of LE 500 entrance fee for Egyptians
The price of tickets to the main exhibition halls of the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum has been set at LE…
Coronavirus cases in France jump to 38, official says two recently returned from Egypt
World
February 28, 2020
Coronavirus cases in France jump to 38, official says two recently returned from Egypt
France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Thursday that the country has now confirmed 38 cases of coronavirus, with two…
Saudi Arabia suspends entry to Kingdom’s holy sites amid coronavirus fears
Middle East
February 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends entry to Kingdom’s holy sites amid coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia “temporarily” suspended entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina…
EgyptAir pushes resumption of China flights to March
Egypt
February 26, 2020
EgyptAir pushes resumption of China flights to March
EgyptAir announced Wednesday that due to “technical reasons” the resumption of flights to and from China has been delayed to…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to become first ambassador for UN Instant Network Schools program
Egypt
February 26, 2020
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to become first ambassador for UN Instant Network Schools program
The United Nations has announced their selection of Egyptian football star and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah to become the first…
Mashat discusses cooperation between Egypt, World Bank during visit to US
Business
February 25, 2020
Mashat discusses cooperation between Egypt, World Bank during visit to US
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat met with President of the World Bank Group David Malpass during her official…
Egypt court fines husband LE1 million for infecting wife with HIV
Egypt
February 24, 2020
Egypt court fines husband LE1 million for infecting wife with HIV
A Beheira court on Thursday ordered a man pay one million LE compensation to his wife for infecting her with…
Japan gives Egypt $US 83,708 grant to support women’s empowerment
Egypt
February 21, 2020
Japan gives Egypt $US 83,708 grant to support women’s empowerment
Japan’s ambassador to Egypt Masaki Noke and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gozour Foundation Training Center, Ali Mokhtar,…
Sports Minister will ask Mo Salah to join Egypt’s team for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Egypt
February 20, 2020
Sports Minister will ask Mo Salah to join Egypt’s team for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Egypt’s Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhy said that the Egyptian football icon and Liverpool FC winger Mohamed Salah’s…
Egypt tops list of countries exporting oranges for second year in a row
Business
February 20, 2020
Egypt tops list of countries exporting oranges for second year in a row
Egypt has topped the list of countries that export oranges for the second year in a row, with exports totaling…
Egypt bans ‘mahraganat shaabi’ music from schools, concerts
Music
February 18, 2020
Egypt bans ‘mahraganat shaabi’ music from schools, concerts
The undersecretary of the Ministry of Education in Cairo Mohamed Attia issued a decision on Monday banning “mahraganat shaabi” (electronic…
Spanish airline to resume Luxor flights after 12-year hiatus
Egypt
February 14, 2020
Spanish airline to resume Luxor flights after 12-year hiatus
Spanish Iberia Airline flights will resume to Luxor, starting April 2020, returning Spanish tourism to the city after a 12-year…
Egypt to hold Pyramids Half Marathon on February 22
Egypt
February 14, 2020
Egypt to hold Pyramids Half Marathon on February 22
Egypt will hold the Pyramids Half Marathon for the second year in a row, on February 22 at the Giza…
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry says GERD agreement to be signed before end of February
Egypt
February 14, 2020
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry says GERD agreement to be signed before end of February
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that the final agreement concerning rules for filling and operating the contentious Grand Ethiopian…