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Twelve-year-old Hana Goda joins Egypt’s national team for 2020 table tennis championships in South Korea
Egypt
February 13, 2020
Twelve-year-old Hana Goda joins Egypt’s national team for 2020 table tennis championships in South Korea
Twelve-year old Egyptian table tennis star Hana Goda is set to join the Egyptian national team in the 2020 World Team…
83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt’s Daqahliya Governorate
Archaeology
February 13, 2020
83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt’s Daqahliya Governorate
The Egyptian archaeological mission, which is affiliated with the government’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced the discovery of 83…
Egyptian megastar Amr Diab releases new album ‘Sahran’
Music
February 13, 2020
Egyptian megastar Amr Diab releases new album ‘Sahran’
Egyptian megastar Amr Diab released on Wednesday a new album titled “Sahran”, according to his official website. The album includes…
Spanish actress Victoria Abril takes tour, photos in Aswan’s Philae Temple
Archaeology
February 12, 2020
Spanish actress Victoria Abril takes tour, photos in Aswan’s Philae Temple
Spanish film actress and singer Victoria Abril took a tour on Tuesday in Aswan’s Philae Temple, on the sidelines of…
Parliament approves law amendments punishing obscene acts in Egypt’s archaeological sites
Archaeology
February 10, 2020
Parliament approves law amendments punishing obscene acts in Egypt’s archaeological sites
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved amendments in its plenary session on Monday to two articles of the Antiquities Protection Law…
Mohamed Salah beats Lionel Messi for most valuable right-winger in the world
Egypt
February 10, 2020
Mohamed Salah beats Lionel Messi for most valuable right-winger in the world
Egyptian football icon and Liverpool FC striker Mohamed Salah has topped a recent list for the most valuable right-side wingers…
Cold, cloudy weather continues in Egypt on Monday
Egypt
February 9, 2020
Cold, cloudy weather continues in Egypt on Monday
Meteorologists anticipate cold, cloudy weather on northern Egypt, Cairo, Lower Egypt and northern Upper Egypt on Monday, with more moderate…
AUC’s Business School marks 10th anniversary with international forum on entrepreneurship
Egypt
February 6, 2020
AUC’s Business School marks 10th anniversary with international forum on entrepreneurship
The American University in Cairo’s School of Business is celebrating its 10th anniversary by hosting a “high-level” international forum on…
French embassy hosts launch of initiative hoping to empower young women across Egypt
Egypt
February 5, 2020
French embassy hosts launch of initiative hoping to empower young women across Egypt
On February 2nd, the French embassy in Cairo hosted the launch of the “Women Pioneers Phase II” project, which aims…
Egyptian Film Society Festival announces this year’s winners
Culture
February 4, 2020
Egyptian Film Society Festival announces this year’s winners
The 46th edition of the annual Egyptian Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema, which is organized by the Cairo Film…
Second semester is not postponed due to Coronavirus: Egypt’s Education Ministry
Egypt
February 4, 2020
Second semester is not postponed due to Coronavirus: Egypt’s Education Ministry
Minister of Education Tarek Shawki on Monday denied claims that Egypt’s second school semester would be postponed due to the…
Egyptian student refuses to leave Wuhan, says she fears carrying coronavirus back home
Egypt
February 3, 2020
Egyptian student refuses to leave Wuhan, says she fears carrying coronavirus back home
An Egyptian student is refusing to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that…
Moderate weather throughout Egypt on Monday
Egypt
February 2, 2020
Moderate weather throughout Egypt on Monday
Meteorologists anticipate moderate weather on the northern coasts, central Sinai, Greater Cairo and northern Upper Egypt on Monday, with warmer…
Cold, cloudy weather throughout Egypt on Sunday
Egypt
February 1, 2020
Cold, cloudy weather throughout Egypt on Sunday
Meteorologists anticipate cold weather on northern Egypt and Lower Egypt on Sunday, with more moderate temperatures predicted for northeastern coasts,…
UN in Egypt condemns death of girl in Assiut from genital mutilation
Egypt
February 1, 2020
UN in Egypt condemns death of girl in Assiut from genital mutilation
The United Nations in Egypt on Friday condemned the death of a 12-year-old girl in Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt, after…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan reach agreement on filling and operating GERD
Egypt
February 1, 2020
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan reach agreement on filling and operating GERD
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have reached an agreement at the conclusion of meetings held in the US regarding the filling…
Liverpool nominates Salah for January Player of the Month
Egypt
January 31, 2020
Liverpool nominates Salah for January Player of the Month
Egyptian football icon and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is competing for the first individual award in 2020 after Liverpool announced…
Egypt’s tourism sector sees ‘remarkable growth,’ tourism receipts to increase to 29.7 bn by 2024
Egypt
January 31, 2020
Egypt’s tourism sector sees ‘remarkable growth,’ tourism receipts to increase to 29.7 bn by 2024
Total tourism receipts in Egypt, or expenditures made by inbound visitors to the country, stood at $16.4 billion in 2019,…
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter visits Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
January 30, 2020
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter visits Grand Egyptian Museum
The granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s late political leader and anti-apartheid revolutionary, paid a visit to Cairo’s new Grand…
Air France-KLM aims to increase passengers on Cairo-Paris route by 10% in 2020
Life & Style
January 30, 2020
Air France-KLM aims to increase passengers on Cairo-Paris route by 10% in 2020
Air France–KLM Group, a Franco-Dutch airline holding company, says it aims to increase the number of passengers on its Paris-Cairo…