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Leicester City calls on police to protect Choudhury against racial abuse
Life & Style
October 7, 2019
Leicester City calls on police to protect Choudhury against racial abuse
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury, 22, was recently the subject of racist posts on social media by Liverpool fans after…
Aswan receives UNESCO Learning City Award
Culture
October 5, 2019
Aswan receives UNESCO Learning City Award
Aswan governor Ahmed Ibrahim received the UNESCO Learning City Award, as Aswan was one of ten cities worldwide to have…
Ancient Egyptian artifacts unearthed in Indonesia
Archaeology
October 4, 2019
Ancient Egyptian artifacts unearthed in Indonesia
Residents of Ogan Komering Ilir in South Sumatra, Indonesia, have found ancient gold and jewelry artifacts, some of which are…
Egypt officially to host 2021 Men’s World Handball Championship
Life & Style
October 4, 2019
Egypt officially to host 2021 Men’s World Handball Championship
Egypt will officially host the 27th Men’s World Handball Championship in 2021. President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Hassan…
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts in UAE and Egypt
Technology
October 4, 2019
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts in UAE and Egypt
Facebook announced on Thursday the removal of hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups split into two lists. The…
Egypt’s tourism revenues reach US$12.6 bn during 2018-2019 fiscal year
Business
October 2, 2019
Egypt’s tourism revenues reach US$12.6 bn during 2018-2019 fiscal year
Egyptian tourism revenues reached US$12.57 billion, compared to $9.80 billion during the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the privately-owned al-Mal newspaper reported…
Return of relations between Egypt, Turkey almost impossible under Erdogan: Fethullah Gülen Interview
Features/Interviews
October 2, 2019
Return of relations between Egypt, Turkey almost impossible under Erdogan: Fethullah Gülen Interview
The host of the TeN satellite channel, Nashat al-Dehi, interviewed Turkish opposition leader Muhammed Fethullah Gülen, leader of the Gulen…
Al-Ahly takes crisis with Mortada Mansour to the Egyptian presidential staff
Egypt
October 2, 2019
Al-Ahly takes crisis with Mortada Mansour to the Egyptian presidential staff
Egypt’s Al-Ahly Sporting Club on Tuesday addressed the Chief of the Presidential Staff, the Public Prosecutor, the Prime Minister, the…
EgyptAir receives second Airbus Su-GEY A220-300
Egypt
October 1, 2019
EgyptAir receives second Airbus Su-GEY A220-300
Egypt received the second new Airbus Su-GEY A220-300 on Tuesday at Cairo International Airport, coming from Merbel factory in Canada…
Tripartite committee meets in Khartoum to discuss Renaissance Dam operation
Egypt
October 1, 2019
Tripartite committee meets in Khartoum to discuss Renaissance Dam operation
The Tripartite Technical Committee, composed of experts from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, presented its proposals for the operation of the…
Ruins of Ptolemy IV temple unearthed in Sohag
Archaeology
September 30, 2019
Ruins of Ptolemy IV temple unearthed in Sohag
The ruins of a temple belonging to King Ptolemy IV have been unearthed during an excavation at Kom Shaqao, Sohag…
Egyptian prosecution assigns grandmother trial over torturing child to death
Egypt
September 30, 2019
Egyptian prosecution assigns grandmother trial over torturing child to death
Public prosecutor in Egypt Hamada al-Sawy on Sunday assigned a female a case in criminal court after she tortured until…
China plans to increase investments in Egypt by $15 billion: Ambassador
Business
September 29, 2019
China plans to increase investments in Egypt by $15 billion: Ambassador
The Chinese Ambassador to Egypt, Liao Li Chang, said on Sunday that China plans to increase investments in Egypt to…
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass reveals antiquities secrets in new book
Archaeology
September 26, 2019
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass reveals antiquities secrets in new book
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass held a book signing on Thursday at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo for “Asrar Masr” (Secrets of…
Egypt’s votes for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award not accredited: FIFA
Life & Style
September 26, 2019
Egypt’s votes for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award not accredited: FIFA
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has received a response from FIFA on its inquiry about not adopting the votes submitted…
Gouna Film Festival signs content development protocol with Facebook
Cinema/TV
September 25, 2019
Gouna Film Festival signs content development protocol with Facebook
The Gouna Film Festival’s (GFF) administration on Wednesday signed a cooperation protocol with the Facebook company to use Facebook and…
Eighty-three hotels in Egypt receive eco-friendly certificate so far: Source
Environment
September 25, 2019
Eighty-three hotels in Egypt receive eco-friendly certificate so far: Source
Eighty-three hotels with about 22,000 rooms so far have received the Green Star Hotel Certificate all over Egypt, a source within…
Cervantes Institute to host ‘Diego and Frida’ exhibition in Cairo
Art news
September 24, 2019
Cervantes Institute to host ‘Diego and Frida’ exhibition in Cairo
The Cervantes Institute in Cairo on Wednesday will host the “Diego and Frida: A smile in the Middle of the…
Egypt legalizes 62 more churches, bringing total to 1171 so far
Egypt
September 24, 2019
Egypt legalizes 62 more churches, bringing total to 1171 so far
Egypt’s state committee for the legalization of unlicensed churches, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, has approved the legalization of…
Britain’s CAA to return Thomas Cook’s British tourists from Egypt
Egypt
September 23, 2019
Britain’s CAA to return Thomas Cook’s British tourists from Egypt
The British Civil Aviation Authority, an English government body, will regulate the departure of tourists from Egypt, according to the…