Egypt Independent
Eleven Hassam members in court after attack on Alexandria Security chief
Egypt
March 20, 2019
Eleven Hassam members in court after attack on Alexandria Security chief
Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek on Wednesday referred 11 defendants to the State Security Criminal Court over charges of attempting…
Egypt launches campaign to rationalize water consumption
Egypt
March 20, 2019
Egypt launches campaign to rationalize water consumption
Egypt’s Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) has launched a campaign to rationalize water consumption across the country. In…
Airplane passenger charges increase by US$5: Egypt’s Aviation Ministry
Egypt
March 20, 2019
Airplane passenger charges increase by US$5: Egypt’s Aviation Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday that a decision to increase indirect airplane passenger charges by US$5 will…
Migration minister to visit Egyptians injured in New Zealand mosque attacks
Egypt
March 19, 2019
Migration minister to visit Egyptians injured in New Zealand mosque attacks
Migration Minister Nabila Makram will visit New Zealand on Tuesday to visit the 11 Egyptians injured in the mosque attacks…
Health Ministry has now automated many services: minister
Egypt
March 19, 2019
Health Ministry has now automated many services: minister
The Health Ministry has worked on automating many projects and services in addition to facilitating patent procedures in the medical…
Fourth edition of Portfolio Egypt Conference starts tomorrow
Business
March 18, 2019
Fourth edition of Portfolio Egypt Conference starts tomorrow
The 4th edition of the Portfolio Egypt Conference 2019, titled “Opportunities Blunted by Risks”, will be held March 19 at…
126,000 Indian tourists visited Egypt in 2018: official
Egypt
March 18, 2019
126,000 Indian tourists visited Egypt in 2018: official
Director of Egypt’s Tourism Office in Southeast Asia and Australia Ismail Abdel Hameed said that 126,000 Indian tourists visited Egypt…
Marsa Alam receives first flight from Milan in 9 years
Travel
March 18, 2019
Marsa Alam receives first flight from Milan in 9 years
Chairman of Marsa Alam Investors Association Adel Rady said that on Sunday the city of Marsa Alam witnessed the arrival…
Egypt climbs up 10 ranks on the Global Innovation Index
Egypt
March 18, 2019
Egypt climbs up 10 ranks on the Global Innovation Index
A semi-annual report submitted by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s Cabinet has listed achievements in the quality of Egypt’s scientific research…
Investment minister inaugurates two Sumitomo factories in Port Said
Business
March 17, 2019
Investment minister inaugurates two Sumitomo factories in Port Said
On Sunday Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr inaugurated two new factories from the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation in the…
Sisi, African Union commission discuss solutions to African crises
Egypt
March 17, 2019
Sisi, African Union commission discuss solutions to African crises
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki on Sunday to discuss the…
Egypt expresses approval of death sentence for 2 convicts who killed ex-ambassador in Iraq: Spokesperson
Egypt
March 15, 2019
Egypt expresses approval of death sentence for 2 convicts who killed ex-ambassador in Iraq: Spokesperson
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has received on Thursday Iraqi al-Karkh Criminal Court’s verdict sentencing two convicts to death over charges of…
Egypt refutes criticism of US 2018 report on human rights conditions: Spokesperson
Egypt
March 15, 2019
Egypt refutes criticism of US 2018 report on human rights conditions: Spokesperson
Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez refuted criticisms addressed by the US Department of State on conditions of human…
Direct flights to run from Italy to Marsa Alam in April
Egypt
March 14, 2019
Direct flights to run from Italy to Marsa Alam in April
The Italian news agency Di Viaggi has highlighted the launch of the first regular flights from Rome and Naples to…
New conditions for development of the sound and light area at Giza pyramids being prepared
Egypt
March 14, 2019
New conditions for development of the sound and light area at Giza pyramids being prepared
All legal procedures related to the preparation of a new conditions booklet for the development of the sound and light…
Egypt’s trade deficit rises by 14.1%: CAPMAS
Business
March 13, 2019
Egypt’s trade deficit rises by 14.1%: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported on Tuesday a 14.1 percent increase in Egypt’s trade deficit,…
Takeoffs of flights from Cairo Airport delayed
Egypt
March 12, 2019
Takeoffs of flights from Cairo Airport delayed
The takeoffs of five international flights from Cairo Airport were delayed on Tuesday morning due to poor weather conditions, Youm7…
2019-2020 CIB PSA Women’s World Championship will be set in front of The Great Pyramid of Giza
Egypt
March 11, 2019
2019-2020 CIB PSA Women’s World Championship will be set in front of The Great Pyramid of Giza
The 2019-2020 CIB PSA Women’s World Championship will take place in view of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only remaining ancient wonder…
Six Egyptians among 157 dead in Ethiopian Airlines flight crash
Egypt
March 10, 2019
Six Egyptians among 157 dead in Ethiopian Airlines flight crash
Six Egyptians are among the 157 casualties after an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed en route to Nairobi, Kenya, from Addis…
Egypt, DEA sign $20m agreement for Gulf of Suez exploration
Economy
March 7, 2019
Egypt, DEA sign $20m agreement for Gulf of Suez exploration
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Tarek El-Molla signed a new agreement on Thursday with the German Oil Company…