Egypt Independent
Egypt gains release of minor arrested for illegal entry in Bosnia
Egypt
March 6, 2019
Egypt gains release of minor arrested for illegal entry in Bosnia
The Egyptian embassy in Bosnia managed to get a minor citizen released on Tuesday after the Bosnian police arrested him…
Central Bank of Egypt bans circulation of banknotes with phrases
Economy
March 4, 2019
Central Bank of Egypt bans circulation of banknotes with phrases
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Monday it would ban the circulation of any banknotes bearing textual phrases,…
Egypt stock market among best 2019 performers: Bloomberg
Business
March 4, 2019
Egypt stock market among best 2019 performers: Bloomberg
The Egyptian stock market is among the most profitable markets in the Middle East since the beginning of this year, Bloomberg…
Photos| Egypt to make Kom el-Shuqafa an open-air museum
Archaeology
March 4, 2019
Photos| Egypt to make Kom el-Shuqafa an open-air museum
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities completed the Groundwater Lowering Project at the Kom el-Shuqafa archaeological site in Alexandria, which began…
Egypt’s Sherbini, Farag crowned 2019 PSA World Champions
Egypt
March 3, 2019
Egypt’s Sherbini, Farag crowned 2019 PSA World Champions
Egyptian squash stars Farag Ali Farag and Nour al-Sherbini have won the 2018-2019 PSA World Championships in the US on…
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
Egypt
March 2, 2019
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a warning stating that refugee aid programs in Egypt are…
Electricity prices to increase to cover subsidy shortage: Min.
Economy
February 28, 2019
Electricity prices to increase to cover subsidy shortage: Min.
The government has to support the domestic consumption of electricity with subsidies up to LE 46.7 billion; however, the amount…
Google mourns Ramses Station victims with black band
Egypt
February 28, 2019
Google mourns Ramses Station victims with black band
Google search engine has placed on Thursday a mourning black band to lament the death of 20 persons at Cairo’s…
National Geographic to host ‘Queens of Egypt’ exhibition in Washington DC
Archaeology
February 28, 2019
National Geographic to host ‘Queens of Egypt’ exhibition in Washington DC
The National Geographic Museum in Washington DC is preparing to host the “Queens of Egypt” exhibition on Friday to allow…
MP criticizes Rami Malek over homosexual role
Culture
February 27, 2019
MP criticizes Rami Malek over homosexual role
Egyptian MP Mohamed Ismail, secretary of the Housing Committee in the House of Representatives, commented on Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek…
Egypt inaugurates its first Nile floating hospital
Health & Fitness
February 27, 2019
Egypt inaugurates its first Nile floating hospital
Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed inaugurated the first floating hospital on the Nile in Aswan governorate on Tuesday evening…
Ministry of Youth launches online booking for Aswan-Luxor
Culture
February 27, 2019
Ministry of Youth launches online booking for Aswan-Luxor
Egypt’s Ministry of Youth has launched the “Know your country” online booking application on Wednesday, available at the ministry’s official…
Ramses Station accident in Cairo leaves 20 dead, 40 injured
Egypt
February 27, 2019
Ramses Station accident in Cairo leaves 20 dead, 40 injured
Egyptian state television reported that 20 people were killed and 40 others wounded when a fire broke out in Cairo’s…
Crocodiles found in Mohandessin did not escape zoo: official
Egypt
February 27, 2019
Crocodiles found in Mohandessin did not escape zoo: official
Crocodiles found in Giza’s Mohandessin district on Tuesday did not escape from Giza Zoo, head of the Central Department of…
Over 80 hotels obtain eco-friendly certificate: official
Egypt
February 21, 2019
Over 80 hotels obtain eco-friendly certificate: official
Over 80 hotels including 20,000 hotel rooms obtained the green star certificate, Adviser to Tourism Minister for Sustainable Tourism Emad…
16 terrorists killed in police raids on 2 hotbeds in Arish
Egypt
February 19, 2019
16 terrorists killed in police raids on 2 hotbeds in Arish
Police forces have raided two terrorist hotbeds in al-Arish city, North Sinai, killing 16 terrorists on Tuesday. Police forces exchanged…
Building collapse in Alexandria leaves 3 dead, 1 injured
Egypt
February 18, 2019
Building collapse in Alexandria leaves 3 dead, 1 injured
Three people are dead and one injured in the Monday collapse of a residential building in Ibn Masoud alley at…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to house Heikal papers
Culture
February 18, 2019
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to house Heikal papers
Hidayat Taymour, widow of veteran journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, signed the final agreement on Sunday with the director of Bibliotheca…
Metropolitan Museum to return stolen artifact to Egypt
Archaeology
February 18, 2019
Metropolitan Museum to return stolen artifact to Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum in New York’s executive director, Daniel Weiss apologized in a statement to Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled…
Top prosecutor orders publication ban on Khaled Youssef’s pornographic clips
Egypt
February 18, 2019
Top prosecutor orders publication ban on Khaled Youssef’s pornographic clips
Top prosecutor Nabil Sadeq ordered a publication ban on case number 1290 for 2019 regarding coverage of another alleged pornographic…