Egypt Independent
Egyptian Museum to receive €3mn development grant
Archaeology
January 16, 2019
Egyptian Museum to receive €3mn development grant
Egypt will receive an international grant for the development of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square worth 3 million euros,…
18 CSF recruits injured in vehicle rollover
Egypt
January 11, 2019
18 CSF recruits injured in vehicle rollover
On Friday, 18 Central Security Forces (CSF) recruits were injured in an accident on the Met Salsil-al-Kurdi road in Daqahliya.…
Environment Ministry denies privatization of nature reserves
Egypt
January 11, 2019
Environment Ministry denies privatization of nature reserves
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment denied the government’s intention to privatize natural reserves in Egypt. The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision…
Meteorologist warns of active winds next week
Weather
January 11, 2019
Meteorologist warns of active winds next week
Chairman of the Meteorological Authority Ahmed Abdelaal warned of active westerly to southwesterly winds in all parts of Egypt on…
FM Shoukry receives Pompeo in Cairo
Egypt
January 11, 2019
FM Shoukry receives Pompeo in Cairo
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Thursday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Cairo, Al-Ahram website reported. The visit…
Omar Khairat to perform concert in Saudi Arabia
Culture
January 10, 2019
Omar Khairat to perform concert in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian composer Omar Khairat has arrived in Saudi Arabia’s al-Aula governorate to perform a concert on Friday at 5 pm…
World-renowned French composer to perform for the second time in Egypt on Valentine’s Day
Music
January 10, 2019
World-renowned French composer to perform for the second time in Egypt on Valentine’s Day
World-renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman will perform live in Cairo on the 15th of February 2019 in a concert celebrating…
Egypt’s economy world’s 7th largest in 2030: report
Economy
January 10, 2019
Egypt’s economy world’s 7th largest in 2030: report
As part of the positive outlook for Egypt’s economy, a report by Standard Chartered Bank ranked the Egyptian economy seventh…
Egypt, EBRD sign agreement to depollute Kitchener Drain
Environment
January 9, 2019
Egypt, EBRD sign agreement to depollute Kitchener Drain
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed on Wednesday the signing of an agreement for the integrated depollution project of…
Four Egyptians qualify for British Junior Open squash 4th round
Health & Fitness
January 4, 2019
Four Egyptians qualify for British Junior Open squash 4th round
Four Egyptian squash players on Thursday passed the third round of the under-17 category of the British Junior Open squash…
EgyptAir offers discount on tickets booked through website
Travel
January 1, 2019
EgyptAir offers discount on tickets booked through website
In line with the 2019 New Year celebrations, EgyptAir announced its latest offers on domestic and international destinations through…
Mohamed Salah’s family donates LE900,000 to hospital: Gharbia Governor
Egypt
December 31, 2018
Mohamed Salah’s family donates LE900,000 to hospital: Gharbia Governor
Governor of Gharbia Hisham al-Saeed announced on Sunday that the family of Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah have donated…
Divorce rates rose in 2018: CAPMAS
Society
December 29, 2018
Divorce rates rose in 2018: CAPMAS
The latest statistics issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed a rise in divorce…
EgyptAir to upgrade fleet with 45 aircraft: Civil Aviation Ministry
Egypt
December 28, 2018
EgyptAir to upgrade fleet with 45 aircraft: Civil Aviation Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced a plan to upgrade EgyptAir’s fleet by adding 45 aircraft. The first phase…
Medical tourism to start during 2nd half of 2019: MP
Health & Fitness
December 26, 2018
Medical tourism to start during 2nd half of 2019: MP
The Tourism and Aviation Committee of Egypt’s House of Representatives is considering places to start the medical tourism project. The…
Israel boycott ‘reflects our interests as humans’: BDS Egypt interview
Features/Interviews
December 25, 2018
Israel boycott ‘reflects our interests as humans’: BDS Egypt interview
In April 2015, on the 45th anniversary of an Israeli massacre of 46 Egyptian children at Bahr al-Baqr Primary…
Italian storage vessel Firenze Fpso crosses the Suez canal
Egypt
December 25, 2018
Italian storage vessel Firenze Fpso crosses the Suez canal
The Italian floating storage shipping vessel Firenze Fpso crossed the Suez Canal waterway on Tuesday, coming in from Italy…
Musician undergoes brain surgery while playing guitar
Health & Fitness
December 25, 2018
Musician undergoes brain surgery while playing guitar
The British Daily Mail newspaper highlighted a spectacular brain surgery where the patient, a guitarist, played his guitar all…
Egypt, UAE among the world’s 2018 best countries in developing renewable energy
Egypt
December 25, 2018
Egypt, UAE among the world’s 2018 best countries in developing renewable energy
Egypt, Tunisia, and the UAE are among the world’s best countries developing renewable energy in 2018, according to the…
Armed forces helping secure New Year’s celebrations
Egypt
December 24, 2018
Armed forces helping secure New Year’s celebrations
Egypt’s Supreme Command of the Armed Forces are taking all measures in coordination with the Interior Ministry to secure the…