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Thomas Cook’s summer bookings to Egypt from UK, Germany up 40% y-o-y
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Thomas Cook’s summer bookings to Egypt from UK, Germany up 40% y-o-y

Thomas Cook’s summer bookings for Egypt from the UK and Germany are up 40 percent year-on-year, according to Moody Shair,…
Egypt parliament approves law regulating work of parking attendants
Egypt

Egypt parliament approves law regulating work of parking attendants

Egypt’s parliament approved on Thursday a new law which aims to regulate the work of parking attendants (Arabic: sayes) around the…
Egypt’s exports to South Africa increased by 69% in 2017: minister
Business

Egypt’s exports to South Africa increased by 69% in 2017: minister

Egyptian commodity exports to South Africa in 2017 increased by 69 percent, reaching about US$99 million, compared to US$58.5 million…
Egypt to host Aviation Africa 2018 conference
Egypt

Egypt to host Aviation Africa 2018 conference

EgyptAir will host the Aviation Africa 2018 Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday in Cairo with more than 650 international and…
Free visit for monuments, museums and sites on World Heritage Day: Minister
Egypt

Free visit for monuments, museums and sites on World Heritage Day: Minister

Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has decided to open all archaeological sites registered on the World Heritage List for free…
Ten police personnel arrested for cooperating with drug dealers
Egypt

Ten police personnel arrested for cooperating with drug dealers

Cairo prosecution ordered on Saturday the detention of 10 police personnel for four days pending investigations on charges related to…
NBE, Banque Misr halt issuance of 17% savings certificates
Business

NBE, Banque Misr halt issuance of 17% savings certificates

Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) stated they will be halting the issuance of savings certificates with fixed…
Egypt armed forces foil ‘terrorist’ plot in central Sinai
Egypt

Egypt armed forces foil ‘terrorist’ plot in central Sinai

The spokesman for Egypt’s Armed Forces Tamer al-Refaei said in a statement on Saturday that the military had foiled a…
LE80 million ‘Palace of Wisdom’ is not archaeological: official
Archaeology

LE80 million ‘Palace of Wisdom’ is not archaeological: official

Head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Antiquities Department Mohamed Abdel Latif denied recently the archaeological origins of a Palace…
Egypt, Portugal agree to enhance cooperation in fighting terrorism, illegal migration
Egypt

Egypt, Portugal agree to enhance cooperation in fighting terrorism, illegal migration

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday that Egypt and Portugal affirmed their cooperation in issues of mutual concern, including…
49 Miss World contestants visit to Giza Pyramids
Egypt

49 Miss World contestants visit to Giza Pyramids

As part of their tour of Egypt, a group of 49 Miss World contestants visited the Giza Pyramids on Thursday…
Egypt requests another round of talks on Ethiopian dam crisis
Egypt

Egypt requests another round of talks on Ethiopian dam crisis

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman revealed on Thursday that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry sent a letter to his Sudanese and Ethiopian…
Mohamed Salah could be very close to winning Ballon d’Or: Robbie Fowler
Health & Fitness

Mohamed Salah could be very close to winning Ballon d’Or: Robbie Fowler

Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler backed Egyptian star Mohamed Salah to compete with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi…
Electricity Ministry denies reported electricity price hikes
Egypt

Electricity Ministry denies reported electricity price hikes

The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy denied news reports claiming new hikes in electricity prices, dismissing them as mere…
Grand Mufti says buying Facebook ‘likes’ is deceiving, forbidden in Islam
Technology

Grand Mufti says buying Facebook ‘likes’ is deceiving, forbidden in Islam

Egypt’s Grand Mufti has issued a ‘fatwa’ (religious ruling) against buying ‘likes’ on social media platforms, a mechanism commonly used by…
Egypt warns against fake website offering e-visas for double the price
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Egypt warns against fake website offering e-visas for double the price

Egypt’s Interior Miinstry warned in a statement about an American website, dubbed ‘GCL Internet Services’, which has been allegedly offering…
Sisi receives Portuguese president at Presidential Palace
Egypt

Sisi receives Portuguese president at Presidential Palace

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Thursday Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Presidential Palace as part of…
US dollar exchange against Egyptian pound on Thursday
Business

US dollar exchange against Egyptian pound on Thursday

US dollar exchange rates maintained stable prices against the Egyptian pound in bank dealings on Thursday. According to the latest…
Egypt down 2 spots, Tunisia up 9 spots in FIFA world rankings
Egypt

Egypt down 2 spots, Tunisia up 9 spots in FIFA world rankings

Egypt’s football team dropped two spots in the FIFA world ranking on April 12, down to 46th place. Egypt lost…
4,500 artifacts belonging to King Psamtek I statue discovered in Matariya
Archaeology

4,500 artifacts belonging to King Psamtek I statue discovered in Matariya

Ayman Ashmawy, the Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Department at the Ministry of Antiquities and senior member of the German-Egyptian…
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