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Photos: Christie’s to auction 27 Ancient Egyptian artefacts in New York
Archaeology
March 26, 2018
Photos: Christie’s to auction 27 Ancient Egyptian artefacts in New York
Auction house Christie’s is set to be auctioning off 27 Ancient Egyptian artefacts in New York on April 18, their website shows,…
Parliament postpones meeting on Uber, Careem legalization due to elections
Egypt
March 25, 2018
Parliament postpones meeting on Uber, Careem legalization due to elections
Undersecretary of the Egyptian Parliament’s Transport Committee Mohammed Abd Allah Zein stated on Sunday that the committee has decided to…
Egyptian photographer Bassam Allam wins 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
Culture
March 24, 2018
Egyptian photographer Bassam Allam wins 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
For someone’s work in an artistic field that’s as detail-oriented as photography to be praised and lauded on an international…
Egypt aims at 5.8% GDP growth in 2018/19 budget
Economy
March 24, 2018
Egypt aims at 5.8% GDP growth in 2018/19 budget
Egypt’s cabinet approved this week the state’s budget for the 2018/2019 fiscal year, which aims to reach a GDP growth target…
US-based gas corporation ‘Apache’ plans to drill 50 oil wells in Egypt in a year
Egypt
March 23, 2018
US-based gas corporation ‘Apache’ plans to drill 50 oil wells in Egypt in a year
Minister of Petroleum Tariq al-Mulla discussed recently with the CEO of ‘Apache Corporation’, John Christman, and his accompanying delegation, the…
Egypt vs. Portugal match review: Salah-Ronaldo go head-to-head at 9.45pm
Egypt
March 23, 2018
Egypt vs. Portugal match review: Salah-Ronaldo go head-to-head at 9.45pm
A friendly match will take place between the Egyptian national football team and Portugal at 9:45 pm Cairo time, in…
Egypt disposes 80 million tons of garbage annually: Environment Minister
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Egypt disposes 80 million tons of garbage annually: Environment Minister
Egypt’s Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Wednesday that 80 million tons of garbage is collected in Egypt each year,…
Egypt to launch new tourism promotion campaign on National Geographic in April
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Egypt to launch new tourism promotion campaign on National Geographic in April
Egypt will be investing more in tourism promotion as it is set to launch a new three-month promotional campaign in…
Government to suspend Uber, Careem services if there is a final judicial verdict: Cabinet
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Government to suspend Uber, Careem services if there is a final judicial verdict: Cabinet
The official spokesperson for the Egyptian cabinet Ashraf Sultan said on Wednesday that the government would not suspend Uber and…
Egypt most represented country in Times Higher Education Arab world rankings
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Egypt most represented country in Times Higher Education Arab world rankings
Egyptian universities clenched nine slots out of a total of 32 of the top universities in the Arab world in…
Sisi honors 42 Egyptian women on Mother’s Day
Egypt
March 21, 2018
Sisi honors 42 Egyptian women on Mother’s Day
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi honored on Wednesday 42 women as ‘Mothers of the Year’ to mark Mother’s Day in Egypt,…
Sudan, Egypt form cooperation mechanisms to overcome bilateral differences
Egypt
March 19, 2018
Sudan, Egypt form cooperation mechanisms to overcome bilateral differences
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo Monday where they vowed to cooperate in…
Rome prosecutor opens investigation into Mariam Mostafa’s death in UK
Egypt
March 19, 2018
Rome prosecutor opens investigation into Mariam Mostafa’s death in UK
Following the death in the UK of an 18-year-old Egyptian national born in Rome after having been assaulted by a…
Egypt’s General Prosecutor demands medical reports of Egyptian girl beaten to death in UK
Egypt
March 18, 2018
Egypt’s General Prosecutor demands medical reports of Egyptian girl beaten to death in UK
Egypt’s General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek requested the release on Saturday of medical reports of the 18-year-old Egyptian girl who died in…
Egypt resumes natural gas transfers to Jordan in early 2019: oil minister
Business
March 18, 2018
Egypt resumes natural gas transfers to Jordan in early 2019: oil minister
Egypt’s Minister of Oil Tarek El Mula stated on Saturday that Egypt will resume natural gas transfers to Jordan in…
EgyptAir denies presence of snake on plane en route to Kuwait
Egypt
March 18, 2018
EgyptAir denies presence of snake on plane en route to Kuwait
EgyptAir denied news reports about a snake allegedly being on board one of its passenger planes heading from Cairo to…
LE235mn allocated to protect Qaitbay Citadel from rising sea water
Archaeology
March 17, 2018
LE235mn allocated to protect Qaitbay Citadel from rising sea water
A total of LE235 million has been allocated to renovate the historic Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria, nearly one year after Egypt’s…
Egypt establishes ‘fund to honor martyrs’ as financial compensation for victims’ families
Egypt
March 17, 2018
Egypt establishes ‘fund to honor martyrs’ as financial compensation for victims’ families
Egypt imposed a new law on Thursday which mandates students, concert goers, and foreigners to pay LE5 in the form…
Egyptians abroad start voting in Egyptian presidential race
Egypt
March 16, 2018
Egyptians abroad start voting in Egyptian presidential race
Egyptian expats around the world began voting on Friday morning in Egypt’s 2018 presidential election, in embassies of Egypt abroad…
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Environment
March 16, 2018
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Non-smokers in Egypt can soon have cause to celebrate as the government is currently pushing to regulate sisha-smoking in cafes…