Egypt Independent
Egypt prosecution investigates opposition figures over elections boycott
Egypt
February 6, 2018
Egypt prosecution investigates opposition figures over elections boycott
Egypt’s Attorney General Nabil Sadiq on Tuesday tasked the Giza Prosecution Office to investigate two cases submitted by an independent…
Meteorological Authority warns of increasing temperatures in coming days
Weather
February 5, 2018
Meteorological Authority warns of increasing temperatures in coming days
Chairman of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) Ahmed Abd al-Aal stated on Monday that a heat wave will sweep the…
Egypt army kills high-ranking militant, arrests 6 suspects
Egypt
February 5, 2018
Egypt army kills high-ranking militant, arrests 6 suspects
The Second Field Army’s law enforcement forces in North Sinai, in cooperation with the Air Force, killed a high-ranking militant…
Egypt’s economic structure is at a turning point: IMF director
Economy
February 5, 2018
Egypt’s economic structure is at a turning point: IMF director
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said on Sunday that Egypt is currently undergoing a turning…
Egypt to achieve gas self-sufficiency with production of 6bn cubic feet by end of 2018: Oil Minister
Business
February 5, 2018
Egypt to achieve gas self-sufficiency with production of 6bn cubic feet by end of 2018: Oil Minister
Minister of Oil Tarek al-Mula stated on Sunday that Egypt’s natural gas production had reached 5.5 billion cubic feet, and is…
Electric cars and a LE 400 million project to transform site of Giza Pyramids
Egypt
February 5, 2018
Electric cars and a LE 400 million project to transform site of Giza Pyramids
A LE 400 million development project will accompany the introduction of electric cars as part of a move to significantly…
Egypt official says was contacted by NY Times over Israel airstrikes report
Egypt
February 5, 2018
Egypt official says was contacted by NY Times over Israel airstrikes report
Head of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) Diaa Rashwan said on Sunday he was contacted by a correspondent affiliated with the American…
AUC reveals plan for a cashless community, introduces AUC Coin
Business
February 3, 2018
AUC reveals plan for a cashless community, introduces AUC Coin
The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced earlier this week it will be taking its first step to transform its…
Moscow airport pushes back direct flights to Cairo to Feb 20th: website
Travel
February 3, 2018
Moscow airport pushes back direct flights to Cairo to Feb 20th: website
Moscow Airport’s website has pushed back its scheduled direct flights to Cairo for February 20th, contradicting earlier reports that Russia…
Egypt to host first FinTech conference this week to revolutionize economy
Economy
February 3, 2018
Egypt to host first FinTech conference this week to revolutionize economy
Aiming to endorse the use of financial technology applications in Egypt for efficient and cheaper financial services, Egypt is hosting the…
AUC plans to become the 1st tobacco free university in Egypt by 2019
Health & Fitness
February 1, 2018
AUC plans to become the 1st tobacco free university in Egypt by 2019
On Tuesday, the American University in Cairo said it is implementing a new initiative this semester that will work on…
Three burial chambers engraved with hieroglyphics discovered in Giza
Science
February 1, 2018
Three burial chambers engraved with hieroglyphics discovered in Giza
The antiquities ministry’s archaeological committee discovered on Thursday three burial wells carved into a rock containing funerary material, in Abu Sair,…
US designates ‘Hasm’, ‘Lewaa al-Thawra’ as terrorist groups
Egypt
February 1, 2018
US designates ‘Hasm’, ‘Lewaa al-Thawra’ as terrorist groups
The US State Department designated two Egypt-based militant groups ‘Hasm’ and ‘Lewaa al-Thawra’ as terrorist groups, US Secretary of State Rex…
Egypt’s cassation court refuses appeal in 2011 NGO foreign funding case
Egypt
February 1, 2018
Egypt’s cassation court refuses appeal in 2011 NGO foreign funding case
Egypt’s Court of Cassation refused the appeal of 16 defendants in the foreign funding case that dates back to 2011.…
Salah’s transfer to Real Madrid set as condition by coach Pochettino if he is to takeover: reports
Health & Fitness
February 1, 2018
Salah’s transfer to Real Madrid set as condition by coach Pochettino if he is to takeover: reports
Spanish media reports claim that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has agreed on a preliminary basis to manage Real Madrid,…
Sphinx Intl Airport to serve one-day Cairo visitors with day-trips to Pyramids
Egypt
February 1, 2018
Sphinx Intl Airport to serve one-day Cairo visitors with day-trips to Pyramids
Egypt’s new Sphinx International Airport (SPX), which lays on the outskirts of Cairo, will aim to facilitate one-day trips for…
$3.3 bn Disneyland-style theme park to open doors in Egypt
Egypt
February 1, 2018
$3.3 bn Disneyland-style theme park to open doors in Egypt
Martouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid signed on Thursday an investment contract with the Entertainment World Company, for a joint US-Saudi…
Police conscript killed, another injured in N. Sinai terror attack
Egypt
February 1, 2018
Police conscript killed, another injured in N. Sinai terror attack
Medical and security sources in North Sinai said that a Central Security Forces conscript was killed and another was injured…
Three dolphins fly from Beirut to Hurghada on EgyptAir
Environment
January 31, 2018
Three dolphins fly from Beirut to Hurghada on EgyptAir
EgyptAir Cargo successfully transferred three live dolphins from Beirut to Hurghada on a cargo plane designed to safely transport highly-sensitive…
Court consults Egypt’s mufti before applying death sentence against 10 defendants
Egypt
January 31, 2018
Court consults Egypt’s mufti before applying death sentence against 10 defendants
Giza Criminal Court issued preliminary death sentences against 10 defendants accused of terrorism on Wednesday, in the case known as…