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Egypt’s largest contemporary art fair commences with over 1000 art pieces
Culture

Egypt’s largest contemporary art fair commences with over 1000 art pieces

Art enthusiasts have cause to celebrate as the Cairo Art Fair III (CAF), the largest exhibition of Egyptian contemporary art…
In Pictures: Protests in Cairo, Alex over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Egypt

In Pictures: Protests in Cairo, Alex over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Al-Azhar mosque following Friday prayers protesting US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US…
Egypt’s Al-Azhar head rejects meeting with US Vice President over Jerusalem
Egypt

Egypt’s Al-Azhar head rejects meeting with US Vice President over Jerusalem

Egypt’s Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, has rejected a meeting request by US Vice President Mike Pence in protest…
Switzerland refuses to accept Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Middle East

Switzerland refuses to accept Jerusalem as capital of Israel

The Swiss foreign ministry considers the US decision to proclaim Jerusalem as the capital of Israel an an obstacle to…
Egypt’s Pharmacists’ Syndicate calls for boycott of US drugs, protesting Jerusalem move
Egypt

Egypt’s Pharmacists’ Syndicate calls for boycott of US drugs, protesting Jerusalem move

In response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to move his country’s embassy in Israel to the city of Jerusalem,…
TE Data servers hacked, routers disrupted for users
Egypt

TE Data servers hacked, routers disrupted for users

TE Data servers came under a cyber-attack on Thursday evening, as attackers exploited a vulnerability in the company’s security, disrupting…
Second man arrested in connection with brutal assault of Egyptian worker
Egypt

Second man arrested in connection with brutal assault of Egyptian worker

A Kuwaiti man suspected of accompanying the man who assaulted an Egyptian migrant worker in Kuwait, Waheed Mahmoud al-Rifeai, was…
EgyptAir to receive 45 new aircrafts in biggest deal in its history
Egypt

EgyptAir to receive 45 new aircrafts in biggest deal in its history

The EgyptAir Holding Company has began proceedings for securing the largest deal in its history, which will see it receive…
Egypt fans among top 10 requesting World Cup tickets: FIFA
Egypt

Egypt fans among top 10 requesting World Cup tickets: FIFA

After Egypt qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 28 years, its fans are among the…
Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt
Archaeology

Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt

Scans and 3D X-rays on two mummies which were discovered during excavations at the Elephantine tombs, west of Aswan, revealed the mummies…
Rome prosecutors to question Regeni’s Cambridge supervisor in January: ANSA
Egypt

Rome prosecutors to question Regeni’s Cambridge supervisor in January: ANSA

Rome prosecutors will be questioning Giulio Regeni’s supervisor, the University of Cambridge professor Maha Abdelrahman, in January as part of the investigation…
Egyptian man savagely beaten by Kuwaiti says ‘I will not give up on my rights’
Egypt

Egyptian man savagely beaten by Kuwaiti says ‘I will not give up on my rights’

Waheed Mahmoud al-Rifaei Hassan, an Egyptian worker for a Kuwaiti motor repair shop who was hospitalized after being brutally beaten…
New law prohibits drone use without Defense Ministry approval
Egypt

New law prohibits drone use without Defense Ministry approval

Egypt’s parliament approved a new law during Tuesday’s general session which prohibits the use or possession of unmanned aerial vehicles,…
Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert
Egypt

Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that militants of the Islamic State (IS) group who were based in its Syrian ‘capital’, Raqqa,…
Veiling is compulsory in Islam, debate unacceptable: Al-Azhar
Society

Veiling is compulsory in Islam, debate unacceptable: Al-Azhar

Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s main religious institution, asserted on Monday in a fatwa, or religious decree, that it is…
Egypt expresses ‘deep concern’ about Yemen developments
Egypt

Egypt expresses ‘deep concern’ about Yemen developments

Following the confirmation on Monday that Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh had been killed, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed…
Weapon storages, hideouts of terrorists destroyed in Sinai: army spokesperson
Egypt

Weapon storages, hideouts of terrorists destroyed in Sinai: army spokesperson

Over the past few days, Egypt’s security forces destroyed hideouts and weapons storages used by terrorists in the Sinai, a statement…
“This is Egypt” tourism campaign wins Gold, Silver Effie awards
Egypt

“This is Egypt” tourism campaign wins Gold, Silver Effie awards

The “This is Egypt” promotional campaign, directed by the advertising agency of J. Walter Thompson (JWT), has won a Gold…
Egyptian weightlifter Sara Samir wins gold medal in World Championships
Health & Fitness

Egyptian weightlifter Sara Samir wins gold medal in World Championships

19-year old Sara Samir secured a gold medal on Sunday for weightlifting 136 kilos in the clean and jerk category at the…
Egypt’s electronic visa is now available for 41 countries
Egypt

Egypt’s electronic visa is now available for 41 countries

Incoming tourists and visitors to Egypt can now apply for an online visa from the comfort of their home without…
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