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Egyptian-Moroccan designer becomes first Arab to be featured on Photoshop website
Art news
November 2, 2017
Egyptian-Moroccan designer becomes first Arab to be featured on Photoshop website
24-year old graphic designer Ahmed Nabil has become the first ever Egyptian to be featured on Adobe Photoshop’s website for his…
Al-Azhar condemns New York pedestrian terrorist attack
Egypt
November 1, 2017
Al-Azhar condemns New York pedestrian terrorist attack
Al-Azhar strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted pedestrians on a street in New York, USA, killing eight people and…
US aid cut suggests ‘instability’ in bilateral relations: Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker
Egypt
November 1, 2017
US aid cut suggests ‘instability’ in bilateral relations: Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker
Egyptian Head of Parliament Ali Abdel Aal paid a visit to the US president pro tempore, US Congressman Orrin Hatch,…
Egypt’s Sisi visits freed El-Wahat police officer Mohamed Al-Haies
Egypt
November 1, 2017
Egypt’s Sisi visits freed El-Wahat police officer Mohamed Al-Haies
Following the army’s declaration that it had freed the police officer Mohamed Al-Haies who was taken as a hostage by…
Army spokesperson publishes border guards’ efforts in October
Egypt
November 1, 2017
Army spokesperson publishes border guards’ efforts in October
The Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei published on his official Facebook page a statement detailing the efforts of servicemen guarding Egypt’s…
American woman airlifts 14 stray dogs and cat out of Egypt to New York for EGP 60,000
Society
November 1, 2017
American woman airlifts 14 stray dogs and cat out of Egypt to New York for EGP 60,000
Almost a week after a group of Swiss tourists rescued a donkey from the Giza district and flew it to…
Egyptian Parliament to start discussion of new media and press law
Egypt
October 31, 2017
Egyptian Parliament to start discussion of new media and press law
The Egyptian Parliament is set to start the discussion of a new press and media law on Monday, following the…
Egypt wins most gold medals at speed-ball World Championship
Egypt
October 31, 2017
Egypt wins most gold medals at speed-ball World Championship
Egypt’s national team won every gold medal at the 29th Speed-Ball World Championship that took place in Sharm El-Sheikh between…
Moderate weather expected across Egypt Wednesday
Weather
October 31, 2017
Moderate weather expected across Egypt Wednesday
Egyptian meteorologists expect moderate weather across the country during the day, turning gradually to mild and cooler weather in the…
Foreign Ministry rebukes Iranian criticism of Egypt’s foreign policy
Egypt
October 31, 2017
Foreign Ministry rebukes Iranian criticism of Egypt’s foreign policy
In response to criticism from the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry of Egypt’s policies in the Middle East,…
Egypt’s Presidency appoints Basaam Radi as a new spokesperson
Egypt
October 30, 2017
Egypt’s Presidency appoints Basaam Radi as a new spokesperson
The Egyptian presidency declared the appointment of new spokesperson ambassador Basaam Rady on Monday, following the term ending of former…
MP drafts law to abolish political parties not represented in parliament
Egypt
October 30, 2017
MP drafts law to abolish political parties not represented in parliament
Egyptian MP Ahmed Refaat said that Egypt has 104 non-effective political parties, which he claims are receiving foreign funding. Refaat…
Egypt signs $653 mn solar park deal with IFC led consortium, Egypt’s largest
Business
October 30, 2017
Egypt signs $653 mn solar park deal with IFC led consortium, Egypt’s largest
Egypt signed an agreement on Sunday for the construction of 13 solar-power plants in Aswan financed by a consortium led…
Coptic artifact seized at Hurghada Airport before smuggled
Archaeology
October 30, 2017
Coptic artifact seized at Hurghada Airport before smuggled
The Antiquities Unit of Hurghada Airport foiled on Sunday a smuggling attempt of a copper Coptic artifact that dates back…
Egypt successfully cures 1.4 million of Hep C: Head of ‘Tahia Masr’ fund
Egypt
October 30, 2017
Egypt successfully cures 1.4 million of Hep C: Head of ‘Tahia Masr’ fund
The head of the Tahia Masr Mohamed Al-Ashamway asserted on Sunday that 1.4 million Egyptians have been totally cured of…
Marsa Alam airport receives first YanAir flight from Ukraine
Economy
October 30, 2017
Marsa Alam airport receives first YanAir flight from Ukraine
Correction: Name of the airliner was changed to YanAir, from RyanAir. Marsa Alam airport received the first YanAir flight out of…
No penalties against fathers who violate underage marriage law: Head of Cairo Appeal Court
Egypt
October 29, 2017
No penalties against fathers who violate underage marriage law: Head of Cairo Appeal Court
Head of Cairo Appeal Court Abdullah Al-Baga stated on Saturday that the Egyptian law does not include any article that stipulates…
Government prefers to close churches instead of punishing extremist assailants: Minya Coptic Archbishopric
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Government prefers to close churches instead of punishing extremist assailants: Minya Coptic Archbishopric
The Coptic Archbishopric of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya released a statement on Sunday in which it said that four…
Inaugural flights land at Sphinx International Airport in Giza next summer
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Inaugural flights land at Sphinx International Airport in Giza next summer
Flights will begin to land at Sphinx International Airport in Giza in the summer of 2018, Sherif Fathy, Civil Aviation…
Egypt to purchase trains for EGP 16 bln, but railway revamp costs EGP 70 bln: minister
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Egypt to purchase trains for EGP 16 bln, but railway revamp costs EGP 70 bln: minister
Egypt’s Transportation minister, Hesham Arafat, said during a press conference on Saturday. that the ministry is planning to purchase 1,000 new trains…