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Moushira Khattab calls for ‘Egyptian UNSECO’ organization in Egypt
Egypt

Moushira Khattab calls for ‘Egyptian UNSECO’ organization in Egypt

Egypt’s former candidate for Director-General of UNESCO, Moushira Khattab, has called for the establishment of an ‘Egyptian UNESCO’, based in…
Police personnel killed in western desert shoot-out reaches 52
Egypt

Police personnel killed in western desert shoot-out reaches 52

52 Egyptian security personnel died during a clash with suspected Islamist militants in the western desert late on Friday, two security…
Egypt police tighten security for CAF Champions League Semi-final
Egypt

Egypt police tighten security for CAF Champions League Semi-final

Egypt’s Interior Ministry has completed security preparations for game two of the CAF Champions League Semi-final between al-Ahly Club and…
Irish-Egyptian man freed after 4 year detention in Egypt over protest
Egypt

Irish-Egyptian man freed after 4 year detention in Egypt over protest

Irish Egyptian man, Ibrahim Halawa, detained in Egypt for more than four years on charges related to a 2013 Muslim Brotherhood…
Video: Haifa Wahbe takes part in war video game
Art news

Video: Haifa Wahbe takes part in war video game

Lebanese actress and singer Haifa Wahbe published on her account on the social networking website Instagram, a teaser advertising her…
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
Archaeology

Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world

The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is currently intensifying its efforts to complete the transfer of antiquities from the Egyptian Museum located…
Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue unearthed in Sakkara
Archaeology

Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue unearthed in Sakkara

A French-Swiss archaeological team have unearthed the head of a wooden statue of Queen Ankhnespepy II (6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom,…
Young Egyptian promotes tourism with selfies
Life & Style

Young Egyptian promotes tourism with selfies

Aiming to promote tourism in Egypt both locally and internationally, Mostafa Khater, who studies Pharmacy at Helwan University, decided to…
Judge withdraws from Alaa Abdel Fattah’s appeal case, cites ’embarrassment’
Egypt

Judge withdraws from Alaa Abdel Fattah’s appeal case, cites ’embarrassment’

A judge at Egypt’s Court of Cassation withdrew on Thursday from the case of imprisoned political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah,…
Al-Azhar deputy asks for parliamentary legislation to control Fatwas in Egypt
Egypt

Al-Azhar deputy asks for parliamentary legislation to control Fatwas in Egypt

With the rise of numerous unofficial Fatwas — rulings on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority…
Egypt set to build Africa’s highest skyscraper at new capital
Egypt

Egypt set to build Africa’s highest skyscraper at new capital

As part of the mega-scheme new administrative capital project, state-owned China State Construction Engineering Corporation(CSCEC)  has agreed to build Egypt…
MPs sign “Alashan Tabneeha” petition for 2018 Sisi candidacy
Egypt

MPs sign “Alashan Tabneeha” petition for 2018 Sisi candidacy

A dozen Egyptian MPs signed the “Alashan Tabneeha” (To Build It) petition that called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to…
Egyptian Shadw Helal launches Cairo’s first anti-harassment app to tackle street insecurity
Technology

Egyptian Shadw Helal launches Cairo’s first anti-harassment app to tackle street insecurity

Egyptian entrepreneur Shadw Helal offered Cairo the first of its kind  security mobile app, dubbed Rescue, aiming to tackle street insecurity and bring an…
13 Egyptian startups make it onto Forbes’ top 100 in the Arab World
Business

13 Egyptian startups make it onto Forbes’ top 100 in the Arab World

The startup scene in the Arab world continues to boom, with high value deals being culminated, new venture capitalists growing…
Parliament makes plans to honor Egypt’s UNESCO candidate
Egypt

Parliament makes plans to honor Egypt’s UNESCO candidate

The Egyptian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, headed by member of the Parliament Tarek Rawdan, sent a message of gratitude and appreciation…
Egyptian couple Ali Farag, Nour Al Tayeb, win squash US open
Egypt

Egyptian couple Ali Farag, Nour Al Tayeb, win squash US open

Egyptian squash players Ali Farag and Nour al-Tayeb were simultaneously crowned the men’s and women’s 2017 US Open titles for…
Egypt launches tourism campaign with Italy’s AS Roma club
Egypt

Egypt launches tourism campaign with Italy’s AS Roma club

Egypt will launch a promotional campaign with the Italian football team AS Roma with the aim to lure Italian tourists…
Egypt seeks to rid the Middle East of nuclear weapons: Foreign Ministry on Trump’s Iran comments
Egypt

Egypt seeks to rid the Middle East of nuclear weapons: Foreign Ministry on Trump’s Iran comments

The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry released a statement on Saturday in which it commented on new US strategy on Iran,…
Egyptian veiled female TV anchor faces backlash over wearing Burkini in episode
Egypt

Egyptian veiled female TV anchor faces backlash over wearing Burkini in episode

Egyptian veiled TV anchor Doaa Farouk recently faced a massive wave of attacks on social media, following an appearance in a…
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