Egypt Independent
Moushira Khattab calls for ‘Egyptian UNSECO’ organization in Egypt
Egypt
October 22, 2017
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
October 21, 2017
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
October 21, 2017
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
October 21, 2017
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
October 20, 2017
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
October 20, 2017
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
October 19, 2017
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
October 19, 2017
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
October 19, 2017
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
October 19, 2017
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
October 19, 2017
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
October 17, 2017
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
October 16, 2017
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
October 16, 2017
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
October 15, 2017
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
October 15, 2017
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
October 15, 2017
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
October 15, 2017
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
October 14, 2017
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…