Egypt Independent
British Thomas Cook to resume flights to Egypt due to increase on demand
Egypt
September 26, 2017
British Thomas Cook to resume flights to Egypt due to increase on demand
The renowned British travel agency Thomas Cook is planning to run flights from UK to Egypt soon due to an…
7 Mashrou’ Leila fans arrested over encouraging homosexuality
Egypt
September 26, 2017
7 Mashrou’ Leila fans arrested over encouraging homosexuality
Security authorities have arrested seven fans of the Lebanese alternative band Mashrou’ Leila for encouraging homosexuality in a concert held at…
Sudan denies breaking diplomatic ties with Egypt
Egypt
September 25, 2017
Sudan denies breaking diplomatic ties with Egypt
The official spokesperson for the Sudanese foreign ministry, Ambassador Qareb Khadrallah, denied in a statement on Sunday the recent news…
Video: New documentary reveals secret of how ancient Egyptians built Pyramids
Archaeology
September 25, 2017
Video: New documentary reveals secret of how ancient Egyptians built Pyramids
A new British documentary, Egypt’s Great Pyramid: The New Evidence, has revealed that the Great Pyramid, Khufu, was built using an…
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
Egypt
September 25, 2017
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
The Music Syndicate has banned Mashrou’ Leila from performing in Egypt following Friday’s Music Park concert where a couple of rainbow…
Eman Abdul Atti,’world’s heaviest woman,’ dies in hospital
Egypt
September 25, 2017
Eman Abdul Atti,’world’s heaviest woman,’ dies in hospital
Eman Abdul Atti, once known as the world’s heaviest woman, passed away Monday morning due to complications from heart disease…
Thousands go to Social Sodality offices in Minya to obtain ‘Poverty Proof’
Egypt
September 24, 2017
Thousands go to Social Sodality offices in Minya to obtain ‘Poverty Proof’
With the start of the school semester in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya, thousands of residents gathered on Sunday in…
Only terrorists will be deprived of Egyptian nationality, not opponents: Interior Ministry’s official
Egypt
September 24, 2017
Only terrorists will be deprived of Egyptian nationality, not opponents: Interior Ministry’s official
The Interior Ministry will only remove the Egyptian nationality from any citizen who is proven to be member of a…
Star of Sheikh Jackson apologizes to El-Gouna Film Festival for indecent remark
Cinema/TV
September 24, 2017
Star of Sheikh Jackson apologizes to El-Gouna Film Festival for indecent remark
Following his “indecent” remark about El-Gouna Film Festival’s display screen, the star of the renowned Egyptian film Sheikh Jackson Ahmed…
Online application to track student absence: Ministry of Education
Egypt
September 24, 2017
Online application to track student absence: Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has released instructions to track the absence of students and teachers in secondary and technical education…
Press conference of Sheikh Jackson movie suspended following ‘indecent’ remark from star
Egypt
September 23, 2017
Press conference of Sheikh Jackson movie suspended following ‘indecent’ remark from star
The administration of El-Gouna Film Festival declared on Saturday that the press conference of the opening film of the festival…
One-year jail, LE30,000 fine to anyone who mocks Egyptian flag: Education Minister
Egypt
September 23, 2017
One-year jail, LE30,000 fine to anyone who mocks Egyptian flag: Education Minister
Education Minister Tarek Shawki issued on Friday a general order on all of Egypt’s schools stipulating one-year jail time and…
Azhar preacher suspended from work after singing Umm Kolthom song: CNN
Egypt
September 23, 2017
Azhar preacher suspended from work after singing Umm Kolthom song: CNN
The Ministry of Endowments revoked Islamic researcher Sheikh Ihab Younes’s right to teach religious discourse after he sang Umm Kolthom’s…
Muslim Brotherhood threatens to retaliate following death of ex-leader in jail
Egypt
September 23, 2017
Muslim Brotherhood threatens to retaliate following death of ex-leader in jail
The former Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahdi Akef passed away on Friday afternoon inside the Qasr El Einy hospital in Cairo.…
Gouna Film Festival program: 26-29 September
Cinema/TV
September 21, 2017
Gouna Film Festival program: 26-29 September
The Red Sea resort town of Gouna is currently gearing up to be home to Egypt’s newest film festival, starting…
Egypt amends law to strip citizenship from those convicted in crimes ‘harming public order’
Egypt
September 21, 2017
Egypt amends law to strip citizenship from those convicted in crimes ‘harming public order’
Egypt’s cabinet approved on Wednesday an amendment that would allow Egyptian citizenship to be taken away from a person belonging…
15-Year-old girl detonates IED during quarrel with neighbors in Giza
Egypt
September 20, 2017
15-Year-old girl detonates IED during quarrel with neighbors in Giza
Seven people were injured due to the explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that was thrown by a 15-year-old…
French woman starts initiative to protect Luxor’s Nile from contamination
Environment
September 20, 2017
French woman starts initiative to protect Luxor’s Nile from contamination
A young French woman living in Luxor is beginning a clean water campaign initiative, along with her friends, to prevent solid…
Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister addresses US aid, Qatar at UN general assembly
Egypt
September 20, 2017
Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister addresses US aid, Qatar at UN general assembly
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samih Shokary, stated in a televised interview, on privately-run Egyptian TV channel ‘ON Live’, that US…
US designation of Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group needs time: Al-Sisi
Egypt
September 20, 2017
US designation of Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group needs time: Al-Sisi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stated that it may take more time for the US to designate the Muslim Brotherhood…