Egypt Independent
National Authority of journalism releases recommendations to monitor false information
Egypt
July 30, 2017
National Authority of journalism releases recommendations to monitor false information
The National Authority of Journalism, assigned to supervise and administrate the state-owned press institutions, issued recommendations on Saturday aiming to…
Second meeting of Arab countries against Qatar, open to dialogue to end boycott
Egypt
July 30, 2017
Second meeting of Arab countries against Qatar, open to dialogue to end boycott
The Foreign Affairs Ministries of Egypt, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia held a meeting on Sunday in Bahrain to discuss…
Egypt’s top prosecutor opens investigation into Cairo Airport power outage
Egypt
July 30, 2017
Egypt’s top prosecutor opens investigation into Cairo Airport power outage
Sunday, Egypt’s top Prosecutor ordered for an investigation to be opened into a power outage at Cairo International Airport that…
New baby is born in Egypt every five seconds: Deputy Minister of Health
Egypt
July 30, 2017
New baby is born in Egypt every five seconds: Deputy Minister of Health
The Egyptian government has set a population control target of 112 million people in Egypt by 2030. The plan is…
Farida Osman first Egyptian to win medal in world swimming championship
Egypt
July 30, 2017
Farida Osman first Egyptian to win medal in world swimming championship
Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman won the bronze medal in the women’s 50m butterfly final in Budapest on Saturday, achieving a…
Court sentences 8 to death over violent crimes against police
Egypt
July 29, 2017
Court sentences 8 to death over violent crimes against police
Cairo Criminal Court referred documents of eight defendants on Saturday, in the case known as the “storming of Helwan police station,”…
Egypt’s new administrative capital one of world’s mega-projects: UK Business Insider
Egypt
July 28, 2017
Egypt’s new administrative capital one of world’s mega-projects: UK Business Insider
In a report published on the most prominent projects being conducted to establish new cities around the world, the UK Business…
Vehicle exhaust emissions to be inspected, reduced in 7 governorates
Environment
July 27, 2017
Vehicle exhaust emissions to be inspected, reduced in 7 governorates
The Ministry of Environment has provided the Environmental Affairs Agency (EAA) with 34 exhaust gas/CO analyzer devices as a part of…
Fayoum natural reserve unit rescues two Italian tourists, 14 Egyptians lost in desert
Egypt
July 27, 2017
Fayoum natural reserve unit rescues two Italian tourists, 14 Egyptians lost in desert
A natural reserve unit located in Fayoum managed on Wednesday to rescue two Italian tourists and another 14 visitors after they were…
Zamalek traffic diverted till August 2nd
Egypt
July 27, 2017
Zamalek traffic diverted till August 2nd
The Public Administration for Cairo Traffic announced in a statement on Tuesday that it has changed traffic routes in Zamalek for…
Army forces foil suicide attack on battalion near Alexandria
Egypt
July 27, 2017
Army forces foil suicide attack on battalion near Alexandria
The Egyptian Armed Forces declared on Wednesday that it managed to foil a militant attack that was targeting a military…
Cairo has second largest number of millionaires in Africa: Report
Egypt
July 26, 2017
Cairo has second largest number of millionaires in Africa: Report
Cairo has the second largest number of high net-worth individuals (HNWI) in Africa, coming in right after South Africa’s Johannesburg,…
Al-Azhar to hold international conference on Jerusalem in September
Egypt
July 26, 2017
Al-Azhar to hold international conference on Jerusalem in September
Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, the world’s highest seat of Sunni Islamic learning, said it will be holding an international conference in…
Egypt will not compromise on reconciliation conditions for Qatar: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
July 25, 2017
Egypt will not compromise on reconciliation conditions for Qatar: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samih Shokary asserted on Monday evening that Egypt will not compromise on the conditions it stipulated…
Egypt condemns female suicide attack in Nigeria
Egypt
July 25, 2017
Egypt condemns female suicide attack in Nigeria
Monday, the Egyptian Mufti Dr Shawki Allam condemned a female suicide attack, Sunday, at a refugee camp Sunday in Nigeria. 15…
Army kills 40 IS militants in North Sinai ‘Martyr Right’ military campaign
Egypt
July 25, 2017
Army kills 40 IS militants in North Sinai ‘Martyr Right’ military campaign
The Egyptian Armed Forces killed 40 militants and arrested another five in North Sinai during ‘Martyr Right’ army operations, an…
Egypt to launch country’s first bicycle-sharing system
Life & Style
July 25, 2017
Egypt to launch country’s first bicycle-sharing system
In an attempt to encourage cycling culture in Egypt, Cairo’s Governor Atef Abdel Hamid signed this week a protocol with…
Number of websites blocked in Egypt reaches 127
Science
July 25, 2017
Number of websites blocked in Egypt reaches 127
Access to leftist website Bel-Ahmar was blocked for Egyptian internet service providers Monday, raising the total number of barred websites…
Renowned Egyptian surgeon Magdi Yacoub in Ethiopia to perform free heart surgeries
Egypt
July 24, 2017
Renowned Egyptian surgeon Magdi Yacoub in Ethiopia to perform free heart surgeries
As part of cooperation between the Egyptian Agency for partnership, affiliated with the Egyptian and British Foreign Ministries – Egyptian…
Police foil attempt to steal goddess Isis statue in Nubia Museum
Archaeology
July 24, 2017
Police foil attempt to steal goddess Isis statue in Nubia Museum
Police and employees of the Nubia Museum in Aswan on Sunday foiled an attempt to steal a statue depicting goddess…