Egypt Independent
Egypt hints at removing Qatar from US led anti IS coalition
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Egypt hints at removing Qatar from US led anti IS coalition
In a Washington coalition meeting Tuesday Egypt stated that a US-led coalition to combat the Islamic State should not include…
Cairo launches new buses with Wi-Fi, AC, electronic ticket service
Egypt
July 11, 2017
Cairo launches new buses with Wi-Fi, AC, electronic ticket service
The Egyptian state-run bus company recently launched new buses in co-operation with the privately-run bus company of ‘Mouslat Masr,’ the…
Qatar failed commitment to 2013 diplomatic agreement: Arab countries against Qatar
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Qatar failed commitment to 2013 diplomatic agreement: Arab countries against Qatar
The four Arab countries [Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain] that recently declared a diplomatic boycott with Qatar released a…
CAPMAS: Egypt population reaches 93.33 million
Egypt
July 11, 2017
CAPMAS: Egypt population reaches 93.33 million
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said Tuesday that the population of Egypt has reached 93.332 million,…
Agriculture Ministry revive Zamalek’s Aquarium Grotto Garden
Environment
July 11, 2017
Agriculture Ministry revive Zamalek’s Aquarium Grotto Garden
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Mona Mehrez has said that the governmental plan to develop the Aquarium Grotto…
Metro line 6 ‘Al Khosous- Al Maadi ’signed today
Egypt
July 11, 2017
Metro line 6 ‘Al Khosous- Al Maadi ’signed today
Major General Tarek Gamal al-Din, chairperson of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and a representative of Ministry of Transportation,…
Interior Ministry kills 6 militants in Asyut, IS ideologists
Egypt
July 10, 2017
Interior Ministry kills 6 militants in Asyut, IS ideologists
Six militants were killed in an un-populated area of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Asyut for terrorist related operations that targeted…
20 Zamalek football club fans arrested, 7 injured following riot in Alexandria
Egypt
July 10, 2017
20 Zamalek football club fans arrested, 7 injured following riot in Alexandria
Riots took place Saturday night, following the football match between the Egyptian football club of Zamalek and the Libyan club…
Egypt, Greece top German tourist destination in 2017: FVW
Egypt
July 10, 2017
Egypt, Greece top German tourist destination in 2017: FVW
Egypt and Greece are the main winners of German tourists bookings for the summer of 2017, German tour operators announced…
Private universities’ tuitions witness 10% increase
Egypt
July 10, 2017
Private universities’ tuitions witness 10% increase
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khalid Abdel Ghafar said in media statements on Monday that tuition fees of…
Egypt’s military ranked 10th most powerful worldwide: Global Fire
Egypt
July 10, 2017
Egypt’s military ranked 10th most powerful worldwide: Global Fire
Egypt currently ranks 10 out of 133 countries for military power and is considered the first military power in the Arab…
Inflation rate rose to 29.8 percent in June: CAPMAS
Business
July 10, 2017
Inflation rate rose to 29.8 percent in June: CAPMAS
The annual urban inflation rose to 29.8 percent in June from 29.7 percent in May, the Central Agency for Public…
Health Ministry tackles establishing medicine factories through Egyptian-Lebanese partnership
Egypt
July 9, 2017
Health Ministry tackles establishing medicine factories through Egyptian-Lebanese partnership
Health Ministry will sign a new agreement with the Lebanese Health Ministry over establishing medicine factories in a partnership between…
19 illegal Egyptian immigrants found dead in Libyan Desert
Egypt
July 9, 2017
19 illegal Egyptian immigrants found dead in Libyan Desert
The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Saturday that the Egyptian Embassy in Libya’s capital of Tripoli, currently undertaking operations…
14 militants killed in police shoot out in Ismailiya: Interior Ministry
Egypt
July 9, 2017
14 militants killed in police shoot out in Ismailiya: Interior Ministry
Security forces killed 14 militants in a shootout as they broke into their training camp in the Ismailia governorate, the…
MP calls for law to grant female divorcees part of husband’s salary
Features/Interviews
July 8, 2017
MP calls for law to grant female divorcees part of husband’s salary
In a recent statement, an Egyptian female professor has called for a law that would grant female divorcees a part…
Moushira Khattab is Africa’s nominee for UNESCO Secretary General
Egypt
July 7, 2017
Moushira Khattab is Africa’s nominee for UNESCO Secretary General
Former Minister of Population Moushira Khattab has been nominated by African countries at the African Summit in Addis Ababa for…
Additional golf carts provided to ease commutes on Moez street
Science
July 6, 2017
Additional golf carts provided to ease commutes on Moez street
Five extra golf carts were provided on Moez street, by the Historic Cairo Rehabilitation Project, to facilitate transportation of their…
Government to pay monthly pension for unemployed citizens
Egypt
July 5, 2017
Government to pay monthly pension for unemployed citizens
Egypt’s Higher Administrative Court released on Tuesday a final verdict by which it obligated the Egyptian government to pay monthly…
20% of IS militants are citizens of European countries: Dar El Ifta
Egypt
July 5, 2017
20% of IS militants are citizens of European countries: Dar El Ifta
The state-run Dar al-Ifta issued a statement on Wednesday in which it warned of the consequences that result from the return…