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Egypt prosecutor opens investigation into murder of American-Egyptian citizen in US
Egypt
July 5, 2017
Egypt prosecutor opens investigation into murder of American-Egyptian citizen in US
Egypt’s top prosecutor will launch an investigation into the murder of Nabra Hassanein, an American Muslim girl of Egyptian descent…
Number of tourists in May up by 32.9 percent: CAPMAS
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Number of tourists in May up by 32.9 percent: CAPMAS
The number of tourists that visited Egypt in May increased by 32.9 percent compared to last year, the Central Agency for Public…
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
The Egyptian Parliament approved on Tuesday the extension of the current emergency state for an additional three months, after President Abdel…
Supreme Constitutional Court forces government to reveal captive doctor’s whereabouts
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Supreme Constitutional Court forces government to reveal captive doctor’s whereabouts
The Supreme Constitutional Court issued on Monday a verdict which obligates the government to reveal the whereabouts of people arrested and…
Draft law considers citizens dead after 30 days missing
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Draft law considers citizens dead after 30 days missing
The Egyptian Parliament ratified on Monday a draft law which modified an article of the Personal Status law that stipulated…
Amazon completes acquisition of e-commerce firm Souq.com
Business
July 4, 2017
Amazon completes acquisition of e-commerce firm Souq.com
The Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com announced on Monday that its sale to e-commerce giant Amazon has been completed. The $650…
Ronaldinho to arrive tonight to promote Tour ‘n’ Cure campaign
Health & Fitness
July 4, 2017
Ronaldinho to arrive tonight to promote Tour ‘n’ Cure campaign
Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho will arrive in Egypt tonight for a three-day trip to promote the Tour ‘n’ Cure hepatitis C…
Walt Disney lifts ban on merchandise produced in Egypt: Trade minister
Egypt
July 3, 2017
Walt Disney lifts ban on merchandise produced in Egypt: Trade minister
After four months of negotiations with Egyptian officials, Walt Disney Company has decided to lift the ban it placed on…
Internet ADSL prices will increase this September
Egypt
July 3, 2017
Internet ADSL prices will increase this September
Prices for internet ADSL services are scheduled to increase by 4 percent starting from September, a source from the communications…
31 Egyptian female expatriates participate in Cairo conference
Egypt
July 2, 2017
31 Egyptian female expatriates participate in Cairo conference
For the first time, Egypt is shedding light on the role of Egyptian women abroad, as part of the “Taa…
Egypt hosts FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time
Health & Fitness
July 2, 2017
Egypt hosts FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time
The Egypt Youth National Basketball Team defeated Puerto Rico 67-65 in the opener of the FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup on…
Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Cairo Criminal Court upheld on Sunday death verdicts for 20 of 156 defendants accused of storming Kerdasa police station in…
Six arrested for blocking October Bridge in objection to fuel hikes
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Six arrested for blocking October Bridge in objection to fuel hikes
Security Forces in Cairo arrested on Saturday six individuals who launched a protest by blocking traffic on the renowned 6th…
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Six young people were arrested from Al-Azhar Park on Friday and handed a 15-day detention order on charges of forming…
Qatar rejects Arab countries’ conditions for reconciliation
Middle East
July 2, 2017
Qatar rejects Arab countries’ conditions for reconciliation
Qatari Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Bin Abdelrahman asserted on Saturday that the country rejects all reconciliation conditions stipulated by a…
Absence of GERD technical studies will harm Egypt: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
July 1, 2017
Absence of GERD technical studies will harm Egypt: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt will be the main party negatively affected by the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ‘GERD’ and its…
Woman hits Deputy Director of Cairo Security in road accident
Egypt
July 1, 2017
Woman hits Deputy Director of Cairo Security in road accident
Deputy Director of Cairo Security Saad Sryia was injured in a car incident that took place on the Ring Road,…
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Egypt
July 1, 2017
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Parliament members have called on the government to practice censorship on social media networks in Egypt to suspend online communication…
Communication Minister unveils 1st Egyptian-made 4G mobile
Egypt
July 1, 2017
Communication Minister unveils 1st Egyptian-made 4G mobile
The first-ever Egyptian-made mobile phone was unveiled Friday morning on local TV show ‘Sabah Al Khair ya Masr’ [translated: Good…
Egyptians express concerns following new fuel hikes
Life & Style
June 29, 2017
Egyptians express concerns following new fuel hikes
Prices of gasoline and diesel in Egypt witnessed second hike wave on Thursday as the Egyptian government stated that…