Egypt Independent
Lufthansa flights resume to Egypt this Sunday
Business
November 27, 2016
Lufthansa flights resume to Egypt this Sunday
A Lufthansa flight will arrive this evening at Cairo International Airport in the wake of a two-day hiatus.The airlines will…
Ahmad Touni newly designated Smart Villages Company CEO
Business
November 24, 2016
Ahmad Touni newly designated Smart Villages Company CEO
Building on a rich career timeline, the newly-appointed Smart Villages Co CEO Engineer Ahmad Touni invests over 35 years of…
US dollar hits LE18 again
Business
November 21, 2016
US dollar hits LE18 again
The US dollar continued its rise against the Egyptian pound in the banks for the second consecutive day on Monday,…
Law Today publication launch event brings together influentials in law, commerce spheres
Business
November 18, 2016
Law Today publication launch event brings together influentials in law, commerce spheres
Over 50 leading businesspeople including partners and associates of Egypt’s most leading law firms have come together under one roof…
EgyptAir liberalizes tickets price
Egypt
November 18, 2016
EgyptAir liberalizes tickets price
The holding company for EgyptAir has decided to liberalize the price of airline tickets and determine it in accordance with…
US dollar hits highest level against local currency this week
Egypt
November 17, 2016
US dollar hits highest level against local currency this week
The Central Bank of Egypt announced Thursday that the US dollar soars to its highest level against the Egyptian pound…
Egypt retrieves stolen artifact from Switzerland
Archaeology
November 17, 2016
Egypt retrieves stolen artifact from Switzerland
The Egyptian Embassy in Switzerland received Thursday morning an antique Egyptian panel made of black granite belonging to the 30th…
Tickets for entering Egyptian Museum in evening increased
Archaeology
November 17, 2016
Tickets for entering Egyptian Museum in evening increased
The Supreme Council of Antiquities has doubled the price of the tickets for the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to increase…
US dollar inflows hit US$2.6 bn, CBE regains ability to finance trade says governor
Business
November 17, 2016
US dollar inflows hit US$2.6 bn, CBE regains ability to finance trade says governor
The official US dollar inflows have improved, two weeks after the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)'s decision to float the…
AUC students continue protests against tuition fees hike
Egypt
November 15, 2016
AUC students continue protests against tuition fees hike
Hundreds of students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) protested on Monday demanding a fixed set of tuition fees…
3,000-year-old mummy discovered in new Pharaonic tomb
Archaeology
November 13, 2016
3,000-year-old mummy discovered in new Pharaonic tomb
The Spanish archeological mission working on the excavation project of the "Temple of Millions of Years" of Pharaoh Thutmose III,…
CBE not to impose restrictions on foreign currency exchange
Business
November 3, 2016
CBE not to impose restrictions on foreign currency exchange
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Thursday it would not impose restrictions on the exchange of foreign currencies. "There…
The Nile Project: a blending of cultural currents through music
Culture
November 2, 2016
The Nile Project: a blending of cultural currents through music
It was the unique mix of different languages from 11 Nile Basin countries that provided the theme for the creation…
Egyptian tourism to recover pre-2011 levels by early 2017: WTTC official
Egypt
November 2, 2016
Egyptian tourism to recover pre-2011 levels by early 2017: WTTC official
The chairman of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), David Scowsill, has praised the security measures applied at Egyptian…
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Business
October 31, 2016
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Egypt has reached a currency swap agreement with China valued at $2.7 billion, according to a Central Bank of Egypt…
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Archaeology
October 31, 2016
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Two rock-carved cemeteries belonging to the Late Period of ancient Egypt have been discovered close to the shrine of Agha…
Four policemen remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break-out
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Four policemen remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break-out
Ismailia prosecutors ordered Thursday the detention of another four low-ranking police officers in relation to al-Mostakbal Central Prison break-out on…
Air Cairo operates new flights from Europe to Sharm el-Sheikh
Business
October 26, 2016
Air Cairo operates new flights from Europe to Sharm el-Sheikh
Air Cairo has started new flights between European countries and Sharm el-Sheikh, including Austria and Norway, according to an annoucement…
Egypt has alternatives to Saudi Aramco oil products if necessary: minister
Egypt
October 25, 2016
Egypt has alternatives to Saudi Aramco oil products if necessary: minister
The five-year-long agreement on the supply of petroleum products with Saudi Aramco is still valid and has not been canceled,…
Egypt authorites raid offices of Regeni family consultant
Egypt
October 24, 2016
Egypt authorites raid offices of Regeni family consultant
Egyptian authorities have raided the offices of a rights group doing legal counseling for the family of Italian student Giulio…