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Lufthansa flights resume to Egypt this Sunday
Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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