Egypt Independent
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia sign final contracts on dam technical studies
Egypt
September 20, 2016
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia sign final contracts on dam technical studies
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have officially signed the final contracts for the technical studies to be conducted on the Ethiopian…
Young researchers present report on slums, call for new policies
Egypt
September 20, 2016
Young researchers present report on slums, call for new policies
A research study has revealed that Egypt has slums in at least 79 areas, with 12 areas in need of…
EU condemns asset freeze on NGOs, activists in foreign-funding case
Egypt
September 19, 2016
EU condemns asset freeze on NGOs, activists in foreign-funding case
The European Union said on Monday that the Egyptian government's decision to freeze the assets of rights activists in Egypt…
Saudi plane makes unexpected landing in Cairo as passenger dies
Egypt
September 19, 2016
Saudi plane makes unexpected landing in Cairo as passenger dies
A Saudi passenger plane made ββan unexpected landing at Cairo International Airport on Monday due to the death of an…
Alternative cultural tours bring Downtown Cairo to life
Archaeology
September 16, 2016
Alternative cultural tours bring Downtown Cairo to life
In capital cities across the world, visitors take tours, seeking to gain some appreciation of what's on offer, from the…
British Ambassador converts to Islam, performs Hajj
Middle East
September 16, 2016
British Ambassador converts to Islam, performs Hajj
The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia has become the first senior British diplomat to embrace Islam and undergo Haj.British Ambassador…
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
A recent decree in the governorate of Beheira banning the burning of straw and wood has met with limited success,…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Sisi to meet with Clinton on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Sisi to meet with Clinton on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is due to meet with US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton next week on the sidelines…
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt has completed plans to build its first large-scale water-desalination facility, which will be the largest in the region once…
NCW aims to eliminated sexual harassment during next Eid al-Fitr
Egypt
September 13, 2016
NCW aims to eliminated sexual harassment during next Eid al-Fitr
The National Council for Women has called for the elimination of sexual harassment from Egyptian streets during the next Eid…
Egypt retrieves Pharaonic funerary figurine from Mexico
Archaeology
September 9, 2016
Egypt retrieves Pharaonic funerary figurine from Mexico
Egypt has recovered a Pharaonic funerary figurine that was discovered in Mexico by a local resident, according to a statement…
LE50,000 fine for slaughtering animals in Hurghada streets at Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 5, 2016
LE50,000 fine for slaughtering animals in Hurghada streets at Eid al-Adha
The Red Sea governor Ahmed Abdallah has announced a LE50,000 fine for anyone who slaughters animals in the streets of…
Former topless model from Britain to be ISIS bride
World
September 5, 2016
Former topless model from Britain to be ISIS bride
A British topless model is joining ISIS "caliphate" in Syria as a bride with the name of Aisha Lauren al-Britaniya,…
Medical shortages β a riot is brewing
Egypt
September 2, 2016
Medical shortages β a riot is brewing
Behind a metal gate, on a plastic mat, sat Maha, seven years old, who suffers from kidney failure. Her eyes…
New hepatitis-C drug combination achieves cure rates of 80-100%
Egypt
September 2, 2016
New hepatitis-C drug combination achieves cure rates of 80-100%
A foreign pharmaceutical company has announced the production of a new drug with success rates of between 98 and 100…
Cairo judge drowns while swimming off north-coast beach resort
Egypt
September 2, 2016
Cairo judge drowns while swimming off north-coast beach resort
A judge from a Cairo court drowned while swimming at the beach on the north coast on Wednesday.Counselor Hossam al-Din…
NGO launches anti-sexual harassment initiative ‘Aman’ ahead of Eid al-Ahda
Egypt
September 2, 2016
NGO launches anti-sexual harassment initiative ‘Aman’ ahead of Eid al-Ahda
The training and consultancy center Mosawaa has announced a new initiative to fight sexual harassment in Egypt, seeking to change…
1.33 mn Egyptians permitted to work abroad in 2015: CAPMAS
Business
August 30, 2016
1.33 mn Egyptians permitted to work abroad in 2015: CAPMAS
The total number of permits for working abroad issued by Egypt's Interior Ministry rose by 0.9 percent in 2015 compared…
Police officer kills driver with ‘warning shot’ in Basateen
Egypt
August 29, 2016
Police officer kills driver with ‘warning shot’ in Basateen
A microbus driver was shot dead on Monday by a low-ranking police officer on the Autostrad in the Basateen area…