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French Navy detect black box signal from EgyptAir flight MS804
Egypt
June 1, 2016
French Navy detect black box signal from EgyptAir flight MS804
French authorities confirmed Wednesday that they have located one of the two black boxes belonging to the EgyptAir flight MS804,…
Provocative message sparks on-air fight, penalties for Shobier
Egypt
May 31, 2016
Provocative message sparks on-air fight, penalties for Shobier
The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) is considering imposing harsher penalties than initially enforced against sportscaster Ahmed Shobeir after…
Sisi to meet with EBRD Chief Tuesday
Egypt
May 31, 2016
Sisi to meet with EBRD Chief Tuesday
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet on Tuesday with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (EBRD)…
Sisi unveils new Public Prosecution building in New Cairo
Egypt
May 29, 2016
Sisi unveils new Public Prosecution building in New Cairo
Yesterday, after a year-and-a-half of construction, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the new Public Prosecution building in New Cairo, in…
CBE to reprint 1LE banknote to be introduced by Ramadan
Business
May 25, 2016
CBE to reprint 1LE banknote to be introduced by Ramadan
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is to print LE 500 million of one pound banknotes by the beginning of…
Meeting between Sisi, Abbas, Netanyahu in Cairo soon: Israeli media
Egypt
May 24, 2016
Meeting between Sisi, Abbas, Netanyahu in Cairo soon: Israeli media
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed that Egypt is in the process of arranging a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud…
Al-Azhar grand sheik to meet Pope at Vatican, resume relations
Egypt
May 23, 2016
Al-Azhar grand sheik to meet Pope at Vatican, resume relations
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb will arrive in Rome on Monday to meet with Catholic Pope Francis, the first meeting…
Ahly beats Italian team Roma 4-3 in football friendly, breaking 14-year spell
Egypt
May 21, 2016
Ahly beats Italian team Roma 4-3 in football friendly, breaking 14-year spell
Ahly star Moemen Zakariya expressed his absolute elation at the club’s first win against Italian club AS Roma since 2002…
Wreckage of missing plane found off Alexandria coast: EgyptAir statement
Egypt
May 20, 2016
Wreckage of missing plane found off Alexandria coast: EgyptAir statement
The Egyptian navy said on Friday morning it had found the wreckage of passenger jet EgyptAir MS804, which went missing…
Flights out of Cairo airport operating according to schedule: EgyptAir
Egypt
May 19, 2016
Flights out of Cairo airport operating according to schedule: EgyptAir
EgyptAir announced on Thursday that its flights to and from Cairo International Aiport would operate as normal, in accordance with…
LIVE UPDATES: EgyptAir flight disappears over Mediterranean
Egypt
May 19, 2016
LIVE UPDATES: EgyptAir flight disappears over Mediterranean
An AirEgypt passenger plane with 66 passengers and crew on board disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea early on Thursday morning.…
Egyptian world squash champion appointed sports advisor: Alexandria governor
Egypt
May 16, 2016
Egyptian world squash champion appointed sports advisor: Alexandria governor
Women's world quash champion Nour al-Sherbiny has been appointed as a sports advisor for the governorate of Alexandria, a post…
Mauritanian justice minister in Cairo ahead of rescheduled Arab Summit
Egypt
May 15, 2016
Mauritanian justice minister in Cairo ahead of rescheduled Arab Summit
Mauritania's justice minister arrived in Cairo on Sunday at the start of a visit aimed at making preparations for the…
TV host airs claims that Sisi is mentioned in Quran and will destroy Israel
Egypt
May 13, 2016
TV host airs claims that Sisi is mentioned in Quran and will destroy Israel
Egyptian television host Mohamed al-Gheity has broadcast claims from an unconventional author that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was mentioned in…
UN body names Luxor international tourism capital for 2016
Egypt
May 12, 2016
UN body names Luxor international tourism capital for 2016
The executive council of the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations has named Luxor as the Capital of International…
Nestle, Aquafina and Baraka produced unsafe mineral water: food control authority
Egypt
May 12, 2016
Nestle, Aquafina and Baraka produced unsafe mineral water: food control authority
Egyptian health officials said on Thursday that the three bottled mineral water comapnies Nestle, Aquafina and Baraka had produced bottled…
Parliament discusses withdrawal and awarding of Egyptian nationality
Egypt
May 9, 2016
Parliament discusses withdrawal and awarding of Egyptian nationality
The Defense and National Security Committee of the House of Representatives discussed on Monday the passing of counter-terrorism laws, including…
Al-Ahram slammed for ‘insulting’ coverage of press syndicate meeting
Egypt
May 5, 2016
Al-Ahram slammed for ‘insulting’ coverage of press syndicate meeting
The undersecretary of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate has slammed Al-Ahram newspaper for its "insulting" coverage of the syndicate's emergency meeting…
28% of Egyptians believe corruption increased in 2015: Transparency International
Egypt
May 3, 2016
28% of Egyptians believe corruption increased in 2015: Transparency International
A report issued on Tuesday by Transparency International, a global civil society anti-corruption organization, stated that 28 percent of citizens…
Journalists Syndicate head calls for Interior Minister’s immediate dismissal
Egypt
May 2, 2016
Journalists Syndicate head calls for Interior Minister’s immediate dismissal
Yehia Qalash, the head of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, has called for the resignation of Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar…