MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Egypt
April 23, 2021
MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Head of the Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee in the House of Representatives, Noura Ali, called on the Higher Committee…
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry sets US$40 minimum nightly rate for 5-star hotels
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry sets US$40 minimum nightly rate for 5-star hotels
On Friday, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani issued a ministerial resolution setting the minimum nightly rate at five-star hotels…
Sisi, Putin agree to resume full air traffic between Egypt and Russia
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Sisi, Putin agree to resume full air traffic between Egypt and Russia
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Friday morning a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two…
Egypt arrests three men accused of raping disabled girl
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Egypt arrests three men accused of raping disabled girl
Prosecutors from Cairo’s Al-Matareya district ordered the arrest of three men accused of kidnapping and raping a girl with a…
Hike in fuel prices across Egypt starting Friday
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Hike in fuel prices across Egypt starting Friday
On Friday, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum announced an increase in gasoline prices and fixed other fuel prices from April…
Egypt’s largest solar plant receives US$114 mn financing package
Egypt
April 22, 2021
Egypt’s largest solar plant receives US$114 mn financing package
On Thursday, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund), the…
Air-conditioned train tickets now available for booking up to 15 days before trip: railway authority
Egypt
April 22, 2021
Air-conditioned train tickets now available for booking up to 15 days before trip: railway authority
The Egyptian Railway Authority announced that tickets for air-conditioned trains can be booked up to 15 days before the travel…
Electric train from 6th of October City to New Administrative Capital will use unified ticketing system: official
Egypt
April 22, 2021
Electric train from 6th of October City to New Administrative Capital will use unified ticketing system: official
Commuters will be able to ride the new electric train from 6th of October City to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital…
‘Al-Tawoos’ Ramadan series will not be suspended: media authority
Cinema/TV
April 22, 2021
‘Al-Tawoos’ Ramadan series will not be suspended: media authority
After conducting an investigation into the Ramadan series “Al-Tawoos” (The Peacock), Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has announced that…
GERD lower exits begin operation in preparation for July filling: Ethiopia
Egypt
April 22, 2021
GERD lower exits begin operation in preparation for July filling: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation Seleshi Bekele announced on Sunday that the lower exits of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…