Egypt to offer citizens digital services following cabinet move to new capital
Egypt
November 11, 2020
Egypt to offer citizens digital services following cabinet move to new capital
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat announced that governmental services will be provided electronically after the cabinet moves…
Egypt’s debt declines to 78 percent in June 2020: Minister
Business
November 11, 2020
Egypt’s debt declines to 78 percent in June 2020: Minister
Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait on Wednesday announced that Egypt’s debt declined to 78 percent in June 2020 and 90.2…
Bassem Youssef returns to Arab TV with new show on Saudi al-Sharq channel
Cinema/TV
November 11, 2020
Bassem Youssef returns to Arab TV with new show on Saudi al-Sharq channel
Egyptian Journalist and comedian Bassem Youssef is making his return to Arab television on the newly launched al-Sharq News Channel,…
All Cairo govt offices to be vacated upon relocation to New Capital, says PM
Egypt
November 11, 2020
All Cairo govt offices to be vacated upon relocation to New Capital, says PM
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced Wednesday that all government offices in Cairo will be vacated upon relocation to the…
Egypt, World Bank agree to invest US$450 mn to battle coronavirus
Business
November 11, 2020
Egypt, World Bank agree to invest US$450 mn to battle coronavirus
Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and the World Bank on Tuesday has agreed to invest US$450 million to…
Egypt to receive share of coronavirus vaccines once produced: official
Egypt
November 10, 2020
Egypt to receive share of coronavirus vaccines once produced: official
Egypt has already reserved a share of the coronavirus vaccine, to be provided after it is produced commercially, the Advisor…
Egypt approves draft law to establish medical emergency response fund
Egypt
November 10, 2020
Egypt approves draft law to establish medical emergency response fund
The Egyptian parliament’s Health Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a draft law proposed to establish a medical emergency response fund,…
FEC: Egyptian food exports up 2 percent this year
Economy
November 9, 2020
FEC: Egyptian food exports up 2 percent this year
The Food Export Council (FEC) in Egypt announced on Monday that the country’s processed food exports from January to September…
Mortada Mansour loses parliamentary elections, and will lose immunity on January
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Mortada Mansour loses parliamentary elections, and will lose immunity on January
Egyptian Parliament member Mortada Mansour has been defeated during the parliamentarian elections at Daqahlia, coming at sixth place with 21,721…
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to French FM: ‘We’ll sue whoever offends Prophet Mohamed’
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to French FM: ‘We’ll sue whoever offends Prophet Mohamed’
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb received French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the headquarters of the Al-Azhar sheikhdom on…