Egypt
Following fuel hike, Uber and Careem increase fares in Egypt
May 11, 2021
Following fuel hike, Uber and Careem increase fares in Egypt
Ride-sharing companies Uber and Careem announced an increase trip rates starting Tuesday, in response to the Egyptian cabinet’s decision to…
Egyptian-French consortium to operate BRT buses on Ring Road
May 11, 2021
Egyptian-French consortium to operate BRT buses on Ring Road
The Egyptian Transport Ministry signed an MoU on Monday with a consortium led by the French company Transdev to prepare technical…
Muslim Brotherhood planned assassination attempts against Sisi, claims Ahmed Moussa
May 11, 2021
Muslim Brotherhood planned assassination attempts against Sisi, claims Ahmed Moussa
Journalist Ahmed Moussa on Monday announced that for the first time he would delve further into discussing planned assassination attempts…
All banks to close from Wednesday to Sunday for Eid al-Fitr
May 10, 2021
All banks to close from Wednesday to Sunday for Eid al-Fitr
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Monday announced that it and all banks across Egypt will close throughout the…
Temperatures gradually decrease across northern Egypt from Monday to Saturday
May 10, 2021
Temperatures gradually decrease across northern Egypt from Monday to Saturday
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority on Sunday announced that temperatures across the country will gradually fall from Monday to Saturday across…
Egypt to test visitors from countries with COVID-19 variants on arrival
May 10, 2021
Egypt to test visitors from countries with COVID-19 variants on arrival
Egypt will require all visitors arriving from “countries where variants of the virus have appeared” to take a rapid COVID-19…
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
May 10, 2021
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
Authorities carried out the death penalty on an Egyptian monk who killed the abbot of his monastery in 2018, a…
Coronavirus vaccination likely to be administered annually: official
May 10, 2021
Coronavirus vaccination likely to be administered annually: official
The head of Egypt’s Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus, Hossam Hosni, said on Sunday that the coronavirus vaccine will likely…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Assistant condemns Al-Aqsa clashes in meeting with Israeli ambassador
May 10, 2021
Egyptian Foreign Minister Assistant condemns Al-Aqsa clashes in meeting with Israeli ambassador
The Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nazih al-Najari on Monday met with the Israeli ambassador to Egypt Amira Oron, where…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1138 new cases, 59 deaths on Sunday
May 10, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1138 new cases, 59 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 1,138 new coronavirus cases. The ministry also announced 59 deaths, and 400 recovered cases.…