Egypt
Political activist Esraa Abdel Fattah referred to military prosecution
September 7, 2017
Political activist Esraa Abdel Fattah referred to military prosecution
Egypt’s General Prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, has asked the military prosecution to investigate a report filed against political activist Esraa Abdel…
Egypt illiteracy rates stand at 14.4% for males, 26% for females: CAPMAS
September 7, 2017
Egypt illiteracy rates stand at 14.4% for males, 26% for females: CAPMAS
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that the number of illiterate people in the country —…
Consumer protection agency asks Orange to revise World Cup ad deemed “offensive” to seniors
September 7, 2017
Consumer protection agency asks Orange to revise World Cup ad deemed “offensive” to seniors
Senior executives from Orange Egypt are under fire for a new ad that showed senior citizens in an offensive light.…
Egypt weather forecast for Friday: Hot weather to continue
September 7, 2017
Egypt weather forecast for Friday: Hot weather to continue
Hot weather in Egypt is expected to continue on Friday, according to meteorologists. Warm weather will prevail across the north…
Increase on international school fees for academic year 2017/18
September 7, 2017
Increase on international school fees for academic year 2017/18
The Ministry of Education took action to control private and international schools’ rising fees for the academic year 2017/18. The…
Russian airlines may resume flights to Egypt within a month: Russian minister
September 7, 2017
Russian airlines may resume flights to Egypt within a month: Russian minister
Russian Transport Minister, Maxim Sokolov, announced that Russian airlines may resume flights to Egypt within a month following the signing…
Pope Tawadros meets Australian officials, visits parliament
September 7, 2017
Pope Tawadros meets Australian officials, visits parliament
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria gave Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a gift icon of Christ and visited the Australian…
$6.8bn to construct petrochemical complex in Suez Canal corridor
September 6, 2017
$6.8bn to construct petrochemical complex in Suez Canal corridor
Minister of Oil and Mineral Wealth, Engineer Tarek al-Mula, said that the oil sector will provide numerous job opportunities through…
HRW condemns Egypt ‘assembly line of torture’, government denies allegations
September 6, 2017
HRW condemns Egypt ‘assembly line of torture’, government denies allegations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has given a “green light” to security forces to routinely torture political detainees, Human Rights…
Egypt’s parliament to discuss bill that criminalizes domestic violence
September 6, 2017
Egypt’s parliament to discuss bill that criminalizes domestic violence
The Egyptian Parliament is considering a discussion of a suggested draft bill by the National Council for Women that puts punitive…