Egypt
New Thanaweya Amma system to be divided over 3 years
May 9, 2017
New Thanaweya Amma system to be divided over 3 years
Minister of Education Tarek Shawky announced the new system of general secondary school (Thanaweya Amma) where grading will be cumulative…
Air Force destroys vehicles crossing border from Libya
May 9, 2017
Air Force destroys vehicles crossing border from Libya
The Egyptian Air Force destroyed a group of vehicles that crossed into Egypt from Libya loaded with smuggled weapons, the…
Who might run for Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections?
May 8, 2017
Who might run for Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections?
Next year's elections were recently brought to the forefront after prominent political activist and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy called…
Striker Mohamed Salah receives death threats in Rome
May 8, 2017
Striker Mohamed Salah receives death threats in Rome
Ahead of Sunday's match against AC Milan, Egyptian striker to Roma football team Mohamed Salah, known as "Momo", along with…
87% of Egyptian men believe women’s basic role is to be housewives: study
May 8, 2017
87% of Egyptian men believe women’s basic role is to be housewives: study
Only one in four men in the Arab world and the Middle East believes in gender equality and equal opportunities…
MB supreme guide, two others get life in prison in ‘Rabaa task force’ case
May 8, 2017
MB supreme guide, two others get life in prison in ‘Rabaa task force’ case
Giza Criminal Court sentenced on Monday Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Supreme Guide Mohamed Badei and two others to life in prison,…
Lufthansa increases Egypt flights to 33 a week, up from 29: country manager
May 8, 2017
Lufthansa increases Egypt flights to 33 a week, up from 29: country manager
Lufthansa has decided to increase the number of flights from Egypt to German cities to 33 flights a week, up…
Primary school exams leaked, parents protest
May 8, 2017
Primary school exams leaked, parents protest
Exams of grade 6, the final year of primary school, continued in governorates yesterday amid parents' complaints that the mathematics…
39C in Cairo forecast for Tuesday
May 8, 2017
39C in Cairo forecast for Tuesday
Tuesday's forecast is for hot weather with highs of 39C in Cairo and 35C in Alexandria, say meteorologists.Extremely hot weather will…
Egypt passes delayed investment law to smooth business, attract dollars
May 8, 2017
Egypt passes delayed investment law to smooth business, attract dollars
Egypt's Parliament on Sunday passed a long-delayed investment law to streamline doing business in Egypt and to create incentives it…