Egypt
Al-Ahram chairman fires back at parliament speaker’s blatant accusations
March 1, 2017
Al-Ahram chairman fires back at parliament speaker’s blatant accusations
The Egyptian Parliament offered up some harsh criticism of state-owned newspaper al-Ahram, one of the oldest news sources in Egypt, saying…
546 Christians flee from Arish to Ismailia: Coptic Church
March 1, 2017
546 Christians flee from Arish to Ismailia: Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church said on Tuesday that a total of 133 Christian families, comprising 546 people, have fled from…
Egypt denies entry to high-ranking Fatah official
March 1, 2017
Egypt denies entry to high-ranking Fatah official
Egypt airport authorities on Tuesday deported a high-ranking member of the central committee of Abbas's Fatah movement Jibril al-Rajoub, apparently…
Egypt receives lion’s share of German tourists’ bookings in 2017: Check24
March 1, 2017
Egypt receives lion’s share of German tourists’ bookings in 2017: Check24
A German tourism comparison website said Tuesday that Egypt has managed to take the lion's share of German tourists' bookings…
EgyptAir re-allows cheaper ‘sold outside, ticketed outside’ fares
March 1, 2017
EgyptAir re-allows cheaper ‘sold outside, ticketed outside’ fares
Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathy issued a decision to revive the SOTO booking system in Egypt from March 1.
Tourist entrance fees to increase at museums, archaeological sites in October: ministry
March 1, 2017
Tourist entrance fees to increase at museums, archaeological sites in October: ministry
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has declared that ticket prices for tourists at museums, archaeological sites and temples will be increased starting October,…
Top court clears Mubarak’s tourism minister from corruption charges
March 1, 2017
Top court clears Mubarak’s tourism minister from corruption charges
Egypt's Court of Cassation on Tuesday cleared former tourism minister Zoheir Garana from corruption charges, scraping an earlier ruling by…
Sawiris files lawsuit against Free Egyptians Party chairman over dismissal
March 1, 2017
Sawiris files lawsuit against Free Egyptians Party chairman over dismissal
Free Egyptians Party founder Naguib Sawiris and a member of the party's Board of Trustees filed a lawsuit against party chairman…
Egypt banks cleared to repatriate foreign firms’ long-held profits
March 1, 2017
Egypt banks cleared to repatriate foreign firms’ long-held profits
Egyptian banks are set to allocate about a quarter of their excess hard currency to foreign firms seeking to repatriate…
Stressed out? Try Cairo Laughers’ kind of yoga that will make you giggle
February 28, 2017
Stressed out? Try Cairo Laughers’ kind of yoga that will make you giggle
Laughing hysterically for absolutely no reason in public may be considered utterly bonkers, but pepper it up with some slow…