Egypt
Egypt ranked 6th most dangerous travel destination in WEF report
October 13, 2016
Egypt ranked 6th most dangerous travel destination in WEF report
Egypt ranks sixth from bottom on a list of 141 countries in terms of travel safety and security, according a…
Man jailed for 10 years for sex attack on disabled girl
October 13, 2016
Man jailed for 10 years for sex attack on disabled girl
Zagazig Criminal Court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a physically disabled girl.The 23-year-old…
Saudi Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Cairo airport
October 13, 2016
Saudi Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Cairo airport
A Saudi Airlines airplane made an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport on Thursday due to technical malfunction.The passenger aircraft…
Egypt’s stock market gains on $2 bln Saudi deposit
October 13, 2016
Egypt’s stock market gains on $2 bln Saudi deposit
Egypt's stock market jumped in early trade on Thursday after news that the central bank had last month received a…
Weather forecast for Friday
October 13, 2016
Weather forecast for Friday
Mild weather is expected along the north coast on Friday, with highs of 28 degrees centigrade in Alexandria. There will…
Central Bank seeks to buy gold from treasury to bolster foreign reserves
October 13, 2016
Central Bank seeks to buy gold from treasury to bolster foreign reserves
An official source has confirmed that the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has called upon the Ministry of Finance to…
Rights groups call for moratorium on death penalty in Egypt
October 13, 2016
Rights groups call for moratorium on death penalty in Egypt
A total of 11 rights groups have called on the Egyptian government to temporarily suspend the death penalty, in a…
Out-of-date popcorn poisons 33 primary school pupils in Daqahlia
October 13, 2016
Out-of-date popcorn poisons 33 primary school pupils in Daqahlia
Daqahlia general prosecutors has launched an investigation into the poisoning of 33 primary school pupils due to popcorn they bought…
German tour operator increases weekly flights to Sharm al-Sheikh
October 13, 2016
German tour operator increases weekly flights to Sharm al-Sheikh
Germany's fourth-biggest tour operator FTI has announced its plans to operate five flights to Sharm el-Sheikh each week starting December…
Sohag police arrest three suspected ‘tomb raiders’ with 15 stolen artifacts
October 13, 2016
Sohag police arrest three suspected ‘tomb raiders’ with 15 stolen artifacts
Three people have been arrested by police in possession of 15 archaeological artifacts that were allegedly stolen from historic monuments…