Egypt
New tourism marketing campaign targets 12 European nations
September 28, 2016
New tourism marketing campaign targets 12 European nations
The marketing company GWT has launched a new campaign to attract tourists to Egypt, focusing attention on 12 foreign countries,…
US dollar hits LE13.10 on black market after Sisi’s speech
September 28, 2016
US dollar hits LE13.10 on black market after Sisi’s speech
Foreign exchange traders working on Egypt's black market said the price of the US dollar jumped to more than LE13…
Video: humpback whale sighted in Red Sea off Qusair
September 28, 2016
Video: humpback whale sighted in Red Sea off Qusair
A humpback whale has been sighted in the Red Sead off the town of Qusair as it traveled north on…
Court clears 3-year-old child of charges of theft and resisting arrest
September 28, 2016
Court clears 3-year-old child of charges of theft and resisting arrest
New Cairo Misdemeanors Court on Tuesday cleared a three-year-old child from charges of theft and resisting arrest.The court ruling yesterday…
Three policemen, driver shot dead by gunmen in Arish
September 28, 2016
Three policemen, driver shot dead by gunmen in Arish
A taxi driver and three policemen were shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday in Arish, North Sinai, in what appears…
Needy families line up in Minya to obtain ‘poverty certificates’
September 28, 2016
Needy families line up in Minya to obtain ‘poverty certificates’
Large crowds gathered in front of the Social Solidarity offices in several Minya villages on Tuesday, as hundreds of families…
Death toll in Rashid migrant boat disaster rises to 202 as boat is recovered
September 28, 2016
Death toll in Rashid migrant boat disaster rises to 202 as boat is recovered
Thirty-three bodies were recovered on Tuesday as a wreck of boat that sank off Egypt last week with hundreds of…
Cairo’s alternative cinema scene: five eye-popping venues
September 27, 2016
Cairo’s alternative cinema scene: five eye-popping venues
Cairo is a big city packed with things to do. Most residents could think of at least 10 activities to…
Debate over ergot fungus continues as Russia wins wheat tender
September 27, 2016
Debate over ergot fungus continues as Russia wins wheat tender
On Saturday, the Egyptian government backed down from it's zero-tolerance policy on the presence of ergot fungus in imported wheat…
Archaeologists discover new temple for Ramses II in Matariya
September 27, 2016
Archaeologists discover new temple for Ramses II in Matariya
The Egyptian-German Archaeological Mission at the Matariya archaeological site has discovered new finds that point to a temple of Kng…