Egypt
International experts in Egypt to inspect Metrojet wreckage
August 30, 2016
International experts in Egypt to inspect Metrojet wreckage
Experts from Russia and Germany are in Egypt to inspect the wreckage of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in…
Egypt’s tourism drops 41.9 pct in July year-on-year: CAPMAS
August 29, 2016
Egypt’s tourism drops 41.9 pct in July year-on-year: CAPMAS
Egypt suffered a 41.9 per cent drop in the number of incoming tourists in July compared to a year earlier,…
Police officer kills driver with ‘warning shot’ in Basateen
August 29, 2016
Police officer kills driver with ‘warning shot’ in Basateen
A microbus driver was shot dead on Monday by a low-ranking police officer on the Autostrad in the Basateen area…
Weather forecast for Tuesday
August 29, 2016
Weather forecast for Tuesday
Meteorologists predict hot and humid weather on Tuesday in Cairo and Lower Egypt, and hotter weather in the north of…
Electricity Ministry, Water Company at loggerheads over unpaid bills
August 29, 2016
Electricity Ministry, Water Company at loggerheads over unpaid bills
The Electricity Ministry has been engaged in a tit-for-tat battle with the Greater Cairo Water Company (GCWC) over allegations of…
Parliament approves higher fees for ‘work-abroad’ permits
August 29, 2016
Parliament approves higher fees for ‘work-abroad’ permits
The Egyptian parliament has approved a legal amendment that will raise fees for Egyptians seeking government permission to work abroad.The…
Three workers injured as boats sink in Suez Canal
August 29, 2016
Three workers injured as boats sink in Suez Canal
Three Suez Canal workers were injured on Sunday night when two launches for the canal's authority capsized in the waterway.…
Investigators target Facebook page critical of Al-Ahly board
August 29, 2016
Investigators target Facebook page critical of Al-Ahly board
Investigators from Egypt's National Security Agency are stepping up efforts to identify the administrators of a Facebook page called “We…
Parliament approves VAT bill at 13 percent tax rate
August 29, 2016
Parliament approves VAT bill at 13 percent tax rate
Egypt's House of Representatives gave its initial approval for a bill to introduce Value-Added Tax (VAT) during preliminary discussions in…
FGM penalty stiffened: 7 years prison with hard labor for offenders
August 28, 2016
FGM penalty stiffened: 7 years prison with hard labor for offenders
The Cabinet has approved an amendment to the law criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), increasing the penalty to five to…