Egypt
Fifty-five Egyptian holiday-makers suffer food poisoning at Hurghada resort
August 12, 2016
Fifty-five Egyptian holiday-makers suffer food poisoning at Hurghada resort
Fifty-five Egyptian tourists have been struck by food poisoning at a resort in Hurghada, according to reports from medical sources…
IMF announces three-year $12 bln funding deal with Egypt
August 11, 2016
IMF announces three-year $12 bln funding deal with Egypt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt for a $12 billion…
Egyptian Copts suffer ongoing sectarian tensions: US gov’t report
August 11, 2016
Egyptian Copts suffer ongoing sectarian tensions: US gov’t report
The US Department of State issued a report on Wednesday in which it highlighted the ongoing persecution of Egypt's Coptic…
Mohamed Ehab’s bronze gives Egyptian weightlifters third Olympic medal
August 11, 2016
Mohamed Ehab’s bronze gives Egyptian weightlifters third Olympic medal
Egyptian weightlifter Mohamed Ehab won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics on Thursday, taking third place in the men's…
Endowments Ministry backtracks on scripted Friday sermons
August 11, 2016
Endowments Ministry backtracks on scripted Friday sermons
The Endowments Ministry has backtracked on its recently announced policy of enforcing pre-written Friday sermons in mosques across Egypt.On Thursday,…
Egyptian women win Olympic medals for weightlifting
August 11, 2016
Egyptian women win Olympic medals for weightlifting
Jubilant teenager Sara Ahmed became the first Egyptian woman to stand on an Olympic podium when she finished third in…
Egypt’s cabinet approves draft tax settlement bill amid IMF talks
August 11, 2016
Egypt’s cabinet approves draft tax settlement bill amid IMF talks
Egypt's government approved a draft bill that would settle tax disputes, the cabinet said in a statement on Wednesday, a…
Pro-Sisi campaigners raise petition to extend president’s term in office
August 10, 2016
Pro-Sisi campaigners raise petition to extend president’s term in office
A group of young Egyptians has launched a campaign to collect 40 million signatures from Egyptian citizens on a petition…
Emergency landing at Cairo for wheezy Turkish Airlines passenger
August 10, 2016
Emergency landing at Cairo for wheezy Turkish Airlines passenger
Cairo International airport cleared its runways on Wednesday and stood by for the emergency landing of Turkish Airlines plane, in…
Weather forecast for Thursday
August 10, 2016
Weather forecast for Thursday
Cairo and the Delta are expected to be hot and humid on Thursday, with temperatures around 34 degrees centigrade in…