Egypt
Public transportation, museums, gardens for free on Suez Canal inauguration day
August 4, 2015
Public transportation, museums, gardens for free on Suez Canal inauguration day
In celebration of new Suez Canal waterway inauguration, Mamdouh al-Damaty, Antiquities Minister, announced that all museums across the governorates will…
Ministry warns pilgrims against talking politics
August 4, 2015
Ministry warns pilgrims against talking politics
The Endowments Ministry has warned pilgrims against talking politics during Islam's holiest ritual which begins late September. The ministry warned pilgrims…
After the Egyptian Spring
August 4, 2015
After the Egyptian Spring
The streets I now walk are not the streets of free speech. In Egypt, it is now outlawed to use…
Egyptian Exchange to partially relocate to Smart Village
August 4, 2015
Egyptian Exchange to partially relocate to Smart Village
Egypt's Stock Market is relocating its administrative offices from its historical Downtown Cairo headquarters to Smart Village in the 6th…
Report: Egyptians lead world in number of scientists, face challenges back home
August 4, 2015
Report: Egyptians lead world in number of scientists, face challenges back home
Egypt ranks first in number of scientists with 86,000 around the world, according to a report released by HRDO center…
Sisi assigns govt to complete Al-Salam Canal project
August 4, 2015
Sisi assigns govt to complete Al-Salam Canal project
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has assigned the government to set a timetable for…
UK’s Chevening scholarship available for Egyptians
August 4, 2015
UK’s Chevening scholarship available for Egyptians
The Chevening scholarship is now available for Egyptian applicants until November 3, the United Kingdom's embassy in Cairo said in…
AFP: Facts about Egypt’s ‘new Suez canal’
August 4, 2015
AFP: Facts about Egypt’s ‘new Suez canal’
Egypt is to inaugurate an expansion of the Suez Canal on Thursday, which it is touting as a boost to…
Rights organizations systematically demoralized, activist tells US delegation
August 4, 2015
Rights organizations systematically demoralized, activist tells US delegation
A human rights advocate and a member of Egypt's National Council of Human Rights has told a delegation from the…
German ambassador: Brotherhood in state of obscurity
August 4, 2015
German ambassador: Brotherhood in state of obscurity
Germany has said that the Muslim Brotherhood has become in a state of "obscurity" since the assassination of Egypt's top…