Egypt
Moderate weather expected for Thursday, Cairo 20C
Egypt
February 20, 2019
Moderate weather expected for Thursday, Cairo 20C
Meteorologists predict cold weather on Thursday for the northern coasts, with moderate temperatures for Lower Egypt and Cairo and warmer…
Siemens, EETC finish constructing electricity grid connection project to Sudan
Business
February 20, 2019
Siemens, EETC finish constructing electricity grid connection project to Sudan
Chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transfer Company (EETC) Sabah Mashali announced on Tuesday that German company Siemens and the EETC…
Egypt’s Prime Minister chairs Africa Cup of Nations committee meeting
Egypt
February 20, 2019
Egypt’s Prime Minister chairs Africa Cup of Nations committee meeting
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired the higher committee meeting overseeing organization of the Africa Cup of Nations to follow up…
Grand Egyptian Museum 88% ready, will open in 2020: Antiquities Minister
Archaeology
February 19, 2019
Grand Egyptian Museum 88% ready, will open in 2020: Antiquities Minister
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced that the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)’s construction has been completed at 88 percent and…
Police discover new bomb at al-Darb al-Ahmar explosion site
Egypt
February 19, 2019
Police discover new bomb at al-Darb al-Ahmar explosion site
Security forces discovered a bomb inside the apartment of the terrorist bomber in the historic al-Darb al-Ahmar area of Cairo,…
Al-Darb al-Ahmar explosion kills 3 martyrs
Egypt
February 19, 2019
Al-Darb al-Ahmar explosion kills 3 martyrs
An Egyptian security source said on Tuesday that an officer died of his injuries sustained when a suicide bomber denoted…
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
Middle East
February 18, 2019
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is lobbying Gulf states to hold off restoring ties with Syria, including the UAE…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to house Heikal papers
Culture
February 18, 2019
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to house Heikal papers
Hidayat Taymour, widow of veteran journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, signed the final agreement on Sunday with the director of Bibliotheca…
Egypt announces high alert to confront desert locusts
Egypt
February 18, 2019
Egypt announces high alert to confront desert locusts
Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced maximum alert to confront desert locusts swarms on the Egyptian-Sudanese border, especially after the…
Egyptian Court upholds inclusion of 241 defendants on terrorism lists
Egypt
February 18, 2019
Egyptian Court upholds inclusion of 241 defendants on terrorism lists
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Monday rejected appeals by 241 defendants regarding a court decision to include them on terrorism…