Egypt
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Archaeology
August 15, 2017
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Three tombs from the Ptolemaic era were unearthed during excavation work in the al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area of Minya governorate, the…
Complete upgrade to Egypt’s railways systems to end in 2022: Transportation Minister
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Complete upgrade to Egypt’s railways systems to end in 2022: Transportation Minister
Egyptian Transportation, Minister Hesham Arafat, stated on Monday that the development operations on Egypt’s railway systems will take four years…
Israel in talks with Egypt to reopen Cairo embassy: Haaretz
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Israel in talks with Egypt to reopen Cairo embassy: Haaretz
An Israeli delegation held talks with Egyptian officials this week about reopening the Israeli embassy in Cairo eight months after…
Egyptian, Italian general prosecutors discuss investigation updates of Regeni murder
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Egyptian, Italian general prosecutors discuss investigation updates of Regeni murder
Egyptian general prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, followed up on the updates of the murder investigation of Italian student Giulio Regeni, that took…
Alwaleed bin Talal to invest in the $50 million ‘Egypt Ventures’ fund
Economy
August 14, 2017
Alwaleed bin Talal to invest in the $50 million ‘Egypt Ventures’ fund
Global Saudi investor and businessman Al Waleed bin Talal plans to invest in the Investment Ministry’s $50 million development fund,…
Egypt streamlines industrial licensing to boost investment
Egypt
August 14, 2017
Egypt streamlines industrial licensing to boost investment
Egypt announced executive regulations on Sunday for a new industrial licensing law it says will slash bureaucracy and decrease the…
MP drafts law to lower legal marriage age from 18 to 16 raises concern
Features/Interviews
August 14, 2017
MP drafts law to lower legal marriage age from 18 to 16 raises concern
A recent draft law, proposed by MP Ahmed Samih, to lower the minimum legal marriage age for girls from 18…
MP’s suggestion to extend presidential term to 6 years stirs controversy
Features/Interviews
August 13, 2017
MP’s suggestion to extend presidential term to 6 years stirs controversy
Parliament member Esmail Nasr al-Din recently unveiled a draft law to extend the presidential period from four years to six…
Minya Archbishopric calls for reopening church allegedly closed upon extremists’ will
Egypt
August 13, 2017
Minya Archbishopric calls for reopening church allegedly closed upon extremists’ will
The Archbishopric of Egypt’s upper governorate of Minya released a statement on Sunday calling on the government to reopen the…
Egypt punishes train-disaster ‘selfie medics’
Egypt
August 13, 2017
Egypt punishes train-disaster ‘selfie medics’
Egypt’s health ministry has punished six medics who took selfies in front of a deadly train wreck by transferring them…