Egypt

Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Archaeology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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