Egypt
Hospitals on high alert as a result of current heatwave
Egypt
July 3, 2017
Hospitals on high alert as a result of current heatwave
Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin has put all hospitals on high alert as a result of the current heatwave in…
Central Bank of Egypt considers additional hikes in key interest rates
Business
July 3, 2017
Central Bank of Egypt considers additional hikes in key interest rates
The government is considering a new hike in key deposit and lending rates; the issue will be discussed by the…
Egypt hosts FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time
Health & Fitness
July 2, 2017
Egypt hosts FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time
The Egypt Youth National Basketball Team defeated Puerto Rico 67-65 in the opener of the FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup on…
Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Cairo Criminal Court upheld on Sunday death verdicts for 20 of 156 defendants accused of storming Kerdasa police station in…
No poisonous jellyfish on Egyptian coasts: Environment Ministry
Egypt
July 2, 2017
No poisonous jellyfish on Egyptian coasts: Environment Ministry
The Environment Ministry announced in a statement last Sunday that jellyfish were spotted on northeastern and western coasts. A specialized committee…
Six arrested for blocking October Bridge in objection to fuel hikes
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Six arrested for blocking October Bridge in objection to fuel hikes
Security Forces in Cairo arrested on Saturday six individuals who launched a protest by blocking traffic on the renowned 6th…
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Six young people were arrested from Al-Azhar Park on Friday and handed a 15-day detention order on charges of forming…
Qatar rejects Arab countries’ conditions for reconciliation
Middle East
July 2, 2017
Qatar rejects Arab countries’ conditions for reconciliation
Qatari Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Bin Abdelrahman asserted on Saturday that the country rejects all reconciliation conditions stipulated by a…
Metro ticket price not to increase, speed to decrease: Official
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Metro ticket price not to increase, speed to decrease: Official
Ahmed abdel-Hadi, spokesperson of the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels, denied claims that the price of metro tickets is to…
Absence of GERD technical studies will harm Egypt: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
July 1, 2017
Absence of GERD technical studies will harm Egypt: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt will be the main party negatively affected by the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ‘GERD’ and its…