Egypt
Ramadan to start on May 27: research institute
Egypt
February 23, 2017
Ramadan to start on May 27: research institute
The holy month of Ramadan for the hijri year 1438 will come on May 27, according to Hatem Ouda, the…
Cairo and Alexandria among top 10 African cities for quality of life: Swiss survey
Egypt
February 23, 2017
Cairo and Alexandria among top 10 African cities for quality of life: Swiss survey
Cairo and Alexandria were among the top 10 African cities for quality of life, according to a recent Swiss survey…
73 tourists evacuated from boat in Aswan due to engine malfunction
Egypt
February 23, 2017
73 tourists evacuated from boat in Aswan due to engine malfunction
Tourists were evacucated from a touristic boat by Aswan security services on Thursday, after smoke was discovered coming from the…
US dollar exchange rate goes up at 10 banks
Business
February 23, 2017
US dollar exchange rate goes up at 10 banks
US dollar exchange rate recorded its highest increase at the Egyptian-Gulf Bank, out of 23 banks operating in Egypt, to…
Iraq to supply Egypt with 1 million barrels monthly: ambassador
Business
February 23, 2017
Iraq to supply Egypt with 1 million barrels monthly: ambassador
The Iraqi Oil Marketing Company SOMO has signed a contract for oil exports with the Egyptian government, al-Ahram quoted Iraqi…
Final bonus raised from 1 to 2 months’ salary for incoming workers to Saudi Arabia: minister
Business
February 23, 2017
Final bonus raised from 1 to 2 months’ salary for incoming workers to Saudi Arabia: minister
The Ministry of Manpower's labor representative office in Saudi Arabia, located at the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah, has modified workers' end…
Dialogue between Azhar, Vatican starts
Egypt
February 23, 2017
Dialogue between Azhar, Vatican starts
Sessions of the joint committee on dialogue between Al-Azhar and the Vatican on combating extremism and violence have started on…
US$20 billion investments in Egypt within 10 years: Chinese bank
Business
February 22, 2017
US$20 billion investments in Egypt within 10 years: Chinese bank
Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met on Wednesday with a delegation from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China…
Court rejects lawsuit against dismissal of former auditor Geneina
Egypt
February 22, 2017
Court rejects lawsuit against dismissal of former auditor Geneina
The State Council's Administrative Court rejected on Monday an appeal filed against the president's decree to dismiss former chairman of the Central Auditing…
US dollar declines again in Egypt’s banks
Business
February 22, 2017
US dollar declines again in Egypt’s banks
US dollar exchange rate declined against Egyptian pound on Wednesday after fluctuating between increases at some banks and decreases as…