Egypt
Five suspects jailed over arson, robbery at Heikal’s historic villa
Egypt
October 3, 2016
Five suspects jailed over arson, robbery at Heikal’s historic villa
Giza Criminal Court has sentenced five suspects to 10 years of "rigorous" prison time for looting and burning the villa…
Zamalek football fan gets prison sentence for attack on club chief Mansour
Egypt
October 3, 2016
Zamalek football fan gets prison sentence for attack on club chief Mansour
Giza Criminal Court has sentenced Mohamed Hamdy to two years with labor for assaulting Mortada Mansour, the head of Zamalek…
Weather forecast for Tuesday
Egypt
October 3, 2016
Weather forecast for Tuesday
Mild weather is expected on Tuesday along north coast, where low- and medium-level clouds will be seen. Highs of 28…
Egyptian pound devaluation, partial floatation expected this week
Business
October 3, 2016
Egyptian pound devaluation, partial floatation expected this week
The Egyptian pound could be devalued this week, ahead of a national holiday commemmorating the 6th October War, according to…
Egypt to seeks bids for retinal scan system at airports
Business
October 3, 2016
Egypt to seeks bids for retinal scan system at airports
Egypt will soon announce a tender for a new security system for Cairo Airport employees involving retinal scans, in an…
Egypt retrieves 4 Pharaonic artifacts from the US
Archaeology
October 2, 2016
Egypt retrieves 4 Pharaonic artifacts from the US
Egypt's ambassador to the United States Yasser Reda said on Saturday that Egypt and the US authorities have agreed on…
EgyptAir resumes flights between Luxor and London after one-year halt
Business
October 2, 2016
EgyptAir resumes flights between Luxor and London after one-year halt
Safwat Mesallam, chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company, said on Sunday that the company is resuming flights between Luxor and London…
Suspected militants kill 6 police in Egypt’s restless Sinai
Egypt
October 2, 2016
Suspected militants kill 6 police in Egypt’s restless Sinai
Suspected Islamic State militants in Egypt's turbulent Sinai Peninsula ambushed a taxi in which off-duty policemen were traveling back to…
China providing 77.7 percent of funds for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital: report
Egypt
October 1, 2016
China providing 77.7 percent of funds for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital: report
China is the main financer of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital project, providing US$35 billion of the $45 billion cost, almost…
Egypt starts work on north-coast ‘medical city’ costing LE8 bn
Business
October 1, 2016
Egypt starts work on north-coast ‘medical city’ costing LE8 bn
The foundation stone has been laid for a "medical city" development in Alexandria that is likely to cost around LE8…