Egypt
Tourism Minister meets Vatican delegation over promoting tourism in Egypt
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Tourism Minister meets Vatican delegation over promoting tourism in Egypt
Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy met on Sunday with Monsignor Liberio Andreatta, head of the Vatican-related pilgrim agency, Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, considered to…
Russian Space Web adviser: Egyptian Satellite ‘Egypt Sat 2’ lost
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Russian Space Web adviser: Egyptian Satellite ‘Egypt Sat 2’ lost
Anatoly Zak, media adviser to the Russian Space Web, has announced that ground bases are unable to control the Egyptian…
Egypt selects advisor for issuing US dollar-denominated bonds
Business
April 27, 2015
Egypt selects advisor for issuing US dollar-denominated bonds
The Egyptian government hired Latham and Watkins, as well as Dechert, as legal advisors for the issuance of its planned…
Minister: LE11 billion to be allocated for state security pensions
Business
April 27, 2015
Minister: LE11 billion to be allocated for state security pensions
Finance Minister Hani Qadri Dimian said LE11 billion will be allocated for social security pensions in the 2015-2016 state budget, covering…
Second increase in electricity prices to take place in July
Business
April 27, 2015
Second increase in electricity prices to take place in July
The Electricity Ministry will apply new electricity prices for the 2015-2016 fiscal year in July. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued a decision…
Gunmen set truck heading to central security facility on fire
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Gunmen set truck heading to central security facility on fire
Gunmen affiliated to the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis terrorist group set a truck carrying food supplies on fire Sunday on the international…
Filmmaker calls on Sisi to resign
Egypt
April 26, 2015
Filmmaker calls on Sisi to resign
Director Ali Badrakhan has called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to resign. In a video posted on YouTube, Badrakhan wondered what…
Egyptian Exchange to host ASEA’s Executive Committee meetings
Business
April 26, 2015
Egyptian Exchange to host ASEA’s Executive Committee meetings
The African Stock Exchange Association (ASEA) has selected the Egyptian Exchange to host the association’s Executive Committee meetings, according to…
CAPMAS: 66 patents granted to Egyptians in 2014
Egypt
April 26, 2015
CAPMAS: 66 patents granted to Egyptians in 2014
A total of 2136 applications were submitted to the Egyptian patent office in 2014, including 752 presented by Egyptians, compared…
Hot weather on Monday
Egypt
April 26, 2015
Hot weather on Monday
The temperature is expected to rise on Monday, with hot weather prevailing in the north, extremely hot temperatures in Upper…