Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt
July 17, 2020
Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement welcoming UNESCO’s adoption, at the conclusion of its last session, of a decision supporting…
Egypt’s academic year to start October 17, but decisions remain to be made
Egypt
July 17, 2020
Egypt’s academic year to start October 17, but decisions remain to be made
Egypt’s Higher Council for Pre-University Education, headed by Education Minister Tarek Shawky, announced on Thursday that Egypt’s coming academic year…
Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan sentenced to one year in prison in ‘suspended pilot’ case
Egypt
July 17, 2020
Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan sentenced to one year in prison in ‘suspended pilot’ case
Egypt’s Dokki Misdemeanor Court on Thursday sentenced actor and popular singer Mohamed Ramadan to one year in prison, LE10,000 bail…
UN urges parties to reach agreement on Renaissance Dam crisis
Egypt
July 17, 2020
UN urges parties to reach agreement on Renaissance Dam crisis
The United Nations called on Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia not to waste remaining opportunities to solve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives first flight since hiatus
Egypt
July 16, 2020
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives first flight since hiatus
Egypt’s Marsa Alam International Airport on Thursday received its first foreign flight since the suspension of air traffic due to…
Moderately hot weather for Egypt on Friday
Egypt
July 16, 2020
Moderately hot weather for Egypt on Friday
Meteorologists predict moderately hot weather on Friday in Greater Cairo and Lower Egypt, with moderate weather on the northern coasts,…
Google launches tool for decoding, translating Egyptian hieroglyphs
Culture
July 16, 2020
Google launches tool for decoding, translating Egyptian hieroglyphs
Google on Wednesday announced the launch of an online tool that uses artificial intelligence to decode and translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.…
Egypt passes bill criminalizing bullying, with minimum sentence of 6 months in prison
Egypt
July 16, 2020
Egypt passes bill criminalizing bullying, with minimum sentence of 6 months in prison
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday approved a draft law amending some provisions of the country’s penal code, including…
Ethiopian television apologizes for announcing filling of Renaissance Dam
Egypt
July 16, 2020
Ethiopian television apologizes for announcing filling of Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia’s national television network apologized for a statement it published earlier regarding the initial filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rates shows slight increase
Economy
July 16, 2020
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rates shows slight increase
US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rates at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) increased by one piaster on Monday,…