Egypt
Egypt’s university students start new school year with national flag salute
Egypt
September 16, 2017
Egypt’s university students start new school year with national flag salute
Egypt’s University students started the first day of the academic year on Saturday with a salute to the Egyptian flag and…
Fresh round of negotiations between army and Warraq residents
Egypt
September 16, 2017
Fresh round of negotiations between army and Warraq residents
Head of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, Major General Kamel al-Wazeer, is set to meet with the residents…
Hamas office to open in Cairo for security coordination, sources
Egypt
September 16, 2017
Hamas office to open in Cairo for security coordination, sources
Cairo agreed to open an office in Egypt for the Hamas movement to be headed by the party political bureau member,…
Egypt’s central bank considers obligating banks to classify loans and deposits by gender
Economy
September 15, 2017
Egypt’s central bank considers obligating banks to classify loans and deposits by gender
Egypt’s central bank is considering requiring banks to report the breakdown of their loan and deposit figures according to the…
Fatah delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss Palestinian reconciliation
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Fatah delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss Palestinian reconciliation
A delegation from the Palestinian group Fatah arrived in Cairo on Friday for a new round of talks with Egyptian…
Naguib Mahfouz museum to open door to visitors December: Culture minister
Culture
September 15, 2017
Naguib Mahfouz museum to open door to visitors December: Culture minister
Egypt’s culture minister said that the Naguib Mahfouz museum will be ready to start receiving visitors in December, a step…
Indian kidney traders smuggle donors to Egypt to beat strict donation rules
Egypt
September 15, 2017
Indian kidney traders smuggle donors to Egypt to beat strict donation rules
Indian police are investigating a major organ trade racket after they arrested two men, including an alleged kingpin, at Mumbai…
Egypt budget deficit down to 8 pct of GDP in first nine months of 2016-17
Economy
September 15, 2017
Egypt budget deficit down to 8 pct of GDP in first nine months of 2016-17
Egypt’s budget deficit for the first nine months of the 2016-17 fiscal year ending in June dipped to 8 percent…
Informal economy in Egypt contributes to about 40% of GDP: Minister
Economy
September 14, 2017
Informal economy in Egypt contributes to about 40% of GDP: Minister
Minister of Planning and Administrative Development Hala al-Saeed said Thursday that the informal sector in the Egyptian economy contributes to…
Israel denounces rising controversy in Egypt over Israeli Flag in Educational Book
Egypt
September 14, 2017
Israel denounces rising controversy in Egypt over Israeli Flag in Educational Book
The Israeli Embassy in Egypt released a statement on Wednesday in which it responded to the outrage that surfaced in…