Egypt
322 Yemenis leave Cairo, return home
Egypt
May 24, 2015
322 Yemenis leave Cairo, return home
Three hundred and twenty-two Yemeni nationals left Cairo on Sunday, heading back to relative stability in Yemen. Traveling procedures were finalized…
State TV: Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing with Gaza Tuesday
Egypt
May 24, 2015
State TV: Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing with Gaza Tuesday
Egyptian authorities will reopen the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for two days to allow stranded Palestinians to cross into the…
Wedding held underwater amid coral reefs in Sharm el-Sheikh
Life & Style
May 24, 2015
Wedding held underwater amid coral reefs in Sharm el-Sheikh
In a different yet adventurous experience, a couple put on the oxygen tanks along with a black suit and white…
Governor: Taffic light digital system costs LE260 million
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Governor: Taffic light digital system costs LE260 million
The cost of the digital controlling system, used to link traffic lights to each other, is LE260 million, according to…
Bloomberg: Egypt plans to negotiate $6 billion loan with IMF in June
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Bloomberg: Egypt plans to negotiate $6 billion loan with IMF in June
The Egyptian government plans to negotiate a US$6 billion loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to close the financing…
Tourists faint in Hurghada airport due to crowding
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Tourists faint in Hurghada airport due to crowding
Four tourists have fainted from overcrowded conditions at the Hurghada International Airport over the past 48 hours. Major tourist agencies said…
Airport official: Smuggling of jewels, diamonds becomes phenomenon
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Airport official: Smuggling of jewels, diamonds becomes phenomenon
Ahmed Hassan, head of Cairo International Airport’s customs department, said the smuggling of diamonds and jewels has become a remarkable…
Cigarette Trade Association: 500,000 children buy, smoke tobacco
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Cigarette Trade Association: 500,000 children buy, smoke tobacco
Approximately 500,000 children under the legal age of 16 buy cigarettes, according to the Cairo and Giza Tobacco Traders Association,…
Rogue missile kills Egyptian in Benghazi
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Rogue missile kills Egyptian in Benghazi
An Egyptian citizen was killed in Libya when a rogue missile fell next to a food store where he worked…
Security Chief: Over 43,000 Egyptians arrived from Libya since February
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Security Chief: Over 43,000 Egyptians arrived from Libya since February
One hundred and forty eight Egyptians have recently returned to Egypt from Libya, according to Major General Al-Anany Hammouda, Marsa…