Egypt declares October 8 official paid holiday for Armed Forces Day
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has declared Thursday, October 8, 2026, an official paid holiday in…
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Egypt declares 23 July Revolution anniversary holiday for private sector
Egypt's Minister of Labour Hassan Raddad announced that Thursday, 23 July 2026, will be an official paid holiday…
Egypt declares 23 July paid holiday for Revolution anniversary
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has declared Thursday, 23 July 2026, an official paid holiday to mark the…
Egypt’s Health Ministry assures stable health situation amid Hantavirus reports
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population reassured citizens on Friday that the country's health situation is…
Egypt raises high-usage electricity prices from April amid energy crisis
Egypt will increase electricity prices for some commercial and household consumption brackets starting in April due…
Egypt activates Cabinet Crisis Room to monitor regional developments
Egypt’s Cabinet has activated its Crisis Room to follow updates around the clock in response to regional…
Egypt extends grant disbursement hours, strengthens supply oversight
Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk on Thursday outlined measures to ensure smooth…
Egypt reviews progress of Haya Karima initiative, prepares for phase two
Egypt's Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly, held a meeting on Monday to review the execution and financial status of…
Egypt’s healthcare authority forges 4 key strategic partnerships
Egypt’s Healthcare Authority (EHA) signed four ministerial and strategic cooperation agreements on Wednesday aimed…
Egypt’s PM declares 1 Nov. public holiday for Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly announced that Saturday, 1 Nov., will be a paid public holiday to coincide…
Egypt’s Curative Organisation, VACSERA sign deal to boost health, vaccine cooperation
Egypt’s Curative Organisation, a state economic entity, signed a cooperation agreement with the Holding Company for…
Egypt’s Health Ministry denies plans to raise medicine coinsurance
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has denied reports claiming an increase in the patient’s contribution to…
Egypt’s El Sherbiny reviews infrastructure projects
Egypt’s Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Sherif El Sherbiny met with Chairman of the National…
Egypt’s Environment Minister heads to UN post
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly accepted the resignation of Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, the…
Egypt steps up support for rural women, sustainable agriculture
The Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and the…
Culture Ministry soft launches website upgrade
Egypt’s Ministry of Culture has launched the trial version of its new website, www.moc.gov.eg, as part of its…
Egypt’s Envt. ministry, Red Crescent join forces on safe waste disposal
Egypt’s Waste Management Regulatory Authority (WMRA), affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, signed a…
Egypt’s Petroleum minister reviews investigation into Admarine 12 barge capsizing
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with officials from ADES to review the ongoing…
Egypt to fully restore telecom services within 24 hrs – minister
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, announced that all telecommunications…
FRA raises insurance coverage for Egyptian expats to EGP250k
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has raised the value of the personal accident insurance policy for…
Egypt boosts water resource management with satellite imagery
The Egypt Space Agency (EgSA) CEO Sherif Sedky held a meeting on Sunday with Head of the National Water Research…
Egypt’s social housing, Banque Misr pact to boost real estate funding
The Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund and Banque Misr have recently forged a collaborative protocol aimed at…
Suez Canal records $50.9bln revenues in 10 years
Egypt's Suez Canal recorded the highest revenues in a decade in its history, reaching $50.9 billion in the period…
Egyptian Tax Authority names new chairman
The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) announced on Sunday that it has hired Fayez Al-Daba'ani as the new president of…
Egypt releases $23bln worth of imports since January
Egypt has released $23 billion worth of imported goods, merchandise and products since January, announced Minister…
Egypt to regulate stray dogs, possession of dangerous animals
Egypt's Agriculture and Irrigation Committee approved on Tuesday a draft bill to regulate possession of dangerous…
Hot, rainy weather hits Egypt this week
Meteorologists in Egypt expect on Monday hot and rainy weather to hit Cairo, with wind activity in some areas and…
Egypt banks’ Islamic deposits hit $13 bln in June
Egyptian banks' Islamic deposits reached 233 billion Egyptian pounds ($13 billion) by the end of June 2018,…
Egypt’s Sisi, France’s Macron discuss developments in Libya by phone
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday…
Sinai faces threat of terrorism decades after liberation from Israeli occupation
Speaking on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of Sinai's liberation from Israeli occupation, Egyptian President…
Egypt’s military court sentences former top auditor to 5yrs in jail
Egypt's former top auditor of the Accountability State Authority (ASA) Hesham Genena was sentenced to five years…
Cyprus President Anastasiades to make visit to Egypt next week: envoy
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will make a visit to Egypt at the end of this month, Cypriot ambassador to…
Ramadan will start on 17 May in Egypt, says National Astronomy Institute
The Islamic holy-month of Ramadan is set to start on Thursday 17 May in Egypt, the country's National Astronomy…
Egypt concerned about military escalation in Syria, Sisi tells France’s Macron
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed Egypt’s concerns over military escalation in Syria to French President…
No GERD situation will be imposed on Egypt, says FM Shoukry
Egyptian diplomatic sources said that there is ongoing contacts between Cairo, Khartoum, and Addis Ababa to set a…
Egyptian army kills terrorist organisation’s emir in central Sinai
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced in an official statement on Wednesday it has killed the emir of the terrorist…
Egypt, Russia to discuss resumption of flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada
Egypt will discuss with Russia the resumption of Russian charter flights to the Egyptian tourist resorts of Sharm…
Egyptian parliament approves law regulating work of parking attendants
Egypt’s parliament approved on Thursday a new law which aims to regulate the work of parking attendants…
Unemployment rates fall by 2.3% in 3 years: Egyptian FinMin
Egypt's Finance Minister Amr el-Garhy announced that the Egyptian economic reform programme has yielded results,…
Arab region is facing a serious crisis, says Egypt’s Sisi at Arab Summit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday that Arab countries are facing unprecedented threats,…