Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Gazan pilgrims
Egyptian authorities on Sunday morning opened the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza to allow a group of hajj…
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Alexandria Deputy Governor arrested on bribery charges
Alexandria’s Deputy Governor Saod El-Kholy was arrested on Sunday on several corruption charges, including bribery,…
Trump tells Egypt’s Sisi he wants to work on relationship
U.S. President Trump said Thursday on a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart that he wants to improve…
Number of Egyptian pilgrims dying of natural causes during hajj rise to nine
Egypt's Health Ministry said Saturday that an Egyptian pilgrim died of natural causes during the annual hajj…
Transport minister inspects Egypt’s newly installed train signal system
Egypt's Minister of Transport Hesham Arafat visited on Saturday a control tower where a new electronic signal…
Egypt’s 2017/18 school year to start 23 Sept.
Egypt’s upcoming school year will start on 23 September, the education ministry announced on Saturday. The…
Egypt starts comprehensive scheme for railway system developement
Egypt's government has begun its comprehensive scheme to develop the county's railway system headed by Egyptian…
US Trump tells Egypt’s Sisi he is keen to overcome obstacles
US President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen to…
Egypt’s economy will not be affected by U.S. aid cut: AmCham
The recent cut in the U.S. aid will not have a big significance on Egypt’s economy, as the aid amount is small,…
Without ‘progress on democracy’, there is no aid to Egypt: U.S. State Department
The United States will withhold aid to Egypt until it sees progress on its democracy, State…