Featured Egypt’s banks to close on 7 May for Labour Day – CBE Aya Anwar Apr 28, 2026 0 The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday that work will be suspended across all banks operating in…
Featured Egyptian Exchange off on Thursday for New Year Aya Anwar Dec 31, 2025 0 The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) will observe an official holiday on Thursday, 1 January 2026, marking the end of the…
Featured Egypt’s FRA off 1 January 2026 for New Year Aya Anwar Dec 30, 2025 0 Egypt’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FRA) announced on Monday that Thursday, 1 January 2026, will be a day off…
Egypt News Egypt’s private sector closed Thursday for May Day Nada Ali Apr 28, 2025 0 Egypt's Minister of Manpower Mohamed Gobran declared that Thursday, May 1, 2025, will be a paid holiday for private…
Featured Egyptian public, private sectors off on Apr 25 marking Sinai Liberation M.S. Salama Apr 18, 2024 0 Egyptians working in both the public and private sectors will enjoy a paid holiday on Thursday, April 25th, 2024,…
Banks Egyptian banks shut down on Sunday for Christmas Aya El Sayed Jan 3, 2024 0 The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Wednesday that Egyptian banks will not be open on Sunday, January 7,…
Banks Egypt’s c.bank unveils 6th of October victory holiday Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 4, 2018 0 Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that Sunday, 7 October will be an official holiday for the occasion of 6th of…
EGX EGX to close Thursday for 25 Jan. Egyptian Revolution Yomna Yasser Jan 23, 2018 0 The board of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has said that the bourse will be closed for holiday on the occasion of…
forex news Dollar slips on US data, concerns over Trump trade policy nada nasser Jan 30, 2017 0 Dollar fell Monday, nudged off a one-week high against a basket of currencies after Treasury yields declined on…
World European stocks little changed in thin holiday trade Yomna Yasser Dec 28, 2016 0 European stocks were little changed at the close on Tuesday amid thin volumes during the holiday period in the…
forex news Dollar steady in light trade before Christmas Yomna Yasser Dec 24, 2016 0 The dollar held steady on Friday, lingering about half a percent below a 14-year peak set earlier this week, as…
Blogging Facebook lurking makes you miserable, says study Ghada Ismail Dec 22, 2016 0 Too much Facebook browsing at Christmas - and seeing all those "perfect" families and holiday photos - is more…
Tech news Apple Watch sales to consumers set record in holiday week, says Apple’s Cook Ghada Ismail Dec 6, 2016 0 Sales of the Apple Watch to consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current…
forex news Crude oil rises in holiday-constrained trade Noha Gad Feb 8, 2016 0 Crude oil futures rose on Monday in thin trade as many Asian markets were on holiday for Lunar New Year, with few…
World Asia stocks slip, Japan rebounds in holiday-thinned trade Noha Gad Feb 8, 2016 0 Asian shares pared losses on Monday as a weaker yen helped Japan's Nikkei snap a four-day losing streak, but trade…
forex news Oil traders recall 2008 holiday bounce, but see no gift for bulls Noha Gad Dec 23, 2015 0 At the tail end of 2008, the last time oil prices traded at $35 a barrel, some vacationing oil traders missed out…
Tech news Apple investors focus on iPhone sales for the holiday quarter Noha Gad Oct 28, 2015 0 Apple Inc (AAPL.O) painted a rosy picture for its new iPhones as it reported quarterly results on Tuesday, but…
Banks Egypt’s Banks On Holiday For Six Days Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 9, 2013 0 Egypt's banks will be closed from Monday 14th to Thursday 17th for Eid Al-Adha holiday celebrations, announced the…
Egypt News Half Million Italian Tourists in Egypt for Easter Holiday Administrator Apr 4, 2012 0 The national airline of Italy (Alitalia) estimated the number of passengers through its airlines at half million…
Industry & Trade Sales disappointments Force “Best Buy” to Close Stores and Cut Jobs Administrator Mar 29, 2012 0 Best Buy Co reported weaker-than-expected sales for the key holiday quarter, prompting the world's largest…
Life Style InterContinental Hotels Group Citystars Celebrates Earth Hour Amwal Al Ghad English Mar 25, 2012 0 On March 31, from 8:30 pm till 09:30 pm local time, Earth Hour returns when InterContinental Cairo Citystars,…
Real Estate Real Madrid Opens Holiday Resort in UAE Administrator Mar 22, 2012 0 Nine-time European champions Real Madrid have unveiled plans to open a branded holiday resort in the UAE due to…