Sisi arrives in New York, delivers Egypt’s statement at UN General Assembly
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in New York on Friday evening to participate in the 73rd session of…
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Ride-hailing app Careem Egypt unveils breach of customers’ personal data
Popular ride-hailing app Careem announced in a statement on Monday that it discovered a hack into its data system…
World Bank providing $500 mln investments in Egypt’s education reforms
World Bank Group is providing a $500 million investments in Egypt’s five-year education reforms in public schools,…
Egypt’s draft budget expects 5.8% growth rate, decreased budget deficit
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail received on Wednesday the draft budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year, and said in a…
Egypt to maintain customs exchange rate at 16 pounds per $1 for 6 month in a row
Egypt has decided to maintain its current customs exchange rate of EGP 16 per $1, effective in April, for the…
NEA to impose 500 pounds fine on Egyptians who abstain from voting in elections
Egypt's National Elections Authority said in a statement on Wednesday it will impose a 500 Egyptian pounds fine,…
Protocol signed for 7 new petrol stations Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh: ministry
Co-operation petroleum Company and the governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh signed Saturday a cooperation protocol to…
Egypt eyes 5.8% GDP growth in FY2018/19 budgeting: PM Ismail
Egypt’s Cabinet approved this week the state’s budget for the 2018/2019 financial year, which aims to reach a GDP…
Egypt’s Azhar strongly condemns deadly hostage-taking attack in France
Egypt's Al-Azhar strongly condemned a deadly hostage-taking incident in southern France on Friday, a…
Egypt’s Heliopolis Housing to open phase I of Maryland Garden soon
Egypt's state-owned Heliopolis Company for Housing and Development announced Sunday that it is set to inaugurate…
Egypt’s Cabinet approves $7bn Russian Industrial Zone in East Port Said
The Egyptian Cabinet approved on Wednesday an agreement to establish a Russian industrial zone in East Port Said…
Production from BP’s Giza, Fayoum gas fields to start before year-end
Production is set to begin at BP’s Fayoum and Giza gas fields before the end of the year, according to a petroleum…
Egypt following up on ‘brutal attack’ against 18-year-old Egyptian student in…
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely following up on an attack in the UK on 18-year-old Egyptian student…
Egypt’s strategic rice reserves enough to last until end-April: minister
Egypt’s strategic rice reserves are enough to last until the end of April, Supply Minister Ali Moselhi said in a…
Egyptian army kills 4 takfiris, arrests 417 criminal elements in north and central Sinai
Four “takfiris” were killed by the Egyptian Armed Forces in northern and central Sinai, the army said in a…
Egypt’s military kills 7 takfiris, arrests 408 suspects in north and central Sinai
Egypt’s army said on Saturday it killed seven “takfiris” in north and central Sinai and arrested 408 suspected or…
Egyptian army kills 3 takfiris, arrests 224 criminal elements
Three “takfiris” were killed by the Egyptian armed forces in northern and central Sinai on Friday, the army said in…
Etisalat Misr increases paid capital by 23.16%
Etisalat Misr announced the shareholders’ approval to increase its paid capital by 23.16 percent or 4.5 billion…
Egypt committed to awareness efforts on regional challenges: Shoukry
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted Egypt's commitment to raising awareness in face of serious challenges…
Egypt’s army kills 16 militants and arrest 4 others in Sinai operation
16 militants were killed and 4 others arrested in a major crackdown launched by Egypt on Friday, the Egyptian army…
Dow closes 73 points higher, capping off best month since March 2016
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, capping off a strong start to 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P…
BBC International School reports indefinite closure after next semester in Egypt
BBC International School in Egypt has released a statement announcing that this school year will be their final…
Egypt’s budget deficit falls 4.4% in H1-FY 2017/18: minister
Egypt’s budget deficit fell 4.4 percent in the first half of financial year 2017/18, compared to five percent…
Egypt’s SCZone ports revenues hit 2.4 bln pounds in 2017
Egypt's Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Mohab Mamish said that…
Suez Canal revenues rise to $5.3 bln in 2017
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rose to $5.3 billion in 2017 from $5 billion in 2016, a statement by the Canal…
Banks to be closed in Egypt next Monday
Egyptian banks will be closed next Monday, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Wednesday in a statement. As…
Egypt extremely concerned about Yemen escalation after ex-President Saleh’s killing
Egypt expresses extreme concerns about the unfortunate current developments taking place in Yemen, which led to…
What to look out for in Philip Hammond’s budget speech
This is Philip Hammond’s first budget statement since the general election in June and the third since he became…
23 ships arrive at, leave Egypt’s Port Said harbors
As many as 23 ships arrived at and left Port Said harbors, Port Said Ports Authority said on Friday. In a…
EgyptAir signs $6 bln agreements to purchase 45 new planes in 2 years
EgyptAir has signed deals worth $6 billion to purchase 45 new airplanes from a number of international aircraft…
Egypt expresses deepest condolences over earthquake victims in Iraq and Iran
A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed deepest condolences over the victims of an earthquake that…
Egypt’s FM to ‘intensify consultations’ during 6 Arab countries tour…
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to start a tour Sunday to six countries in the region, a foreign…
Russia hands Mali two combat helicopters
A Russian Helicopters company said Tuesday that Moscow sent Mali two MI-35M combat helicopters, Russian Sputnik…
Dollar hovers near 8-week high vs yen; focus on Fed meeting
Dollar prices held steady at near 8-week highs versus the yen on Tuesday, with investors awaiting the Federal…
British police arrest 18-year-old in hunt for London train bomber
British police hunting those behind a bomb which injured 29 people on a London train on Friday said they had…
Egypt’s CAPMAS says over 14 million citizens unable to read and write
More than 14 million people above the age of ten are illiterate in Egypt, the country's official statistics agency…
Dollar steady above 13-month low ahead of Fed, takes Senate vote in stride
The dollar bobbed above a 13-month low against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, as investors awaited the…
Egypt condemns Israeli actions against Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Egypt's Al-Azhar, the world’s highest seat of Sunni Islamic learning, issued a statement on Thursday expressing…
Qatar rejects Arab states’ accusations, UK’s Johnson flies to Saudi Arabia
Qatar on Friday dismissed as "baseless" accusations that it was financing terrorism, in its first public…
Suez Canal revenues fall by 4% in nine months: CBE
Receivables from fees paid by ships passing through the Suez Canal have fallen by 4.2 percent in the first nine…