Abo Tarek, the famous koshary outlet in the heart of Downtown Cairo that achieved a Guinness world record last year for the biggest plate of food, enough to feed 14,000 people, started as a street cart. The recipe of koshary, … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The governorates of Minya and Sharqiya were hit by a shortage of butane gas cylinders on Monday, with prices doubling in some cities. Citizens say the sale of butane gas cylinders is monopolized by black-market traders, with no … read more
Public workers will have five days off Sunday through Thursday for the Islamic Eid Al-Adha holiday, Egypt’s cabinet announced Tuesday. According to the statement, employees in ministries, governmental authorities, and other state-owned bodies will take the five days off work … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s Suez Canal made revenues decreased from January through July by 1.9 per cent compared to the same period last year, reported state-run MENA news agency. Revenues reached $2.919 billion during the first seven months of 2016, … read more
The Egypt branch of the Dubai-based Careem car booking service announced on Tuesday that it is inviting Cairo’s traditional white taxis to utilise the service to pick up customers by using the company’s mobile application. Cairo’s taxi drivers held several … read more
Aswat Masriya Al-Masry Al-Youm A British team of experts tasked with checking security measures at Cairo International Airport resumed its work on Tuesday under the supervision of Major General Hesham abdel Khaleq, general director of aviation security. The committee is … read more
By Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s parliament approved on Tuesday the appointment of Major General Mohamed Ali El-Sheikh as supply minister after his predecessor resigned amid allegations of corruption in wheat procurement in the world’s largest importer of the grain. … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Twenty-two people were killed in a road accident on Tuesday when a truck hit a bus on the Bahariya Oasis-Farafra Road, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The incident occurred 70 km from Wahat city in the New … read more
By Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will host an international conference in March to coordinate humanitarian aid for Yemen, which has been devastated by a civil war, a minister in Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said on Tuesday. The United Nations said … read more
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has dropped in university rankings worldwide by 20 according to the QS World University Rankings of 2016/2017, while Cairo University has dropped by 50. The AUC dropped from number 345 in 2015 to number 365 … read more