While other places are enforcing stricter immigration policies, Africa is attempting to defy its internal borders by creating an electronic African passport, which would allow holders to easily travel from one country to another without acquiring a visa. Despite claims … read more
Egypt’s population increased by over 17 million in the past decade, the country’s official census authority said in a statement on Monday to mark World Population Day. The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) said the Egyptian population … read more
Egypt’s new school semester is set to start on 24 September, the education minister announced on Tuesday. In a meeting with the High Board of Pre-college Education, the Minister of Education El-Hilali El-Sherbini discussed the timetable for the upcoming 2016-2017 … read more
Egypt’s foreign minister said during his visit to Israel on Sunday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “is not far-fetched”. Sameh Shoukry visit to Israel, the first by an Egyptian foreign minister in nearly a decade, was aimed at reviving … read more
Beachgoers flocked to and from a fin whale that made its way to the North Coast’s shore last week, some hovering close enough to take a picture of the world’s second largest animal, others trampling out of the water to … read more
Informed sources disclosed Saturday that the speaker of Egypt’s parliament, Ali Abdel-Al, has asked the heads of three parliamentary committees to conduct a review of Egyptian-Italian relations. Abdel-Al’s move comes two days after Egypt’s parliament condemned in a statement a … read more
The Pharmacists’ Syndicate has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical firms that are not complying with profit margin laws stated in a ministerial decision of 2012, according to Mohie Ebeid, syndicate chief. In remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Ebeid said the syndicate … read more
An 18-year-old man was killed Friday after a fight with the brother of a girl he allegedly sexually harassed in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Beni Suef, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Beni Suef Security Director Mahmoud El-Eshiery received a notice from … read more
The health condition of the Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide Mohamed Badie has deteriorated. He was transferred to Al-Manial Educational hospital in Giza. A lawyer close to Badie told Daily News Egypt on condition of anonymity that the Brotherhood leader suffered … read more
Egypt is coordinating the transfer of pieces of wreckage believed to be from the ill-fated EgyptAir flight MS808 that washed up on an Israeli beach, an Egyptian investigation committee said in a Friday statement. The Israeli coast guard found the … read more