A total of 11 million tourists are expected to have visited Egypt by the end of 2015; a 30 percent increase compared to last year, member of the Federation of Chambers of Tourism Hossam al-Shaer was quoted by Youm7 Tuesday. … read more
The anti-terrorism law project boosts motivation for extremism and terrorism, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said in a Tuesday statement, signed by 17 renowned local NGOs. EIPR added that the law will lead to the destruction of the … read more
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly dissolved 14 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Tuesday in Minya, Beni Suef and Damietta for being associated with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, the Ahram Arabic news website reported. Twenty-one other NGOs in Qena, Fayoum and … read more
There is “surplus” in electricity production in Egypt due to periodical maintenance of existing power plants, increasing their efficiency, Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker said in a Monday meeting with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, according to a presidential statement. Sisi … read more
Five people were injured on Tuesday morning when a bomb exploded near a court in Egypt’s Nile Delta governorate of Beheira, state news agency MENA reported. The bomb led to the destruction of two cars which were parked near Eitay … read more
By THE CAIRO POST A new Egyptian Satellite will be launched by 2017 per an agreement signed last week between the National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences (NARSS) and Germany. CAIRO: A new Egyptian Satellite will be launched … read more
Egypt’s net foreign reserves reached $20 billion at the end of June, the central bank said on Tuesday, rising from $19.559 at the end of May. Egypt’s economy has been hit hard by the political turmoil which gripped the country since … read more
Libyan gunmen kidnapped an Egyptian national and demanded ransom from his wife on Monday, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported. The kidnapped national resided in Libya’s southwestern city of Sabha. His wife was asked to pay 70 thousand Libyan dinars … read more
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab visited injured soldiers and civilians in North Sinai and local facilities Monday after the deadly July 1 attacks, along with the North Sinai governor and the minister of health. “Sinai locals are Egypt’s first line of … read more
An “ugly Nefertiti Bust” placed at the entrance of Samalut City in Upper Egypt was removed after a wave of criticism on social media Sunday, according to news reports. Pictures of the bust of ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, which will … read more