The 2018 Miss Intercontinental beauty contest opened on Thursday in Egypt’s Red Sea city of Hurghada with participation of 77 countries from five continents, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported on Friday. This year marks the competition’s 46th edition, which will … read more
Last month parliament passed a long awaited new health insurance law. The 67-article law seeks to make quality health care accessible to all by improving the services offered by public hospitals The law’s provisions will be rolled out in three … read more
Commercial passenger flights between Cairo and Moscow may resume in mid-February, Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov told reporters on Thursday, according Russian news agency Sputnik. Sokolov said that the resumption of air traffic between the two cities would require one-and-a-half … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has appointed the Egyptian ambassador to Saudi Arabia as non-resident ambassador to Yemen, Egypt’s official gazette said on Thursday. Nasser Zaghloul Hamdy has served as the Egyptian ambassador to Saudi Arabia since 2015. El-Sisi also ordered … read more
The International Economic Forum, one of leading institutions in the field of economic research, issued a report on competitiveness in 2017, citing Egypt as the second cheapest tourist destination in the world. The report cited the fact that Egypt has … read more
The Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam, is due to receive its largest fleet of Czech Republican tour operators to date, from January 20 to 27, working to attract a greater number of tourists to the area. A total of 80 … read more
The Islamic State (IS) affiliate Sinai Province last week posted a video of the execution of one of its Gazan members. In the video group members flank Moussa Abu Zamat as a young man named Mohamed Saad Al-Seidi recites why … read more
Like moving across a chessboard without a clear plan, Egyptians are currently awaiting March’s presidential election, with confusion regarding the standing candidates following campaign withdrawals, ambiguity on stances, and potential candidates facing difficulties meeting the requirements for an official candidacy. … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday discussed in a phone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah mutual cooperation between the two countries and means to bolster bilateral ties, the Egyptian president’s office said in a statement. The presidency also said that … read more
Egypt’s navy seized a boat in the Red Sea while carrying a large amount of drugs, the Armed Forces’ spokesperson Colonel Tamer al-Refaei announced on Thursday morning on his official Facebook page. The naval forces received information about smugglers planning … read more