Russia’s upper house of parliament speaker said Cairo has improved most security issues to allow for safe Egypt-Russia flights, but Moscow believes that a few details remain problematic. “Cairo has improved most security aspects providing for safe Egypt-Russia flights, but … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Interior Minister Magdy abdel Ghaffar met on Wednesday with Telecommunications Minister Yasser al-Qady to discuss the development of a system to issue electronic visas, which will positively affect incoming tourism, according to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s instructions to expedit … read more
The UK is committed to deepening cooperation and supporting Egypt’s economic growth, the British Embassy in Cairo said in a statement following a visit by the country’s ambassador and a trade envoy to an oil and gas industry event on … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm This week’s unstable weather is expected to reach its peak on Thursday. Rain clouds will be seen in the north down as far as northern Upper Egypt, Sinai and Red Sea mountains. Heavy rain will fall on northeastern … read more
The staff to Israel’s embassy in Cairo has been ordered to stay at home because of security concerns, the Shin Bet security service said Tuesday. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has declined to comment, but Israel’s Channel 2 television said that … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Feb 14 (Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s parliament has approved on Tuesday a cabinet reshuffle of nine new ministers, including education and transportation portfolios. The reshuffle saw the merging of the investment ministry and the ministry of international cooperation. … read more
Reuters Egypt hopes its gas market will be balanced in 2018 and expects to begin exporting gas by 2020, EGAS chief Mohamed Al-Masry said on Wednesday at an oil conference in Cairo. Masry also said 2018 will be the last … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Feb 13 (Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s finance minister Amr al-Garhy said inflation is expected to continue rising, reaching its peak sometime in the first quarter of the year, as a result of supply shocks following the … read more
Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko is set to lead an official delegation to visit Cairo this spring, the upper house of parliament’s vice chairman told Russian newspaper Izvestia, according to state news agency MENA. The Russian newspaper … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Informed sources from Cairo Security Department said the prosecution ordered the arrest of a store owner over the killing of a Sudanese teacher outside a school for refugee children in Ain Shams following verbal wrangles between them. Speaking … read more