MENA Germany has removed the last restriction on the flow of tourist flights to and from Sharm el-Shaikh and South Sinai areas, thanks to the efforts of the Egyptian Embassy in Berlin and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry The Federal Ministry … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 22 (Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s National Defence Council agreed to extend its military’s participation in the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday. Egypt is part of the Saudi-led coalition that began in … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Warm weather is expected to prevail across Egypt’s northern coasts, the Delta and Cairo on Tuesday, according to meteorologists. Low- and medium-level clouds will appear in the north. Rain is expected to fall in the west. Highs of … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi sent on Friday a message to the US president Donald Trump to congratulate him on the inauguration of his official administration. Al-Sisi said that he hopes strategic relations between Egypt and the US will foster … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The State Security Prosecution office ordered Tareq Farrag, the deputy finance minister for real estate tax affairs, along with two others, be detained for four days pending investigations into corruption charges. Farrag was arrested while receiving an LE1 … read more
There will be no increase in tuition fees for both public and private Egyptian universities, Higher Education Minister Ashraf El-Sheehy said on Saturday. El-Sheehy, in an interview with DMC TV channel, said public universities would not be allowed to increase … read more
UK Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace discussed with Egyptian officials means of bolstering security cooperation with Egypt and the resumption of direct flight from the UK to Sharm El-Sharm during his two-day visit to Cairo, which concluded on Tuesday, … read more
An Egyptian military court has sentenced Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and three of the group’s other top leaders to 10 years in jail — the latest verdict in a series of trials the Islamist is facing in various criminal cases. … read more
Reuters Egypt is on track to receive the second tranche of a US$12 billion three-year loan from the International Monetary Fund pending a visit in the end of February to review progress on its economic reform program, the fund said … read more
The Cairo—Alexandria and Wadi Al-Natrun—Al-Alamein roads, two of Egypt’s main highways, were reopened on Wednesday midday after closing for two hours due to heavy fog, Al-Ahram Arabic Website reported. Egyptian authorities closed the highways Wednesday morning to avoid accidents caused … read more