Egypt’s Court of Cassation has revoked on Tuesday a death sentence for ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi over a prison break case in 2011. The court also cancelled life sentences for 21 others in the same case. More to follow read more
Hend El-Behary In the wake of the anticipated increase in ticket prices of EgyptAir, the company surprisingly introduces a new service called “Best-Buy” that gives travelers lower prices with only one piece of luggage weighing 23 kg and one 8 … read more
Reuters Egypt is in advanced talks with European countries to secure bilateral loans worth US$800 million as it expands efforts to alleviate poverty and ease pressure from economic reforms, Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr said. Egypt has been negotiating … read more
Egypt Independent The Spanish archeological mission working on the excavation project of the “Temple of Millions of Years” of Pharaoh Thutmose III, uncovered a tomb at the external part of the southern wall to the temple, the Antiquities Ministry said … read more
Reuters The US dollar hit an 11-month peak on Monday as the risk of faster domestic inflation and wider budget deficits if Donald Trump goes on a US spending binge sent Treasury and other benchmark global bond yields ever higher. … read more
Aswat Masriya North Giza prosecution has ordered a remanding of 14 persons, arrested in Imbaba while protesting on November 11, to be brought into custody for 15 days pending investigations. Seven minors, arrested on the same day, were ordered to be … read more
The Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip will open for four days, starting from Monday till Friday, state owned MENA agency reported on Sunday. According to the agency, the opening of the crossing comes based on orders by Egyptian … read more
The Freedoms Committee at the Press Syndicate stated Monday that the salaries of journalists and employees in press institutions dropped in value by 60%, which is a direct result of the 3 November decision to float the Egyptian pound. The … read more
A1930s biplane landed at the Pyramids on Sunday, the first such landing in decades, as part of a vintage airplane rally organised by a former British Army pilot. The Stampe SV4 aircraft, flown by a Belgian pilot, wove between the … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s national team defeated Ghana 2-0 in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at Borg El-Arab Stadium on Sunday. This marked Egypt’s second successive win in the group stage, as they defeated Congo away in … read more