A car bomb exploded in Cairo on Saturday morning, causing damage to surrounding cars but killing nobody. The explosion, which took place in Syria Street, in the Mohandiseen neighborhood, was intended to target three officers who live in a nearby … read more
A Zamalek dressing room worker recently captured the country’s attention when he splashed water on the ground ahead of his side’s contingent as they entered Borg El-Arab Stadium to take on Ahly in February’s Cairo Derby. Commenting on the brief, inexplicable … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt has extended its decision to stop accepting applications for private tourism companies for the coming year because “there is no need for them at this time,” tourism minister Hisham Zazou announced on Tuesday. The minister had … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Mar 2 (Aswat Masriya) – Egypt will double its natural gas production by the second quarter of 2017 as a result of 2015’s discoveries, Prime Minster Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday. In August 2015, Italian oil … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s debts have reached EGP 2.3 trillion (around $293 billion), Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Monday. Meanwhile, the state’s general budget does not exceed EGP 864 billion, the prime minister said during a meeting with lawmakers, … read more
Aswat Masriya The leader of the April 6 Youth Movement, Amr Ali was sentenced to three years in prison by an Egyptian court on Monday. Ali, who served as the group’s general coordinator, was also fined LE500 after being convicted … read more
“Do not listen to anyone else but me,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday in a ceremony held in Cairo for the launch of the country’s sustainable development strategy, Egypt’s Vision 2030. He raised his voice as he … read more
Egypt launched a new scheme on Monday to encourage millions of Egyptians living abroad to pour their dollar savings into special certificates, as it tries to ease an acute shortage of foreign currency that has hit the economy. The dollar-denominated … read more
Egypt Independent A French excavation team tasked with excavating Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered a secret chamber near the tomb full of “treasure”, as described by Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou during his interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro. He said full … read more
The low price of oil is allowing cargo vessels to avoid the costly tariffs of the Suez and Panama canals and take the long way round Africa instead, according to a new report. The report released this month by maritime … read more