The Ministry of Supply denied plans to raise the prices of gas cylinders after claims that they would increase during the coming weeks, al-Shorouq newspaper reported Thursday. The Ministry didn’t receive any official instructions to increase the prices of gas … read more
Daylight saving time (DST) will be restored on Thursday July 31, announced the Egyptian cabinet. The clock will shift one hour forward starting Thursday midnight, following the end of Eid al-Fitr, a religious holiday which marks the end of fasting in Ramadan, which is … read more
Egypt’s economic ministers approve raising the subsidy for spinning companies (Private and state-run) to purchase abundant Egyptian cotton to become LE350 per quintal instead of LE200 ahead of harvest season in September, announced the ministry of, industry, trade and Small … read more
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Egypt’s Cairo and Suez governorates in the early hours of Tuesday, the second of its kind in the past week, Reuter’s Aswat Masriya reported. The quake took place at 5:03:44 am on Tuesday at … read more
Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy are preparing marches on Tuesday after evening prayers from the major mosques in Cairo and Giza under the slogan “Against Poverty” to denounce prices hikes and poor economic conditions. Brotherhood youths intend to enter … read more
A number of insurance companies are studying issuing policies against sexual assault, al-Masry al-Youm reported. Sources at the Misr Insurance Holding Company told al-Masry al-Youm that they are still studying the content and form of the policy and they are … read more
A number of insurance companies are studying issuing policies against sexual assault, al-Masry al-Youm reported. Sources at the Misr Insurance Holding Company told al-Masry al-Youm that they are still studying the content and form of the policy and they are … read more
Eid Al-Fitr will commence next Monday, 28 July, the Head of Egypt’s Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research Hatem Ouda announced on Sunday. Eid Al-Fitr is a religious feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide. It marks the end of the holy month … read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-day period of mourning for the 21 soldiers killed on Saturday in the New Valley, a presidential statement said. “The mourning period starts on Sunday in all of Egypt for the martyrs … read more
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as an illegitimate tyrant, saying that Cairo could not be relied upon to negotiate a ceasefire with Israel. “Is El-Sisi a party (to a ceasefire)? … read more