Egypt’s prosecutor-general has referred the CEO of the Qatari beIN Media Group, the parent company of beIN Sports, to court on charges related to monopolistic practices, Al-Ahram Arabic news website said on Wednesday. The charges against Nasser Al-Khelaifi stem from … read more
Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin and Local Development Minister Hisham al-Sherif announced in a meeting attended by the country’s governors the implementation of a strategic plan for the control of population rates under “Egypt Development: Two children only.” “Contraception is … read more
The first Gowind 2500 corvette of four ordered by the Egyptian naval forces from France, and a second Type-209/1400 submarine from Germany, arrived at a naval base in Alexandria on Wednesday, Egypt’s military said in a statement. A military drill … read more
Egypt’s education ministry has increased fees for public schools this school year across all formal education stages by 40 to 45 percent, or EGP 20 to 30, the ministry announced on its official website on Monday. Fees for the kindergarten … read more
The UK airline company Thomas Cook has announced that it will resume flights to Marsa Alam Airport on October 21, after a nine years suspension of flights to the city since 2008. The airline will operate two flights weekly during … read more
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb slammed on Tuesday what he described as calls for allowing homosexuality as a human right, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. “The calls to allow homosexuality as a human right are blatant and … read more
Egyptian squash players Ali Farag and Nour al-Tayeb were simultaneously crowned the men’s and women’s 2017 US Open titles for the first time, beating fellow Egyptians Mohamed El-Shorbagy and Raneem El-Welily on Sunday. World fourth ranked, Farag needed 49 minutes … read more
Egypt’s agricultural exports rose 13.9 percent during the first nine months of 2017, reaching 4.1 million tonnes compared to 3.6 million last year, agriculture ministry spokesman Hamid Abdel Dayim said on Sunday. Egypt’s agricultural exporters have seen a surge in … read more
Egyptian veiled TV anchor Doaa Farouk recently faced a massive wave of attacks on social media, following an appearance in a burkini during an episode of her TV program ‘Haytna,’ broadcasted through privately-run TV channel Al-Nahar. Farouk appeared in the burkini … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry announced on Thursday evening the arrest of a man supsected of the killing of one priest and injuring another in a northeastern suburb of Cairo earlier that day. According to a statement released by the ministry, security … read more