Minister of Education, Dr Tarek Shawky, changed his tune on on the role of teachers after harsh criticism directed against him when he described half of teachers in the country as ‘thieves’ in a press statement on Saturday. Shawky clarified in … read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarked during his meeting with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in China on Monday, his keenness to resume Russian flights to Egypt soon and reassured tourism workers in the Red Sea governorate. Red Sea workers expressed their … read more
Egypt has signed nine memorandums of understanding with Vietnam in various economic fields, a statement by the Egyptian presidency read. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said the memos were signed during President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam on Wednesday, where he … read more
The Egyptian Parliament is considering a discussion of a suggested draft bill by the National Council for Women that puts punitive sanctions, reaching one year imprisonment, for fathers, brothers and husbands who are proven guilty of physically or verbally assaulting women … read more
Egypt’s tourism revenues jumped by 170 percent in the first seven months of 2017, reaching $3.5 billion, a government official told Reuters, in welcome news for an economy heavily reliant on the sector for foreign currency and jobs. The number … read more
Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Angelino Alfano announced on Monday that the Italian ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, will take up his position in Cairo on 14 September, state-run news agency MENA reported. Egypt’s ambassador to Italy, Hesham Badr, will … read more
Out of the hundreds of photos taken by photographers during the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, where President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and nine leaders from three continents participated, cameras captured the first official appearance of Egyptian first lady Entesar … read more
Security services in Cairo uncovered the details behind a discovered dead child’s body on Sunday, found in front of a mosque in Madinaty. Investigations revealed that his mother and her husband got rid of the body after fatality beating the boy, as … read more
Minster of Trade and Industry, Eng. Tarek Qabil is set to visit the EU commission, Brussels, Belgium, this month to enhance bilateral commercial and economic relations between Egypt and the European Union. Qabil clarified in a statement Monday that the … read more
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met on Saturday with Lutz Guderjahn, managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), a US food industry company, along with Michael Michelsen, business development manager for … read more