Egyptian air forces began on Sunday joint military exercises with their Kuwaiti counterparts in Egyptian airspace, Egypt’s army said on Sunday. The drills aim to “bolster joint air capabilities using air forces from the two sides and strengthen military cooperation,” … read more
Egyptian smart [prepaid] electricity meters’ security is to be updated by members from the appropriate government unit, head of New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) Mohamed Mousa told Egypt Independent on Sunday. Mousa pointed out that the meters contain highly sensitive … read more
Marsa Allam’s beach was closed for 48 hours after a shark punctured the hip of 20-year-old female Austrian tourist Christine Schachinger, while she was snorkeling Saturday morning in the Red Sea. Diving, snorkeling and any beach access are banned, from … read more
The British Telegraph newspaper said that tempers are high in the UK over the suspension of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, with accusations by politicians that British Prime Minister Theresa May was behind the decision, which they described as “unjustified.” Egyptian authorities … read more
The Ministry of Tourism has has gone back on its decision to allow Burkinis at hotel and resort pools. After consideration by the Ministry it canceled the decision, issued just one day ago, to allow the Burkini on grounds of religious discrimination. … read more
Egypt’s administrative prosecution referred 18 health ministry officials to trial, over negligence for improperly storing children’s vaccines worth $443,000 back in 2015. The prosecution received a complaint from the health minister’s financial aide that over 155,000 pentavalent vaccines, part of … read more
The Egyptian government and the National Electoral Commission (NEC) are set to begin preparing for Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections, which are set for May 2018. On 28 July, Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting with the ministers of … read more
The Long Live Egypt Fund distributed five tons of sugar, donated by the Egyptian community in Austria, Friday to families in need, in cooperation with the Beheira Governorate local authorities. Beheira governor Nadia Abdou, Major General Sayyed Saeed and a number of … read more
Cairo International Airport said on Friday it has finished preparations for ‘pilgrimage season’ to the Muslim holy land of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The first flights for the season begin on August 9. Majdi Ishaq, chairman of the Cairo Airport … read more
Egypt’s permanent mission to the UN sent a memo on Thursday to the president of the UN Security Council rejecting claims by Qatar that Egypt is using its position on the Security Council to attack the Gulf state. In the … read more