By Aswat Masriya The Thomson Reuters Foundation today announces that Aswat Masriya website – news and information platform it established in Egypt – will close due to lack of continued finances. The website was launched following the 2011 uprising in … read more
By Reuters Cairo’s population is set to grow by 500,000 this year, more than any other city in the world, adding to the pressure on an Egyptian economy struggling to recover from six years of political turmoil. Greater Cairo, a … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry said on Wednesday morning that police killed a member of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood during a raid on a hideout in Ismailia in the early hours of the day. In an official statement, the ministry said Hassan … read more
Egypt is expected to experience a bout of unstable weather with a heat wave hitting the country Wednesday and Thursday followed by a cold spell on Friday and Saturday, the Egyptian meteorological authority (EMA) said in a statement. The EMA expects highs … read more
By Reuters The number of tourists visiting Egypt this year could come close to levels seen before its 2011 uprising, encouraged by investments in airport security and a cheaper Egyptian pound, the country’s tourism minister said. Egypt’s tourism industry, a … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Newborn twins were dead found in a sewage network on Tuesday, reported the head of New Beni Suef City sewage station. Beni Suef security director, Adel al-Tunisy, received a communication from the head of the sewage station Yousry … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Among the fields in which Egyptian women have achieved significant breakthroughs is civil aviation, starting in 1933, when Egyptian aviator Latifa al-Nady became the first Arab, or African, woman to earn a pilot’s license, as well as being … read more
Hundreds of Egyptians took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the lack of subsidised bread in several governorates, including the capital Cairo, after a recent government decision to partially reduce the essential commodity at subsidy outlets. Earlier this week, … read more
Egypt Independent The American University in Cairo has been ranked as the second best university in the Middle East and North Africa region and 365th worldwide, according to an annual ranking released by QS World University Rankings. The annual QS rankings … read more
Russia is looking forward to promote its relation with Egypt, said Valentina Matviyenko, the chairperson of the Russian Federation Council, during her meeting with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday, according to the statement of presidency spokesperson Alaa Youssef. The … read more