With population growth perceived as a threat to the country’s development, could policies to curb birth rates in Egypt make real headway? “I never wanted to have four children. I had planned for only two,” said 39-year-old Shaimaa in a … read more
The Egyptian Parliament’s Chairman of the African Affairs Committee MP Tarek Radwan said his country is aware of the challenges facing Nigeria, mostly terrorism and organized crime. Radwan said Egypt is ready to provide support and training for Nigerians in … read more
Saudi Arabia has halted a deal which saw it finance an Egyptian plan to purchase two frigates from a German company, France’s Intelligence Online reported yesterday. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is thought to have pulled out of the deal … read more
Egyptian authorities are drawing on prisons to combat rising retail prices and boost the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) by giving jails another dimension as production centers for a range of consumer products. In line with the “reform and rehabilitate” … read more
Egypt plans to amend a law that activists say essentially barred non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from carrying out their work in the country. The prime minister’s office said on Wednesday that it would set up a ministerial committee to look into … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has said that Egypt seeks formal agreements with Ethiopia to cement the East African country’s assurances that the dam it is building on the main tributary of Egypt’s Nile would not be exploited for political purposes. … read more
The number of tourists to Egypt soared 40 percent in the first nine months of 2018 from a year earlier, recovering from a slump that began with the Arab Spring and continued as unrest persisted, the tourism minister said. “We … read more
Ancient Egypt is believed to be the place where cats were first domesticated but nowadays, a new customs tax on imported goods is putting a burden on the friends of felines in modern-day Egypt. It’s been placed on imported goods … read more
Bottom Line Up Front On November 4, Egyptian officials announced they had killed 19 militants in the aftermath of an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt. On November 2, attackers ambushed 3 buses carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo, killing … read more
An Egyptian museum has renewed calls for the Rosetta Stone to be returned after more than 200 years in the British Museum in London. The ancient slab, which is engraved with three languages and unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphs, … read more