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In Photos: Egypt’s ambition: The Suez Canal, then and now
Photos courtesy of CNN An Egyptian army helicopter flies over a dredger at work on the new waterway of the Suez Canal on June 13, 2015, in the port city of Ismailia, east of Cairo. The government...
View ArticleVideo:Belongings of conscript killed by shooting outside Cairo’s Niger embassy
Video:Belongings of conscript killed by shooting outside Cairo’s Niger embassy.
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Egypt’s central bank to hold rates amid inflation concern – survey
CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday with inflation still in double digits, despite lower global commodity prices. Four of five economists surveyed by...
View ArticleEGX extends winning streak on Arab, foreign purchases, benchmark up 2%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) rallied for a second straight day at the close of Wednesday’s session, amid an investor buying spree among foreign and Arab institutions and retailers. The benchmark...
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Video: Sisi gets off to greet senior police officer blinded in Cairo clashes
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi greeted Major General Satea al-Noamany who was blinded in the clashes that erupted between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy in the Bein...
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1065 police cadets graduated Wednesday: Interior Ministry
CAIRO: A total of 1065 police cadets graduated Wednesday in a ceremony that was attended by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, according to a press statement by the Ministry of Interior. A total of 97...
View ArticleEtisalat’s net profit falls 40 pct
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-listed telecoms firm Etisalat missed analyst estimates by reporting a 40 percent fall in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday that it blamed on its troubled Saudi Arabia affiliate...
View ArticleCairo University sacks Mubarak-era Premier after court ruling
CAIRO: Cairo University has officially sacked Mubarak-era Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif from his post after he was sentenced to five years in jail last week over charges of embezzling public money and...
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Tok-Toks will be banned in downtown Cairo, surrounding areas: governor
CAIRO: The three-wheeled motorcycle known as “Tok-tok” will be banned from streets in downtown Cairo and the surrounding suburbs, in an attempt to restore order in the capital, Cairo Governor Galal...
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Egypt to issue New Suez Canal commemorative coin
CAIRO: Egypt’s Cabinet has approved the Suez Canal Authority’s proposal to issue a commemorative coin for the upcoming inauguration of the “New Suez Canal” on August 6, Finance Minister Hany kadry...
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Iran grants visa-free travel for nationals of Egypt, 6 countries
CAIRO: Iran has canceled its visa fees for nationals of seven countries including Egypt, in an attempt to revive its tourism sector, Iranian PressTV reported Monday. The seven countries are; Turkey,...
View ArticleSuez Canal becomes fastest shipping route in the world: Mamish
CAIRO: Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chairman Mohab Mamish officially called on international maritime navigation lines to use the New Suez Canal, scheduled to be inaugurated August 6. In a press...
View ArticleIslamic State claims car bomb in Yemen capital, three dead
DUBAI: A car bomb exploded outside an Ismaili mosque in an eastern district of the Yemen’s war-damaged capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding seven, a security source said. The...
View ArticleTurkey launches heaviest air strikes yet on Kurdish group
ISTANBUL: Turkish jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants innorthern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had...
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Video: Sisi attends graduation ceremony of new Military Academy batch
Video: Sisi attends graduation ceremony of new Military Academy batch.
View ArticleRetrial of Al-Jazeera journalists adjourned to Aug. 8
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Thursday has set August 8 to deliver its verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists; Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste over terror- related charges. The...
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