President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Sunday to review various developments in the antiquities field, including renovation work, international co-operation efforts and the battle against the smuggling of artifacts.
Egypt's spending on petroleum subsidies fell by 23 percent in 2015/16 to 55 billion Egyptian pounds ($6.27 billion), Tarek al-Hadidi, head of state oil company EGPC, told Reuters on Monday.
The Transportation Ministry has released details of a study showing that ticket prices for the Cairo metro system are very heavily subsidized, hinting at a need to increase the price of tickets from the current flat rate of LE 1.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will participate in China’s Hangzhou-held G20 Summit that due to be held in September, Youm7 reported.
The Egyptian Agriculture Export Council called for reconsideration the decision of banning to export rice, saying the lifting the ban would yield $400 million, said the council chairperson Abdel Hamid el Demerdash.
Hundreds of people have left their home after sewage water flooded in the streets of “Shaba†village of Kafr el Sheikh governorate, Youm7 reported Sunday.
The General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Land Transport (GARBLT) is preparing for the opening of the Cairo-Suez Highway in celebration of victory of the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, on October 6, Youm7 reported official in the GARBLT Sunday.
Egypt's unemployment rate inched downwards to 12.5 percent in the second quarter of 2016 from 12.7 percent in the quarter before, official statistics agency CAPMAS announced on Monday in an e-mailed statement.
A senior official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said he expects the body's Executive Council to make a final decision in the next two weeks regarding Egypt's pending US$12 billion loan.
Representatives of Egypt and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) agreed during talks in Cairo to boost mutual ties and cooperate in military and police training, Egypt's foreign ministry said.
Chairperson of the Red Sea Tourism Investment Association Hossam al-Shaeir said that a Russian delegation of six experts in airport securities will arrive Monday in Egypt in a five-day visit, Youm7 reported.
Chairperson of the Social Justice Party Mahmoud Farghal Omran has filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Court, calling for suspension of implementing reconciliation deal between the government and fugitive business tycoon Hussein Salem.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will meet Monday Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr and a high-profiled delegation, who arrive in Egypt Sunday to discuss ways of enhancing the bilateral relations and the latest developments in his country, youm7 reported Saturday.
In a speech marking the opening of a factory in Alexandria on Saturday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that former Prime Minister Hesham Qandil had ignored his recommendation for complete transparency with the public concerning Egypt's economic difficulties, whilst the two were serving in Morsi's government.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to head to Lebanon on Tuesday to present a platform to help end Beirut's political vacuum as it enters its third year, the Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon said.
ÙEgypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) has introduced new limits on Egyptians' use of debit and credit cards abroad, effective Monday, according to the private lender’s official website.
Thirty-thousand drivers are now using Uber in Cairo as a source of income, making the Egyptian capital the fastest growing city in the region for the car-hailing application since its launch in late 2014, a press release by the service read on Sunday.
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr has arrived in Cairo to discuss recent developments in Yemen and bilateral relations between the two countries with top officials, including President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, state news agency MENA reported.
Ahmed Kojak, Egypt’s deputy finance minister, told Bloomberg website that Egypt in coordination with the International Monetary Fund, “will secure the additional financing needed for the government’s economic program.â€
The adultery punishment articles at the penal code were placed on discussions table at the parliament, causing a dispute among members, where some called for amendments due to “discrimination between men and women in penalty,†while others saw women should get “harsher†punishment.
Egypt is mulling raising the prices of some 14 government services to generate additional revenue for the state budget, a source from the Finance Ministry told Al-Masry Al-Youm Saturday.
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The Coptic Christians are used to eat taro and reeds at the feast of Epiphany, which commemorates the baptizing of Jesus Christ in Jordan River.