An EgyptAir flight returned to Cairo International Airport Saturday shortly after takeoff heading to Copenhagen after a crew member suffered severe illness. Captain Tamer Gamal, the pilot of the flight no. 759, flying to Denmark on Saturday, decided...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt will launch a short film competition during the 2019 African Nations Cup (CAN) tournament in a bid to promote the tourism, one of the leading sources of income in Egypt. The contest will screen movies that feature the country’s touristic sites....اقرأ المزيد
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) on Friday criticized the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for hosting Yasser al-Omda, a member of Egypt’s terror list, who commented on local affairs. Omda’s name was added to terrorist figures’...اقرأ المزيد
In his speech at a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Saturday, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi called upon the international community to fight the phenomenon of terrorists’ moving from war-stricken states to neighboring countries...اقرأ المزيد
An Egyptian student named Ramy Shehata, 13, has succeeded in rescuing 51 Italian student kidnapped in Italy by Senegalese driver who threatened to shoot the students or set fire to the bus. Once the driver kidnapped the bus he took the students’...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ezz el-Din Abu Steit received a report on the success of the agricultural quarantine in opening Turkish markets to Egyptian potatoes. Head of the Central Administration of Agricultural Quarantine Ahmed al-Attar...اقرأ المزيد
Deputy Transportation Minister Amr Shaat, who took post in 2018, formally submitted his resignation to the prime minister on Thursday, and informed newly appointed Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir of his decision. Sources said that the resignation has...اقرأ المزيد
At a general session, Egypt’s House of Representatives is discussing the newly proposed amendments to the 2014 constitution. As per the constitutional amendments, the presidential term would be extended for 6 years instead of 4 years and heads of the...اقرأ المزيد
Fitch Ratings upgraded Egypt’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to B+ from B, with a stable outlook. “Egypt has made further progress in implementing economic and fiscal reforms, which are driving improved macroeconomic...اقرأ المزيد
Eight workers were killed and seven others were injured on Thursday after a gas tank exploded in a phosphate factory in the Northern coastal city of Ein al-Sukhna, Suez governorate. The explosion occurred when the workers were conducting a pilot operation...اقرأ المزيد