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750,000 Egyptians applied for US green-card lottery in 2016
Egypt
October 12, 2016
750,000 Egyptians applied for US green-card lottery in 2016
Some 750,000 Egyptians have applied for entry to the United States through the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program in 2016,…
Egypt’s annual inflation drops to 14.6% in September: CAPMAS
Business
October 10, 2016
Egypt’s annual inflation drops to 14.6% in September: CAPMAS
Egypt's annual inflation rate dropped to 14.6 percent in September down from 16.4 percent in August, the state statistics agency…
Inbound tourists decline by 45% in August: CAPMAS
Business
October 9, 2016
Inbound tourists decline by 45% in August: CAPMAS
Inbound tourists to Egypt declined in number by 45 percent in August, compared to the same month of last year,…
Kuwait arrests Egyptian with links to Islamic State after attack on US nationals
Egypt
October 9, 2016
Kuwait arrests Egyptian with links to Islamic State after attack on US nationals
Kuwaiti security forces have arrested an Egyptian citizen with connections to the Islamic State (IS) after an attempted attack on…
Egypt making rapid progress on airport security: Russian government
Business
October 8, 2016
Egypt making rapid progress on airport security: Russian government
Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov has praised Egypt’s efforts to implement Moscow’s recommendations regarding airport security, a condition for the…
Activists campaign against medical negligence in Egyptian prisons
Egypt
October 7, 2016
Activists campaign against medical negligence in Egyptian prisons
CAIRO, Oct 6 (Aswat Masriya) - Activists launched a campaign on social media shedding light on medical negligence in Egyptian prisons.Using…
Coptic activists denied permit to protest on Maspero anniversary
Egypt
October 6, 2016
Coptic activists denied permit to protest on Maspero anniversary
The Interior Ministry denied Coptic youth activists a permit to hold a protest ahead of the fifth anniversary of the…
Recently-emerged militant group claims attack on Egyptian prosecutor
Egypt
October 1, 2016
Recently-emerged militant group claims attack on Egyptian prosecutor
A recently-emerged militant group called the Hasm Movement claimed responsibility on Friday for an assassination attempt on a senior Egyptian…
Russian minister says talk about resumption of flights to Egypt ‘premature’ – agency
Egypt
September 30, 2016
Russian minister says talk about resumption of flights to Egypt ‘premature’ – agency
Russian transport minister said that it is "premature" to talk about resumption of flights to Egypt, Russian private news agency…
Noureen Farah: a rising star heading for Fashion Week
Culture
September 30, 2016
Noureen Farah: a rising star heading for Fashion Week
Egyptian fashion designer, Noureen Farah has been chosen to represent Egypt during 2017’s iconic Fashion Week in Paris. Starting in…