Egypt Independent
Egypt suspends new residential building licenses in several cities
Egypt
July 7, 2020
Egypt suspends new residential building licenses in several cities
Egypt’s cabinet has suspended granting new residential building licenses in Giza, Cairo, Qalyubiya, Alexandria, and the provincial capitals for six…
Jean-Claude Van Damme mourns Egyptian star Ragaa al-Geddawy
Culture
July 6, 2020
Jean-Claude Van Damme mourns Egyptian star Ragaa al-Geddawy
Global film star Jean-Claude Van Damme mourned veteran Egyptian actress Ragaa al-Geddawy on Monday through his Instagram page, following her…
Difficult to say we have reached a GERD agreement, says Egypt’s Irrigation Minister
Egypt
July 6, 2020
Difficult to say we have reached a GERD agreement, says Egypt’s Irrigation Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Mohamed Abdel-Ati, said that it is still too early to tell if any…
Egypt plans to manufacture plasma derivatives
Science
July 6, 2020
Egypt plans to manufacture plasma derivatives
Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced Saturday that it has begun following up on a national project to manufacture plasma derivatives,…
EgyptAir announces aircraft occupancy rate 75% since flight resumption
Travel
July 5, 2020
EgyptAir announces aircraft occupancy rate 75% since flight resumption
EgyptAir Holding Company Chairman Mohamed Roshdy Zakaria announced Saturday that aircraft occupancy rates are at 75 percent since flights resumed…
Egypt’s naval forces thrawt cannabis smuggling at Hurghada port
Egypt
July 5, 2020
Egypt’s naval forces thrawt cannabis smuggling at Hurghada port
Egypt’s naval forces on Sunday successfully prevented the smuggling of a large amount of cannabis into Egypt through the Hurghada…
Police arrest accused rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki as Public Prosecution begins investigations
Society
July 5, 2020
Police arrest accused rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki as Public Prosecution begins investigations
Egypt’s Public Prosecution announced on Saturday that it is investigating accused rapist Ahmed Bassam Zaki, who was arrested by police…
Turkish invasion of Libya is escalating through the use of dangerous arms: Haftar
Middle East
July 5, 2020
Turkish invasion of Libya is escalating through the use of dangerous arms: Haftar
Turkey’s military occupation of Libya is escalating through the use of advanced, dangerous weapons, said the Libyan National Army’s (LNA)…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia resume GERD talks on Saturday
Egypt
July 5, 2020
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia resume GERD talks on Saturday
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia held a second round of revived talks on Saturday, which continued discussing the rules for filling…
Sisi orders to speed up establishing medical storage warehouses
Egypt
July 4, 2020
Sisi orders to speed up establishing medical storage warehouses
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ordered to speed up the establishment of strategic warehouses for medical storage to ensure…