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Egypt ties up the first phase of E-visa project
Egypt
June 12, 2019
Egypt ties up the first phase of E-visa project
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced on Monday the completion of the first phase of the E-visa project which covers 46 countries…
Egyptian MP suggests banning single-use plastic bags
Environment
June 11, 2019
Egyptian MP suggests banning single-use plastic bags
Egyptian MP Anisa Hassouna has submitted a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags to the Cabinet of Egypt, along with…
Forbes lists Nour al-Sherbini and Mohamed Salah as “Young Arab Athletes Making History”
Egypt
June 11, 2019
Forbes lists Nour al-Sherbini and Mohamed Salah as “Young Arab Athletes Making History”
Alongside Egypt’s beloved footballer Mohamed Salah, Forbes Middle East has also named Egyptian squash player Nour al-Sherbini, the youngest world…
Google celebrates birthday of famed author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik
Culture
June 10, 2019
Google celebrates birthday of famed author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik
To celebrate his 57th birthday on Monday, 10 June, Google has honored late Egyptian author and physician Ahmed Khaled Tawfik…
Swimmer Mohamed al-Husseini is first UN spokesperson with Down Syndrome from Egypt
Life & Style
June 10, 2019
Swimmer Mohamed al-Husseini is first UN spokesperson with Down Syndrome from Egypt
For the first time in Egypt and the Arab world, the “UN-ARTS” committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
Egypt’s Swvl set to launch in Nigeria
Egypt
June 10, 2019
Egypt’s Swvl set to launch in Nigeria
Swvl, the Egyptian transportation startup, is set to launch in Nigeria’s Lagos in July by first operating 50 buses, with…
Egypt’s Badr City to house the largest medical city in the Middle East
Health & Fitness
June 7, 2019
Egypt’s Badr City to house the largest medical city in the Middle East
Chairman of Badr City, Engineer Ammar Mandour revealed that Badr City will be host to the largest medical city for…
Egyptian drama “Weld al-Ghalaba” accused of plagiarizing “Breaking Bad”
Cinema/TV
June 7, 2019
Egyptian drama “Weld al-Ghalaba” accused of plagiarizing “Breaking Bad”
“Weld al-Ghalaba” (Son of the Poor), a Ramadan drama series featuring prominent leading actors Ahmed al-Sakka along with Injy al-Mokadem,…
Mezzo-Soprano Farrah El Dibany, the first Egyptian to win “Prix Lyrique de l’AROP”
Life & Style
June 6, 2019
Mezzo-Soprano Farrah El Dibany, the first Egyptian to win “Prix Lyrique de l’AROP”
Mezzo-Soprano Farrah El Dibany is first-ever Egyptian to win the “Prix Lyrique de l’AROP” from the Paris Opera House, according…
Digital Giza Project: an online scholar’s gate into Egypt’s ancient history
Archaeology
June 6, 2019
Digital Giza Project: an online scholar’s gate into Egypt’s ancient history
The Digital Giza project is a portrait of the considerable efforts devoted to Egypt by modern scholars from Harvard and…