Egypt
Egypt hosts over 250,000 registered refugees, 5 million other escapees: official
Egypt
December 18, 2019
Egypt hosts over 250,000 registered refugees, 5 million other escapees: official
Egypt hosts more than 250,000 refugees registered with the UNHCR from 59 countries, alongside five million other foreigners escaping conflict,…
Cairo announces route for its first electric bus
Egypt
December 18, 2019
Cairo announces route for its first electric bus
The Public Transportation Authority has announced the route for the first electric bus in Cairo – starting from Tahrir Square,…
Media reports 9 female prisoners go on hunger strike against ill-treatment
Egypt
December 18, 2019
Media reports 9 female prisoners go on hunger strike against ill-treatment
Media outlets quoted former presidential hopeful and rights lawyer Khaled Ali reporting that nine female prisoners in al-Qanater prison were…
Twitter announces Egypt’s top highlights in 2019
Life & Style
December 17, 2019
Twitter announces Egypt’s top highlights in 2019
Marking the end of 2019, Twitter has revealed Egypt’s top highlights from the year – including hashtags, events, the most…
Egypt drops out of list of top 10 countries affected by terrorists
Egypt
December 17, 2019
Egypt drops out of list of top 10 countries affected by terrorists
Egypt has departed the list of top 10 countries affected by terrorism this year in the 2019 Global Terrorism Index…
Warmer weather for Egypt on Wednesday
Egypt
December 17, 2019
Warmer weather for Egypt on Wednesday
Meteorologists anticipate warmer weather across most of Egypt on Wednesday during the daytime, with moderately warm temperatures for southern Upper…
US dollar exchange rate in Egypt declines under LE16 mark
Business
December 17, 2019
US dollar exchange rate in Egypt declines under LE16 mark
The US dollar exchange rate made a new record decline against the Egyptian pound, falling below the LE16 mark for…
Egypt jumps four places in Climate Change Performance Index for 2019
Environment
December 16, 2019
Egypt jumps four places in Climate Change Performance Index for 2019
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad in an official statement announced that Egypt has jumped four ranks in the 2019…
Mohamed Sultan wins 3 gold medals in US open weightlifting championship
Egypt
December 16, 2019
Mohamed Sultan wins 3 gold medals in US open weightlifting championship
Egyptian weightlifter Mohamed Sultan won three gold medals in the American Open Weightlifting Championship, recently held in the US with…
Qatar FM says early talks with Saudi Arabia have broken stalemate
Middle East
December 16, 2019
Qatar FM says early talks with Saudi Arabia have broken stalemate
RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) — Qatar’s foreign minister said recent talks have broken a protracted stalemate with Saudi Arabia and that Doha would…