Eid al-Adha
Update: Death toll of bus crash on Eastern Desert Road rises to 15
Egypt
August 29, 2017
Update: Death toll of bus crash on Eastern Desert Road rises to 15
The death toll of a collision between a bus and a truck carrying poultry on Eastern Desert Road around midnight Tuesday rose to…
Arab holidaymakers fill up Sharm el-Sheikh hotels in Eid al-Adha
Travel
August 28, 2017
Arab holidaymakers fill up Sharm el-Sheikh hotels in Eid al-Adha
Rooms in Red Sea and South Sinai hotels are fully booked for the Eid al-Adha holiday in September. Reservations at various hotels…
Health Ministry prepares emergency responses for Eid al-Adha
Egypt
August 27, 2017
Health Ministry prepares emergency responses for Eid al-Adha
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced a comprehensive plan to ensure medical services during the Eid al-Adha holiday, expected to take place…
State employees resume work, start holiday tomorrow
Egypt
June 28, 2017
State employees resume work, start holiday tomorrow
The state administrative apparatus, banks and the stock exchange resumed work on Wednesday, after the end of the Eid al-Fitr…
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims on way back via airports, seaports
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims on way back via airports, seaports
EgyptAir started ransferring the remaining Egyptian Hajj pilgrims back to Egypt from Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the airline said in…
Food poisoning strikes 22 at famous hotel in Ras Sedr
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Food poisoning strikes 22 at famous hotel in Ras Sedr
Twenty-two people went down with food poisoning on Thursday evening after eating a meal at a famous hotel in Ras…
35 Egyptian pilgrims died in 2016 Hajj, all from natural causes: official
Egypt
September 15, 2016
35 Egyptian pilgrims died in 2016 Hajj, all from natural causes: official
The death toll for Egyptian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia this year has risen to 35 cases, according to Sayyed…
Clash with Boko Haram in Niger kills five soldiers, 30 militants
Middle East
September 14, 2016
Clash with Boko Haram in Niger kills five soldiers, 30 militants
Thirty members of Boko Haram and five Nigerien soldiers have been killed in fighting in the southeastern Diffa region of…
Rock the fattah: Eid meat treats from near and far
Food
September 12, 2016
Rock the fattah: Eid meat treats from near and far
So Eid al-Adha has arrived once more, along with the many animals prepared for slaughter and the resulting abundance of…
Interior Ministry releases 759 prisoners on occasion of Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 12, 2016
Interior Ministry releases 759 prisoners on occasion of Eid al-Adha
The Interior Ministry has announced the release of 759 prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, continuing a tradition of…