UPDATE: Egypt, China c.banks ink pact to boost financial cooperation, local currency trade    Foreign, housing ministers discuss Egypt's role in African development push    Egypt backs Palestinian unity, calls for ceasefire, aid access    EGX ends week in green on July 10    Egyptian pound strengthens against US dollar on July 10    Egypt, China central banks sign pacts to boost yuan use, payment systems    Egypt's EDA, Haleon discuss local market support    Environment ministry signs agreement to strengthen marine protection, promote ecotourism    Egypt, WHO discuss expanding health cooperation, development initiatives    Service restoration underway after Cairo telecom fire, minister tells PM    Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Egypt for high-level talks    Gaza under siege, fire: Resistance intensifies amid deepening humanitarian collapse    Korea Culture Week in Egypt to blend K-Pop with traditional arts    Egypt, Pakistan boost healthcare ties – Cabinet    UK, Egypt strengthen cooperation on green transition, eco-tourism, and environmental investments    Escalation in Gaza as ceasefire talks remain fragile amid mounting humanitarian crisis    CIB finances Giza Pyramids Sound and Light Show redevelopment with EGP 963m loan    Egypt's PM, Uruguay's president discuss Gaza, trade at BRICS summit    Greco-Roman tombs with hieroglyphic inscriptions discovered in Aswan    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Three ancient rock-cut tombs discovered in Aswan    Egypt condemns deadly terrorist attack in Niger        Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt's GAH, Spain's Konecta discuss digital health partnership    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Adham Youssef
Egypt to receive 20 million Sputnik, 20 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines
The Egyptian Government announced, on Wednesday, that it will receive 20 million doses of Russia's Sputnik vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to a further 20 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. At its weekly (...)

19 - 05 - 2021
Egyptian former Coptic Christian monk executed for killing bishop
A former monk with Egypt's Orthodox Church was executed on Sunday after being sentenced to death for killing a bishop in 2018, Egypt's Prisons Authority announced. Monk Isaiah, real name Wael Tawadros, was sentenced to death for the murder, with the (...)

09 - 05 - 2021
Egyptian, French armies carry out joint naval, air drills
The Egyptian and French naval forces carried out several drills within the southern fleet on Sunday. Both countries' air forces also conducted joint exercises, called "Ramses – 2021", at an Egyptian air base. The joint drills come "within the (...)

09 - 05 - 2021
Egypt will accept no harm to its water interests: Al-Sisi
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met, on Wednesday, with the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman, and asserted that Egypt will not accept any harm to its water interests. According to an Egyptian Presidency statement, the (...)

05 - 05 - 2021
Cannes Film Festival to open 2021 edition with Leos Carax's Annette
The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will open on 7 July with Leos Carax's romantic musical film Annette, featuring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard. The film, which will also play in competition, is set in contemporary Los Angeles. It tells (...)

26 - 04 - 2021
Chloe Zhao breaks records at 2021 Oscars
Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao's latest film, Nomadland, a tale about a woman who decides to live out of her van and travel around the American West, has broken records at the 2021 Oscars. During the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, Zhao was (...)

26 - 04 - 2021
Rotterdam Film Festival announces June 2021 hybrid programme
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IRFF) will bring audiences together both online and in person in a hybrid format in June 2021. The format includes a film programme available on demand in the Netherlands, and physically in Rotterdam, as (...)

19 - 04 - 2021
2 Egyptian journalists released after 18-month remand
Two Egyptian journalists, Solafa Magdy and Hossam Al-Sayyad, have been released from detention after 18 months in custody, Egypt's Press Syndicate and family sources have said. Diaa Rashwan, head of the Press Syndicate, confirmed the news and (...)

14 - 04 - 2021
Egypt studies human rights recommendations from regional, international entities: Foreign Ministry
Ambassador Alaa Rushdie, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Affairs and International Security, said that enhancing respect for human rights is a cumulative process, pointing out that Egypt is keen to benefit from international (...)

09 - 04 - 2021
President Al-Sisi asserts government's efforts to protect Egyptian antiquities
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi asserted, on Sunday, the government's keenness to continue protecting the country's heritage and antiquities. This includes exhibiting them to the Egyptian public and the international audience in the best (...)

04 - 04 - 2021
Crude oil price rises after Suez Canal blockage
The price of crude oil rose by $1.75, or 2.9%, to $62.54 a barrel, on Wednesday, as Egypt continued efforts to free a giant container vessel trapped on the Suez Canal's parallel channel. The Ever Given vessel, owned by Taiwanese marine company (...)

24 - 03 - 2021
Luxor African Film Festival reveals full details
The 10th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) will take place from 26 March-1 April, under the slogan "Ten Years of Imagination". This year's event, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Egyptian actress Madiha Yousry's birth, (...)

22 - 03 - 2021
Sudan name guest of honour at Luxor African Film Festival
The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is set to celebrate Sudanese cinema at its upcoming 10th edition, which starts later on this month, following Sudan's nomination as the festival's guest of honour. The nomination reflects the success and (...)

22 - 03 - 2021
30% of COVID-19 related deaths among healthcare workers were women: Planning Minister
Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said has said that 30% of the deaths reported among healthcare workers during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were women. During a national event celebrating Egyptian women on (...)

21 - 03 - 2021
Interior Ministry denies abuse in prisons as torture allegations surface
Egypt's Ministry of Interior denied, on Tuesday night, the recent claims about mistreatment of persons while they are under arrest or incarcerated in the country's detention facilities, after testimonies of alleged torture surfaced. Activist Mona (...)

11 - 03 - 2021
Berlinale Golden Bear award goes to Radu Jude's ‘Bad Luck Banging'
The winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film, the Berlin International Film Festival's top award, is Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, by Romanian director Radu Jude. The controversial films divided critics, due to its explicit hardcore sex scenes. It (...)

08 - 03 - 2021
Egypt, Sudan finalise agreement strengthening military cooperation
Egypt and Sudan have finalised an agreement to strengthen military cooperation as part of the seventh meeting of the Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Military Committee, which took place in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday. Representing the (...)

03 - 03 - 2021
Shoukry meets Qatar's Al Thani for 1st time since 2017 boycott
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Arab League meetings. Ahmed Hafez, Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, (...)

03 - 03 - 2021
Red Sea International Film Festival announces 2021 festival dates
The first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will take place from the 11-20 of November 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 2021 theme of "Metamorphosis" celebrates cinema as a force for positive change. It reflects on the Festival's (...)

01 - 03 - 2021
Egyptian doctors hope for more dialogue, intensified social and financial care
On social media groups gathering people who intend to travel to Germany and the US, several users post opportunities and scholarships for doctors, medical technicians, and nurses. These grab the attention of hundreds of Egyptian medical students and (...)

28 - 02 - 2021
Google ‘translate' ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
The mammoth technology company, Google, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new machine learning tool that can help decode Egyptian hieroglyphs in Arabic and English. In a webinar attended by Daily News Egypt, Head of Preservation at Google Arts (...)

15 - 07 - 2020
Retired military personnel shall require SCAF approval to practice politics
No former or currently-serving military personnel will be allowed to participate in electoral politics without the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) permission, the Egyptian Parliament has said. The parliamentary announcement came following (...)

05 - 07 - 2020
Thanaweyya Amma exams to start 21 June under strict precautions
Minister of Education Tarek Shawky announced on Sunday that the Thanaweyya Amma (secondary school certificate) exams will proceed as scheduled, with social distancing measures enforced to guarantee the safety of students and staff. Shawky said his (...)

07 - 06 - 2020
Ma'ali Al Wazir: Nightmares of autocrat's unseen desire for power
When late director Samir Seif's political comedy, Ma'ali Al Wazir (‘His Excellency the Minister'), was released in Egypt in 2002, local media reported that a special screening was arranged for the cabinet and ministers at the time. It was reported (...)

14 - 04 - 2020
Berlinale Golden Bear goes to Iranian film There Is No Evil
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) concluded on Saturday, but the winner of the Golden Bear wasn't at the ceremony to recieve his award contrary to his desire. Dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was banned by state (...)

02 - 03 - 2020
Advertisement