An Egyptian national in Italy has died of the coronavirus, becoming the first Egyptian to die in Europe's hardest-hit country, a non-profit association said on Wednesday.
Ahmed El-Far, 58, died Tuesday night in a hospital in the city of Bergamo, (...)
At least two people died in Egypt Thursday as a result of "severely unstable” weather conditions that have prompted authorities to declare a nationwide day off.
A 35-year-old man died Thursday morning after a wall collapsed in Upper Egypt's Sohag (...)
Egypt's national carrier EgyptAir said 85 percent of flights were proceeding normally, adding in a statement Thursday afternoon that the bad weather has only caused “slight delays” for some domestic trips.
In Luxor, the international airport has (...)
Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Wednesday with a delegation of US Evangelical leaders on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during which he focused on Egypt's commitment to supporting the (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ratified on Saturday the law regulating press and media after it was approved by the House of Representatives in June.
The ratification of Law 180 of 2018 was published in the official gazette, stating the law (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ratified on Friday a law establishing the National Press Authority, which was passed by the House of Representatives in June.
The state body is tasked with upgrading the performance of national press (...)
In his first ever press conference since taking office last May, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned his nation on Saturday that the under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) "may never see the light of day" if delays on the (...)
Egypt's Protection of Competition Authority referred on Thursday 70 clay brick factories to public prosecution over an inside deal to hike and fix prices of materials sold.
The authority accused the factory owners of intentionally raising the prices (...)
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II expressed felicitations to Muslims for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday while visiting Al-Azhar's Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb at his office in Cairo on Wednesday.
El-Tayeb praised the special and unique (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting with officials on Sunday to follow up the work progress in implementing the fourth phase of the third line of the Underground Metro.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madboly, (...)
Egyptian police have gunned down five members of terrorist group Hasm in Qalyubia governorate, Nile Delta.
Police forces raided a hideout near Al-Obour city, which sparked a shootout with the slain Hasm members who were trying to escape, the (...)
Egypt is set to renovate the first and oldest line of Cairo's metro system with a fund of 205 million euros, the cabinet said on Wednesday after a deal was signed between the government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (...)
The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education said in a statement on Wednesday that no fake academic certificates for bachelors and masters degrees were issued to Kuwaiti citizens from Egyptian universities.
Kuwait recently opened investigations into (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa to discuss strategies to counter extremist religious ideologies and promote the correct (...)
Over the past two days, social media platforms and TV news shows in Egypt have been dominated by discussions about the suicide of 18-year-old teenager Khaled El-Fakharany – the son of former Egyptian MP Hamdy El-Fakharany – who was found hanging in (...)
Egyptian expatriates began voting in the 2018 Egyptian presidential elections on Friday morning in embassies in 118 countries around the world.
All Egyptians living abroad will be able to cast their votes in this year's presidential elections – 16, (...)
1953: First president appointed by the Revolutionary Command Council
Following the ouster of King Farouk I as a result of the 1952 revolution, Mohamed Naguib, the leader of the Egyptian armed forces, was appointed the first president of Egypt by a (...)
Whether at your work place, on the street or even on public transportation, you have likely seen somebody inhaling vapour through this sleek digital box with pleasant-smelling flavoured clouds.
Given that the trend has been around for almost a (...)
Several academic and political figures from Greece, Cyprus and Egypt gathered in Cairo on Monday for a workshop on the emerging strategic cooperation between the Eastern Mediterranean countries, especially in the fields of energy and security.
The (...)
As part of a tour to communicate with French citizens abroad on her electoral campaign to win a seat in the French national assembly as part of France's newly elected President Emmanuel Macron's Le Republic en Marche (LREM) Party, candidate Amal (...)
A group of Egyptian ministers and experts gathered for a media event in Cairo on Monday to highlight the unfolding "catastrophe" of uncontrolled population growth in Egypt and review official efforts to tackle the problem.
The event at a five-star (...)
"Please pray for my journey tomorrow as a pilgrim of peace to Egypt", tweeted Roman Catholic Pope Francis one day before he starts his visit to Egypt.
The Pope is set to arrive in Cairo on Friday for an official two-day visit, the first such papal (...)
Egypt's cabinet approved on Monday a nationwide three-month state of emergency, which President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi declared hours after two deadly suicide bombings hit St. George Cathedral in Tanta and St. Mark's Cathedral in Alexandria, killing (...)
Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi declared a state of emergency nationwide on Sunday after attacks by suspected suicide bombers on two different Egyptian churches killed dozens and injured scores, in the deadliest recent attack against the (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told Fox News on Wednesday that he may use his authority in the case of imprisoned Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi, once the court has reached a verdict.
Fox News' Bret Baier asked the president if her (...)