CAIRO: The Ministry of Finance called on Egyptians to step in and support the stock market as it opens after a two-month closure Wednesday.
A total of 34 investment funds were created in which citizens can invest as little as LE 100 to buy stocks (...)
CAIRO: The finance ministry has set March 25 as the deadline to claim compensation for damages incurred during the January 25 Revolution.
In a statement, Finance Minister Samir Radwan said that the inspection of damaged buildings and cars (...)
CAIRO: In a statement released by the president of the American University in Cairo Monday, President Lisa Anderson clarified that AUC has its own security staff and “does not use armed police or state security on campus.”
The AUC president (...)
CAIRO: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has nominated Nemat Shafik for the position of deputy managing director, replacing Murilo Portugal who will leave on March 4.
Strauss-Kahn said: "I am delighted (...)
L ast week, as Egypt continued to celebrate its great revolution, the local alternative culture scene witnessed a transformative event of its own: The opening of the very first comic book store in the country.
Located in Heliopolis, (...)
CAIRO: Healthcare partnerships between the public and the private sectors in Egypt has improved dramatically over the past few years, a conference concluded Wednesday, urging both sectors to capitalize on growing opportunities.
The MENA (...)
CirCairo, the First International Circus Festival in Egypt, concluded its activities with a colorful closing ceremony on El-Muiz Street last Saturday, the last evening in a series of circus performances that took place throughout October.
The (...)
CAIRO: Reporters without Borders ranked Egypt at 127 on its annual Press Freedom Index, moving it 16 spots from its 143 ranking last year.
The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries based upon Reporters without Borders' assessment (...)
CAIRO: Three Egyptian journalists received the prestigious Anna Lindh Journalist Award, including the Professional Recognition Prize awarded to columnist Mona El Tahawy.
Prince Albert II of Monaco presented the awards to journalists from across (...)
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health is joining forces with the Scientific Office of Hoffmann-La Roche to raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection.
The agreement was announced by at an event hosted by the Women's Health (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) announced on Sunday the launch of a campaign against sectarianism in Egypt under the slogan “We are all one in Egypt – I reject sectarianism.”
EIPR stated that their campaign is a call for (...)
CAIRO: In cooperation with the NGO Wafaa El-Nil, the third Annual Characters of Egypt Festival will run from Oct. 29-31 at one of Egypt's most beautiful natural parks, Fustat Wadi El-Gemal.
This unique experience is set up with the aim of (...)
CAIRO: The statue of the ancient goddess Hathor will be moved to a museum in Sharm El-Sheikh after it was found in the desert five days after it went missing from Sarabit El-Khadem Temple where it originally stood.
Sarabit El-Khadem Temple is (...)
CAIRO: A technology transfer project designed to bridge the gap between research and industry was launched at the American University in Cairo (AUC) last week.
The project, overseen by AUC and comprising four Egyptian university-based offices, (...)
CAIRO: CanSurvive, Egypt's leading group for cancer patients, hosted an event on Sept. 21 at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza to celebrate World Lymphoma Awareness Day. The event's purpose was to spread awareness about lymphoma, as well as to promote (...)
In an unexpected visit to Cairo, comic book legend Jim Lee surprised his Egyptian fans with a discussion held at Al Kotob Khan bookstore in Maadi on Friday.
The creator of the “X-Men” series and “All Star Batman and Robin,” Lee — one of America's (...)