On 19 May, the final exams of grade 10 students kicked off across the country, with 650,000 students sitting for their Arabic exams followed by biology and French and using the new computerised exams system.
The exams are scheduled to finish on 30 (...)
The Swiss embassy in Cairo and WorldFish – an international, non-profit research organisation – celebrated the completion of the Swiss-funded Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate (YEAG) project, which has provided training and business support to (...)
The ministry of planning approved EGP 149m for local development programmes in different governorates of Egypt as part of the ministry's plan in the current fiscal year 2018/19.
The allocated funding is divided into about EGP 18m for development (...)
Ramadan Highlights
Amir Bashtak Palace
Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187
Sat 18, 9.30pm: The Arab Singing Youth concert features a group of the golden voices, conducted by maestro Medhat Abdel-Samiaa.
Thurs 23, 9.30pm: Classical music by Al-Nour wa (...)
Egypt is making new efforts to promote tourism on the international stage by partnering with the US channel CNN to launch a global tourism campaign and making a series of documentaries on Egypt's archaeological wonders with an Italian media group, (...)
Egypt is making new efforts to promote tourism on the international stage by partnering with the US channel CNN to launch a global tourism campaign and making a series of documentaries on Egypt's archaeological wonders with an Italian media group, (...)
Egypt's solar park in Aswan has recently won a best project award given by the World Bank Group. This is the first time that Egypt has received the award, and it reflects the bank's trust in the government's current economic reform programme.
The (...)
Investors of the solar energy feed-in tariff projects in Benban, Aswan has experienced a big crisis after the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) asked to pay extra EGP 1.9bn as part the cost-sharing. This increase is 130% of the main (...)
The Italian television will start presenting on 22 May a number of documentary films, which will present the pyramids and the history of Egyptian civilisation, as part of the promotion campaigns of the ministry of tourism in order to promote (...)
Saudi Arabia's alfanar aims to launch new solar and wind power plants with total capacity of 1.6GW and investments of $1.6bn until 2021, including a $250m worth wind farm in Egypt.
Daily News Egypt interviewed Jamal Wadi, CEO of alfanar Global (...)
Egypt's Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, discussed the expansion in establishing green cities in Egypt during her Sunday meeting with Janet Heckman, the managing director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region at the (...)
Amir Taz Palace
27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 02 2514 2581
Tues 14, 9.30pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini (religious chanting) School troupe performs religious songs.
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Thurs (...)
This week Egypt lost a remarkable figure — not only an icon of the screen but also of the left — who made vast contributions to the big and small screens as well as the stage. Mohsena Tawfik — often referred to by the name with which the motherland (...)
This week Egypt lost a remarkable figure — not only an icon of the screen but also of the left — who made vast contributions to the big and small screens as well as the stage.
Mohsena Tawfik — often referred to by the name with which the motherland (...)
Hany Tawakol, chairperson of Al Tawakol Electrical Company (Gila), said the company is currently focusing on completing the second stage of the 35MW solar power plant. The land will be agreed upon with the governor of South Sinai within months.
He (...)
Newly appointed World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass arrived in Cairo on Saturday for a two-day working trip focused on the Egyptian economy.
During his visit, the WBG president met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Minister of (...)
Tis the season, not for Christmas, but rather for spring, which brings with it a set of national holidays in Egypt. This year, the holiday calendar means that many people can bridge their way through them and enjoy a 10-day break from work.
Thursday (...)
A Graeco-Roman rock-cut tomb belonging to a man called Tjt was discovered on Tuesday through an Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission working at the Aga Khan Mausoleum area in Aswan, according to a press release published by the ministry of (...)
Tis the season, not for Christmas, but rather for spring, which brings with it a set of national holidays in Egypt. This year, the holiday calendar means that many people can bridge their way through them and enjoy a 10-day break from work.
Thursday (...)
Egyptians started casting their votes in the polls which opened Saturday through Monday with 61 million Egyptians eligible to vote on the constitutional amendments.
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi casted his vote on the first voting day inside Egypt, (...)
The average tourist spending in Egypt increased during the current season compared to previous seasons, reaching close to $70 per night, up from between $20, $30 during the period after the 25 January Revolution, Mohamed Osman, chairperson of the (...)
A ministerial decree to increase passenger fees on domestic flights by $5 has led to the ire of many Egyptians, who are already complaining of the expensive price of airline tickets to local destinations.
The decree, announced by Minister of (...)
All the projects of the solar energy feed-in tariff in Benban, Aswan will be ready and connected to the national electricity grid by September, Chairperson of the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), Mohamed Al-Khayyat, told Daily News (...)
Egypt will continue to see relatively cool temperatures over the coming two days, with lows of around 13-14 degrees Celsius in the capital Cairo.
Highs in the capital and cities in Nile Delta are predicted at 23 degrees on Wednesday, and will (...)
