Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance, said that the government started reaping the fruits of modernization and automation projects of the customs system.
He revealed that customs clearance now took 3.9 days in seaports during 2021 instead of 6.5 days (...)
Egypt will be free from unsafe settlements by the end of 2021, and from informal housing areas by 2030, as part of the Egyptian government's plan to provide safe and decent housing for all Egyptians, according to a report by the Media Center of the (...)
State-owned Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) plans to invest up to $500 million in Egypt by 2022, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Saif Al Mazrouei further told in an interview with CNBC Arabia that his company seeks to win the contracts for two upcoming (...)
The year 2021 marks the 26th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Egypt and South Korea. Every year on 15 August, South Korea celebrates its National Liberation Day, but due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the celebration (...)
Egypt received the third shipment in three weeks of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines on 30 October. The additional 3.6-million doses shipment comes as part of 8.25 million doses donated from the US to Egypt through COVAX to prevent the spread of the (...)
The Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts in Rome has launched its new cultural season, entitled "Egypt-Italy: Culture and Civilization Shared Horizons".
Under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem, an opening ceremony was held (...)
Egypt received the third shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines from the United States. The shipment of an additional 1.4 million Pfizer doses is part of a 500-million-dose donation from the US to the countries of the African Union through COVAX. (...)
Egypt received a second shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines from the United States. The shipment of an additional 1.6 million Pfizer doses is part of a 500-million-dose donation from the US to the countries of the African Union through COVAX. and (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi chaired Tuesday a meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in which he congratulated the Egyptian people and the army on the 48th anniversary of the 6 October War.
Bassam Radi, the spokesperson for (...)
Egypt's Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem nominated, on Monday, the National Folklore Band of the Artistic House for Folk and Performing Arts, to represent Egypt at the Folk Dance Festival.
The band, headed by Adel Abdo, will travel to the (...)
US Chargé d'Affaires, Nicole Shampaine and Assistant Minister of Health Mohamed Hassany welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines to Cairo. The 1.6 million Pfizer dose shipment is a direct donation from the United States (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated on Monday Bahr El-Baqar wastewater treatment plant, the biggest of its kind in the world.
The plant, in the northern governorate of Port Said, cost 18 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.1 billion) to (...)
In order to promote cultural exchange between Egypt and South Korea, the Korean Cultural Centre held an event at the Misr Public Library in Port Said, under the title "Korean Culture Caravan", on Sunday.
Amid anti-COVID-19 precautionary measures, (...)
Egyptian Propylene & Polypropylene (EPP), Egypt's and North Africa's largest and only integrated producer, manufactures 350,000 tonnes of polypropylene annually, of which 75% is exported, and the rest goes to the Egyptian market, according to (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly asserted on Thursday that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is especially supportive of the strategy to localise the automotive industry.
This came during Madbouly's meeting with a delegation of members from the (...)
Egypt's Minister of Health Hala Zayed said, on Wednesday, that the total number of vaccination centres reached 830 nationwide, including travel centres.
The Egyptian cabinet held a meeting, headed by Egypt's Prime Mostafa Madbouly, to review the (...)
The blue economy is the winning card for coastal countries. According to the World Bank, which defines the emerging concept as "the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi led on Tuesday a military funeral procession for former defence minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy who died at the age of 85 and extended condolences to his family.
The funeral was held at (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stated on Tuesday that late defence minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy — who passed away earlier today at the age of 85 — "led the country wisely in the most difficult circumstances and played a key (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi witnessed the inauguration of a number of national projects for the development of the Sinai Peninsula in an event in Suez on Tuesday.
The event was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and several (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi witnessed, on Tuesday, the inauguration of several national development projects in the Sinai Peninsula, including the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel II, which connects Africa to Asia.
The tunnel is another connection (...)
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced, on Monday, the launch of the "Together We Reassure... Register Now" awareness campaign in Damietta, Assiut, and Port Said governorates.
The campaign aims to encourage citizens to (...)
Masry named former Esperance boss and two-time African Champions League winner Moine Chaabani as their new coach, the Egyptian Premier League club announced on Sunday.
The Port Said-based side made the announcement in a short statement on their (...)
At least three persons were slightly wounded when one train carriage derailed near Zagazig station earlier on Friday.
At 10:35 a.m. a carriage of the Port Said-Alexandria train came off tracks, the Railway Authority said in a statement.
The next two (...)
Egypt's Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait has revealed that the government has injected about EGP 115m in the obsolete vehicle replacement initiative until the end of August.
The finance acts as a green incentive for the replaced car owners. The (...)
