Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics announced that an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale has hit East Nueweiba in South Sinai.
According to the institute, its National Seismic Network recorded early on Sunday (...)
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in three days to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets of the city (...)
Two armies are on the march in Egypt today. One is the “white army”, the convoys of medical personnel in hospitals, healthcare and research centres and other facilities who are working round the clock in the fight to contain the coronavirus. The (...)
Finance Ministry has allocated EGP 3.8bn to Egypt's health sector since the beginning of March, in a bid to counter the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Minister of Finance Mohamed Moeit said in a Wednesday press statement.
Moeit added that EGP (...)
Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting to address the state's preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among construction workers, according to a Wednesday statement.
Madbouly met with (...)
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast mild weather in the majority of Egypt's governorates on Tuesday, except for Upper Egypt where it will be slightly warmer.
The weather in Greater Cairo, Nile Delta cities, South Sinai and Red Sea (...)
Saturday 21 March will mark the Mother's Day. On this special occasion, Egypt has a tradition to honor ideal mothers to appreciate their roles in family and community.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Tuesday the 32 ideal mothers, (...)
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly discussed with Health Minister Hala Zayed on Wednesday the latest updates regarding the Coronavirus outbreak and followed up on the country's preventive measures to combat the disease in Egypt.
During the meeting, (...)
Governor of South Sinai Khaled Fouda issued a decision to stop halt internal tourism trips in Sharm El Sheikh starting from Tuesday 19 March until 31 March, to halt the spread of coronavirus. Earlier, an international flight suspension period was (...)
The United Kingdom embassy to Egypt released a statement on Wednesday to calm their citizens' fears, assuring that they can return home, after application of Egypt's decision of suspension of air travel from 19 to 31 March, on board of Easyjet.
“We (...)
Egypt will not receive domestic tourist groups in its popular Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh for 14 days, and will place all tourism workers there under quarantine at hotels starting Thursday, the provincial governor said.
The decision, (...)
Faris Al-Ansari, one of the most dangerous Islamic State (IS) commanders in Sinai, died in a shootout with the Egyptian army last week, reports Ahmed Eleiba.
The military laid siege to Al-Ansari in his hideout in the Al-Agra district south of Rafah. (...)
Six terrorists were killed in a shootout with police forces during a raid in Bir El-Abd city in North Sinai, Egypt's interior ministry announced in a statement on Monday.
The ministry said police carried out the raid after Egypt's national security (...)
The wave of extremely unstable weather that hit Egypt on Thursday will continue on Friday, with a decline in temperature and heavier winds, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority announced.
Weather conditions will improve starting Saturday afternoon (...)
On Thursday there will be a nation-wide day off due to bad weather conditions, following predictions of heavy rain and sandy winds, the government said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced the state of (...)
Winners of the fourth edition of the Excellence Award from the Professional Development Foundation (PDF) were honoured in a celebration at the Giza Pyramids earlier this week under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
The annual award (...)
Egypt's parliament on Monday approved new amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Law 80/2002.
Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said the amendments were revised by the State Council, the Higher Council for Judges, the Central Bank of Egypt, the (...)
With the third victory of Netanyahu's electoral coalition, the Israel political system has once again receded into that dark chamber wherein governments are formed — an outcome which, as I write this, is still up in the air. The elections results (...)
Jordan on Tuesday closed border crossings with Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank and its seaports to shipping from Egypt as well as barred overland passenger traffic from Iraq to protect the kingdom from coronavirus, the health minister (...)
The Maker Faire is an international event based in the United States that is now held in almost 40 countries around the world, including Egypt over the past six years.
It saw a remarkable turnout this year, indicating that the event has found its (...)
Egypt's government said it is shutting down schools and universities nationwide on Thursday due to “severely unstable” weather conditions as prescribed by meteorologists, the cabinet said on Tuesday.
The measure is meant to facilitate the "taking of (...)
Egyptian parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said MPs are closely following the latest developments related to negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
“In this respect, let me declare that Egypt will never waive its rights to the (...)
The Kuwaiti government took several hesitant yet sharp decisions toward Egypt as part of its Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precautions measures over the last week. The government started with suspending entry visas for Egyptians, followed by (...)
Egypt has executed top Islamist militant Hisham Ashmawy on Wednesday over his involvement in several high-profile terror attacks, said Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer Al-Rifai.
Cairo Criminal Court had sentenced Ashmawi and 36 other members (...)
Data from 29,000 adults showed those with the highest mercury levels in their blood were 79% more likely to report having had a non-melanoma skin cancer than those with the lowest levels.
“People are generally exposed to mercury by consuming fish (...)
