More than 5 million people cast their vote in the run-off of the first stage of the Egyptian House of Representatives elections held earlier this month, representing 20.01 percent of the electorate, the National Elections Authority (NEA) (...)
The Egyptian governorates of Cairo, Alexandria, Gharbiya, and Luxor are seeing the highest rates of coronavirus infections in the country, said health minister Hala Zayed on Wednesday.
During a cabinet meeting, Zayed presented a report that shows (...)
Polling stations in 13 governorates opened at 9 AM for citizens to cast their ballots on Monday and Tuesday in the run-off of the first stage of the House of Representatives elections.
The vote, which is limited to candidates running under the (...)
Run-off of the first stage of Egypt's new House of Representatives elections has kicked off for Egyptian expats in 124 countries in order to choose the representatives of the as-of-yet undecided individual seats in 13 governorates.
Egyptian expats (...)
Voters in 13 governorates head to the polls next week in the run-off round for the first stage of parliamentary elections. Egyptians abroad will vote between 21 and 23 November, and those at home between 23 and 24 November. Second stage run-offs (...)
Egypt will expand in transportation projects based on the public-private partnership (PPP) to achieve inclusive and sustainable development, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait announced.
Maait said that the achievements that Egypt attained over the (...)
The Egyptian community this week mourned the loss of Farkhonda Hassan, a scientist, academic, parliament member and women's advocate who passed away on Friday 30 October at the age of 90.
Hassan co-chaired the Gender Advisory Board of the United (...)
The Ministry of Education launched the second phase of its public-private partnership (PPP) programme to build 1,000 language schools up until the year 2030 this week, with these offering quality education to Egyptian students.
Investment in this (...)
The National Election Authority is scheduled to hold a press conference on 1 November to announce the results of the first stage of Egypt's parliamentary election, held between 21 and 25 October.
Semi-official figures released by judges supervising (...)
Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Affairs Abroad Nabila Makram communicated with Egyptian child Maysarah who won the Austrian "Person of the Year" award for showing the graciousness of Egyptians abroad in the time of (...)
Polls reopened in several areas in Egypt on Sunday for the second and final voting day domestically for the new House of Representatives elections first stage, which are held amid strict preventive measures against the coronavirus pandemic.
Poll (...)
Egyptians went to polling stations Saturday morning to vote in the first phase of the new House of Representatives elections, slated at home for Saturday and Sunday.
The voting is being held in 14 governorates amid tight precautionary measures over (...)
Egypt allocated 2.9 billion Egyptian pounds in investments for the local development of Upper Egypt in fiscal year 2020/2021, according to the Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hala El-Saeed.
These investments include 1.3 (...)
The National Election Authority (NEA) said on Monday that 140 polling stations, located in Egyptian embassies and consulates in 124 countries, would be open for voting by expats on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Voters at home will follow suit, in (...)
Campaigning for the House of Representatives election will end on Sunday 18 October, three days before expatriate Egyptians go to the polls on 21 October, and six before the polls open for Egyptians at home.
The National Election Authority (NEA) has (...)
Political parties began preparations this week for the first stage of parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held between 21 October and 30 November. The National Election Authority (NEA) said campaigning will begin on 5 October and run until 18 (...)
Sarwa Capital Group has become the first financing company to receive accreditation by the Traffic Authority after it succeeded in obtaining the first consumer finance licence in Egypt, CEO Saeed Zaatar said.
The group has obtained the first licence (...)
Jabarti's world
Esmat Mohamed Hassan, Aspects of Egyptian Social Life through the Writings of Al-Jabarti, Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organisation, pp200
Al-Jabarti
In his work the premiere historian of Cairo Abdul Rahman Al-Jabarti (1753-1825) (...)
Egypt's Assiut and Sohag international airports in Upper Egypt received on Thursday the first two flights operated by Saudi Airlines after the resumption of international passenger flights to Egypt.
Saudi Airlines is set to operate four flights a (...)
Egypt's Assiut and Sohag international airports in Upper Egypt received on Thursday the first two flights operated by Saudi Airlines after the resumption of international passenger flights to Egypt.
Saudi Airlines is set to operate four flights a (...)
Egypt's cement sector is scrambling for survival. With supply exceeding demand, a number of cement factories are facing the prospect of closure after they were forced to reduce their production capacity and have endured heavy financial (...)
Amer Group Holding Co cancelled a plan to buy a land plot in New Sohag City for building an urban project.
The company took its decision after conducting financial and marketing studies to consider the feasibility of the project, according to a (...)
Egypt's International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat, U.S. Ambassador, and USAID agency officials inaugurated expansions of a wastewater treatment plant in Al-Hubail region Luxor that increases the plant's capacity by 36,000 cubic metres per (...)
The head of Egypt's National Elections Authority (NEA) Lasheen Ibrahim announced on Wednesday the results of the run-offs for Egypt's Senate elections, which saw 52 candidates competing for 26 seats.
During a press conference, Ibrahim said there (...)
The government reacted quickly this week after MPs and the media demanded a reduction in fines for building code violations and a two-month extension to the 30 September deadline set for owners to regularise the status of their buildings.
On 12 (...)
