Banks warn of fraud
BANKS operating in Egypt have sent text messages to their customers, warning them of fraudulent practices they could be exposed to as a result of disclosing their account data. The warning came after a number of Banque Misr (...)
Russia tripling flights
RUSSIA will triple the number of flights to Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh airports to 15 a week to each airport starting 27 August, the Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday, citing a statement from Russia's Covid-19 (...)
Russian flights to resume
RUSSIAN flights between Moscow and the Egyptian resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh will resume on 9 August, the Russian news agency TASS announced on Saturday.
Moscow-Hurghada and Moscow-Sharm flights will (...)
Ever Given freed
THE SUEZ Canal Authority (SCA) will release the Ever Given which had blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March, causing a global trade crisis and a social media frenzy.
The ship will be freed after a settlement was reached with (...)
Incentives for Saudis
SAUDI investments in Egypt are expected to reach $50 billion during the next five years "so long as good incentives are available," said Bandar Al-Amri, chairman of the Egyptian Saudi Joint Business Council, adding that the (...)
Cigarette prices to increase
THE PRICE of cigarettes will increase next month.
All cigarette brands will increase by as much as 50 piastres (half an Egyptian pound). The increase comes under new ceilings on the taxable price brackets introduced two (...)
New coronavirus drugs
THE CORONAVIRUS treatment protocol has been updated in accordance with international standards by adding new drugs that have proven effective, according to Health Ministry officials. Preventive treatment for black fungus will (...)
Journalists released
BUSINESS news company owner Mustafa Saqr and journalists Islam Al-Kalhi and Hassan Al-Qabbani were released on Monday after spending between six and 18 months in detention. Saqr, Al-Kalhi and Al-Qabbani returned home after the (...)
Three-week extension
MINISTER of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar announced during a video-conference with the Supreme Council of Universities (SCU) that the mid-year holiday would end on 26 February. During the meeting, (...)
Registration begins
THE MINISTRY of Health announced on Friday last week that online registration for the Covid-19 vaccination will start this week on the ministry's website.
Following the vaccination of all medical teams, priority will be given to (...)
UK vaccine received
EGYPT received 50,000 shots of the UK AstraZeneca vaccine on Sunday, just a few hours after the Egyptian Drug Authority gave the green light for its emergency use against Covid-19. Egypt plans to purchase 20 million doses of the (...)
Floating hotels
to reopen
FLOATING hotels between Luxor and Aswan will reopen at the beginning of October, sailing on the Nile carrying tourists to and from sites and cities scattered along the river. Tourism resumed in Luxor and Aswan on 1 (...)
Gang rape
investigation
THE GENERAL Prosecution on Monday ordered the detention of three people for four days pending an investigation in the gang rape of a young woman in 2014. The prosecution also ordered the release on bail of three other (...)
Encroaching on Egypt's waters
EGYPT said on Saturday that Turkish seismic survey plans in the eastern Mediterranean could encroach on Egyptian waters where Cairo has exclusive rights. Egypt's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the survey (...)
Aiming for better cotton
EGYPT officially launched an initiative last week aiming to improve the local cotton industry and support farmer livelihoods by adopting more sustainable practices.
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is part of the (...)
Three bank
branches close
STATE-owned Banque du Caire announced on Saturday the closure of a downtown branch after two staff members tested positive for Covid-19. The branch, in Talaat Harb, was shut down on 6 May, one day after the detection of two (...)
Traditional march
TWENTY people who were arrested for breaking the curfew and for not complying with the state's measures to curb the spread of coronavirus were released on Saturday. They were detained for marching on the streets to mark the start (...)
Stranded Egyptians back
EGYPTAIR is operating special flights this week to fly back Egyptians stranded in a number of countries due to coronavirus flight bans.
A special flight yesterday was to return Egyptians stranded in Saudi Arabia. Egyptians in (...)
Mass prayers
without audience
POPE Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria headed the Palm Sunday Mass without an audience as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. A few priests, monks and deacons participated in the mass at the (...)
Salary increase
THE GOVERNMENT is set to take a series of measures to increase salaries of civil employees and improve their financial situation. Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Radi said in a statement that President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi (...)
No flights back home
MORE than 5,000 Egyptian pilgrims are stuck in Saudi Arabia after Saudi authorities suspended flights between the kingdom and nine countries, including Egypt.
The Saudi decision was taken on Sunday as part of precautionary (...)
GEM tickets
THE PRICE of tickets to the main exhibition halls of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has been set at LE30 for Egyptians while tickets for the King Tutankhamun exhibition halls — due to display a huge collection of the ancient Pharaoh's (...)
British flights return to Sharm
BRITISH flights to the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh resumed on Sunday, the first flights since the 2015 Russian airliner bombing. A TUI flight from Gatwick was greeted with celebrations after landing in Sharm (...)
Delivering energy needs
THE EGYPT Petroleum Show (EGYPS 2020) opened on Tuesday at the International Exhibition Centre in New Cairo. The three-day event is due to host 30,000 people, over 450 exhibiting companies and 15 international country (...)
Gas pipeline bombed
MILITANTS bombed the gas pipeline between Israel and Egypt on Sunday. The incident happened in the Bir Al-Abd region of North Sinai.
Egyptian security officials say at least six militants planted explosives under the pipeline. On (...)