Self-educated Egyptian unveils World’s largest handwritten Quran
Self-educated Egyptian Sa’ad Mohammed is putting together what is on record to be the world’s largest handwritten Quran, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Mohammed, who lives […]
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Egypt: Three policemen killed in militant attack in Cairo
The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that three policemen were killed by militants in Cairo late on Monday. The three policemen, according to security officials, […]
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak cleared of murder of hundreds of protesters
Cairo-based cassation court Thursday confirmed a criminal court decision to clear the former Egyptian President of the death of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 […]
Morocco Enacts its Membership in Afreximbank
Morocco has enacted its membership in the Cairo-based African Export–Import Bank or Afreximbank by publishing in the latest official gazette the Convention establishing Afreximbank. Morocco […]
Egypt Holds Back Resolution Targeting Israel at the UN
Egypt delayed the tabling of a draft resolution, demanding an end to illegal constructions of Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands, for voting by the UN […]
Egypt to Receive $2bn Aid from Saudi Arabia
Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr on Thursday said the North African nation is to receive a $2 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia. While he […]
EgyptAir Flight Went off Radar with 66 Passengers
Flight MS804, an EgyptAir Airbus A320 en route from Paris to Cairo, has disappeared from radar with 56 passengers and 10 cabin crewmembers Wednesday night, […]
Egypt, Bahrain Sign 11 MoUs to Boost Trade
Bahrain and Egypt have signed eleven Memorandums of Understanding in various fields during a joint business forum held in Cairo with both parties hoping to […]
Paris and Cairo ink $2.26 billion deals
French President François Hollande signed several deals worth about €2 billion ($2.26 billion) with Egypt during his visit to Cairo, the Elysee said on Monday. […]
Egypt: Central Bank seeks compromise with Chamber of Commerce
Crisis surrounding the Egyptian pound is increasing and calls for the devaluation of the currency is getting louder as businessmen struggle to obtain foreign currency […]