Latest in Tag: 2017 Highlight
Latest in Tag: 2017

39 Egyptian films produced in 2017
Egyptian cinema industry witnessed a very successful year in 2017, with 39 films produced, compared to 26 films in 2016, which makes 2017 the highest film production record since 2011 revolution. The films achieved a total revenue of EGP 237m. The highest film yields went for Ahmed Ezz’s “El Khaleya” which means the cell, with …

2017: yet another year of journalists’ targetingÂ
More international pressure on news organisations, authorities to take more measures to secure journalists

Google reveals top searches Egyptians made in 2017
El-Khatib tops list of celebrities, El-Kif top song

1,055Â terrorist attacks took place in 2017, resulting in 6,123 fatalitiesÂ
The death toll from global terrorism-related attacks accounted for approximately 6,123 fatalities in 2017, including the Friday Rawda mosque attack in Egypt, according to data from the “terrorist attacks map”, a collaboration between the Esri Story Maps team and PeaceTech Lab, made to present a chronology of terrorist attacks around the globe. However, despite the …

“Upcoming elections exceptional:” Press Syndicate leader
Yehia Qallash among four candidates running for president position

Press Syndicate starts receiving upcoming election nomination requests in March
The committee dedicated to following the elections will receive last nomination requests on 15 February

Press Syndicate starts receiving nomination requests for upcoming elections in March
The committee that is dedicated to follow the elections will receive nomination requests until 15 February

Egypt’s growth opportunities in the wake of slow global economic prospectsÂ
Substantial progress on the reform measures is required to address structural weaknesses, says UN

AFCON 2017: Burkina Faso meet Egypt in semifinal full of contrasts
Burkina Faso may look like the surprise name in the last four of the African Nations Cup but they deserve their place with the big boys. Egypt though are record seven-times winners, writes Mark Meadows in Libreville.The Stallions of Burkina Faso have never reached a World Cup finals. They keep their powder dry for the …

Africa Cup of Nations 2017 kicks off in Gabon
Four former champions will miss Afcon 2017, while Egypt returns to fight for the African titleÂ

2017 will not be the year tourism to Egypt improves: experts
According Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov, Russia will resume its flights to Egypt in 2017. The minister’s announcement comes at a time when Egypt’s tourism market is in a state of atrophy and starved for foreign capital and experts agree that, while the return of the Russian market would aid in tourist numbers, 2017 will …