Latest in Tag: Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egypt
Unseen sides of Egypt
Top pictures posted on Instagram by amateur photographers
Egypt condemns Kabul terror attack
Al-Azhar calls for exerting greater international efforts to combat terror groups
Concerns over voter turnout after candidates vanish from presidential race
Election situation reflects poor political administration, inabilities of political powers, experts say
Burning accommodation prices in hotels adversely affect Egypt’s reputation abroad: Chairman tourism Committee at EBA
Hotels suffer from difficulty repaying bank debts for projects borrowed in foreign currency since the pound floatation and liberalization of foreign exchange rate
In Cartoon: Egypt’s middle class
70 Saudi investors to visit Cairo next week for investment opportunities
Egyptian-Saudi Business Council will resume meetings to follow up implementation of agreements signed by King Salman during visit to Cairo
700 local, foreign investors to take part in 3rd Egypt Investment Forum
Government will offer 100 investment opportunities at forum
Statista predicts Egypt’s inflation rate to reach 7% in 2022
Statista, an online statistics, market research, and business intelligence portal, issued a report on the expected inflation rates in the Egyptian market over the coming four years. The report predicted that the inflation rate will decline to 21.3% in 2018 compared to 23.5% in 2017, a decrease of 2.2%. According to the report, the average …
Economic growth, high standard of living depend on SMEs expansion: Abdeen
Banks working to accelerate production, achieve sustainable development by focusing on funding vital sectors such as industry, agriculture, renewable energy
Egypt continues to reap the benefits of rebalancing, reform programme: HSBC economists
Country set out on the process started more thanover a year ago.
Al-Sisi, Pence discuss regional crises, combating terrorism
The visit was delayed following Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
Crisis over the Nile
Nile River is source of development, not conflict, says Al-Sisi
Places to stay in Egypt
Egypt is a traveller’s delight as it brims with a treasure trove of sights with historical relevance. We look at some of the favourite hotels among the visitors.
Egyptian volleyball team led by Italian manager in 2018 FIVB World Championship
The Egyptian Federation of Volleyball, headed by Khaled Nassif Salim, decided to appoint an Italian manager to lead the national team in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. The federation board will also choose between three coaches to start the preparation period of the volleyball team for the world championship, scheduled to be held …
Nile River is source of development not conflict: Al-Sisi
Sisi, Desalegn agree to establish Egyptian economic zone in Ethiopia
Shoukry holds bilateral talks with Ethiopian counterpart
Al-Sisi will meet Ethiopian prime minister on Thursday
Egyptian, French programme for monitoring migrant waterbirds finalised
The monitoring included 255 species of birds, Hamada
Egypt to record region’s strongest growth of 5% by 2019: Moody’s
Debt to GDP ratio peaked at 100% in 2017, forecast to decline to 83% by 2021
23.6m smartphones in Egypt at end-2017
The number of smartphones in the domestic market has risen to 23.6m at the end of 2017, up from 21m at the end of 2016. The number of smartphones increased by 12.3% last year, supported by the penetration of mobile services and 4G. A report released by Tableau Software expected the number of smartphones in …
49th international book fair kicks off 27 January
The head of the Egyptian General Authority for Books, Haitham El-Hag, announced the opening of the 49th Cairo International Book Fair on 27 January, running until 19 February, with the participation of 27 countries; 17 from the Middle East and 10 foreign countries. El-Hag said that Algeria is this year’s guest of honour, as …
Egypt can make history in 2018 World Cup: Liverpool’s Robbie Fowler
Mohamed Salah has great records, says Fowler
US planned to destabilise Middle East long ago: former US Congress adviser
US has already implemented its Israeli plan in the region
Unseen sides of Egypt
Top pictures posted on Instagram by amateur photographers
Egypt wins presidency of Arab Academy of Music
Inas Abdel Dayem is sixth president of Arab Academy of Music
Despite security threats, Egyptians celebrate Christmas
The streets of Cairo warmly celebrated Christmas spirit with Christmas trees, ornaments, decorations, lights, and definitely Santa Claus. With Christmas’s most famous songs in the background, the dazzling spirit of Christmas fills people’s heart with joy and warmth. The streets of Egypt’s posh neighbourhoods started preparing for the celebratory season staring in early December. New …
Egypt targets $70m in exports to Senegal by end-2018: Commercial Advisor in Senegal
Direct flight between Egypt, Senegal ‘oxygen tube’ to revive economic relations
7.5m tourists visited Egypt in 2017
The number of tourists that visited Egypt from the start of 2017 until November registered 7.5 million, marking a 54.7% increase compared to the same period in 2016, according to data released by the Egyptian government. Tourist arrivals are on an increasing trend, yet the number is still well below the peak of 14.5 million …
The future beckons
In the last few days remaining of 2017, Cairo hosted an eminent international leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was his second visit to the Egyptian capital in less than two years. In between, Egypt and the Middle East have witnessed dramatic developments that catapulted Russia to the driver’s seat in shaping the future of …
Op-ed review: Egypt-Russia relations, resumption of flights
Friendship with the Russians was the theme of two full-page opinion pieces by the leaders of state-owned daily Al-Akhbar. This follows President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Egypt last Monday, which witnessed the signing of the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant deal. The newspaper’s CEO Yasser Rizk’s op-ed was titled “Egypt and Russia: a friendship that doesn’t …
Military ties remain strong point of interest between Egypt, Russia
Egypt’s red carpet welcome Monday for Russian President Vladimir Putin is the latest encounter in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which has resulted in military purchases and deals that serve the objectives of both countries. Although economic relations and the much-awaited Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant are at the top of the agenda of …