25 June 2020


Egypt announces gradual reopening of cultural activities starting mid-July

Egypt's Culture Minister Inas Abdel-Dayem announced that cultural activities will gradually start to reopen in the country in July, the reopening will start on 15 July.

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25 June 2020


Finance minister: Egypt will not impose new taxes on commodities, Internet under VAT law amendments

The batch of amendments to the value-added tax (VAT) law does not include new taxes on commodities bought online or purchased through traditional media, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said in a statement on Wednesday.

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25 June 2020


Justice Ministry: Egypt to fully resume work at all courts starting Saturday

Egypt will fully resume work at all its courts starting Saturday, the justice ministry said, after the government announced easing coronavirus restrictions and allowing more businesses to reopen.

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25 June 2020


Egypt's Sisi restructures media entities, including top media regulator

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has issued a decree reshuffling the members of a number of the country’s media bodies, including the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR).

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24 June 2020


Irrigation, agriculture ministry's coordinate for applying new irrigation system

Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aaty and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al Sayyed Al Qusair discussed on Tuesday applying the modern irrigation system in Egypt.

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24 June 2020


End-of-year university exams to be held starting next week in Egypt

Egypt's Supreme Council of Universities announced on Tuesday that the end-of-year exams for senior students at all universities and learning institutes will be held starting 1 July, with university councils to determine the proper schedules and dates for each college, the exams, held typically on...

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24 June 2020


857 Egyptians repatriated on 6 exceptional flights from Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Yemen

Cairo International Airport received on Tuesday six exceptional flights repatriating around 857 Egyptian expats from Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and Yemen.

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24 June 2020


Egypt permanently shortens working hours of cafes, shops

A new government rule that requires shops and malls to close at 9pm and restaurants and cafes to close at 10pm is a permanent decision and will not be changed after the coronavirus pandemic, said a cabinet spokesman on Tuesday.

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24 June 2020


Cairo Governor participates in African Local Governments and Cities Organization meeting

Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal participated in the meeting of the executive committee of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa Organization held on Wednesday June 24th, 2020 via video conference.

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