Locarno Film Festival appoints new Artistic Director

Italian film critic Giona Nazzaro, former head of Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, is set to take on new role

Daily News Egypt

CIFF to open with Florian Zeller’s drama ‘The Father’

The screening, which will take place at the Cairo Opera House, represents the film’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region premiere gala.

Daily News Egypt

US elections show deep divisions at home, reasoned diplomacy abroad

US President-elect calls on Trump supporters to give him chance, and to turn page on what he described as "grim era of demonisation"

Shaimaa Raafat

Egypt’s high population growth requires control: Planning Ministry

Ministry prepares report on targets for family planning programmes within 2020/21 plan

Daily News Egypt

Shoukry says terrorist acts in France are political, bare no relation to Islam

Le Drian says battle against terrorism is not being fought by France only, but by international community as well, praising Egypt's counterterrorism efforts

Sami Hegazi

Cairo, Giza, and Alexandria record Egypt’s highest COVID-19 cases: Health Minister 

65% of cases are among retirees, those who have been in enclosed places for long periods

Daily News Egypt

Voting runs smoothly on final day of House of Representatives elections

NEA Head Lashin Ibrahim said that the authority communicates constantly with judicial authorities in the 13 governorates overseeing the second phase of voting, to ensure an orderly process.

Daily News Egypt

NBE receives $108bn inflows since exchange rate liberalisation: Vice Chairperson

Aboul Fotouh told Daily News Egypt that the NBE has opened documentary credits to cover imports, and financed foreign trade operations with a total value of about $106bn since November…

Hossam Mounir

CBE to launch €690m worth T-bill tender on Monday

The proceeds of the issuance will be used to pay the value of a previous bid put forward by the CBE on 12 November 2019, amounting to €695m.

Hossam Mounir

Passenger flights in Arab region halved in 6M 2020 due to COVID-19: ESCWA

Arab airlines have lost estimated $38bn in revenues during 2020, reflecting 53% decline on last year

Nehal Samir