Venice Film Festival announces main features of 77th edition

Festival will physically take place after Italy announced cancellation of several lockdown measures

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STC acquisition deal of Vodafone Egypt extended 60 days

Acquisition is expected to be closed before November

Mohamed Alaa El-Din

Major fire breaks out at Helwan’s Toshka Market, no casualties

Investigators attribute cause of fire to short circuit, with millions in losses estimated

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New initiative to replace old cars used in Egypt’s public transport system: Al-Sisi

Al-Sisi noted that the cost of converting diesel run cars to natural gas would cost about EGP 8bn

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Al-Asmarat project part of national programme to develop Egypt’s unsafe areas: Madbouly

Speaking at President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s inauguration of several national projects on Sunday, Madbouly said the integrated programme aims to both redevelop hazardous areas as well as provide better living…

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CBE allowed to practice central depository, registration of government securities

New law opens door for privatisation of central depository and registration process

Alyaa Stohy

Egypt to launch EGP 2bn insurance fund to stimulate consumption

Fund aims to boost local consumerism and help citizens obtain goods, services, and property

Shaimaa Al-Aees

Turning Hagia Sophia back to mosque evokes ‘grief, dismay’: World Council of Churches

Hagia Sophia became museum in 1934, and is now classified as UNESCO World Heritage site

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Egypt receives international requests to restart tourism in Luxor

Upper Egypt Marketing Cultural Tourism Committee preparing for major tourism event to mark Luxor’s reopening

Nehal Samir

Unjustified population growth exhausts development efforts: Shaarawy

The minister added that the increase in population levels will also prevent citizens from breaking out of the cycle of poverty, and improving their economic and social levels.

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