World bank providing $500m to improve public Egyptian schools

Agreement will be signed at spring meetings in Washington DC, Nasr says

Hagar Omran

Al-Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia to attend 29th Arab Summit

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi headed on Saturday to Dammam, Saudi Arabia to attend the 29th Arab League Summit, which is scheduled to kick off on Sunday. The summit, titled Arab…

Daily News Egypt

World reacts to Syrian air strikes

Following the Saturday airstrikes that targeted military and research facilities believed to be used by the Syrian regime to stage chemical attacks on civilians, divided opinions dominated the political sphere…

Daily News Egypt

US, UK, France strike Syria; Russia warns of escalation

Egypt expresses concern over attack as it will affect efforts to maintain stability in region

Adham Youssef

Deposits up EGP 56.02bn, credit facilities rose EGP 22.18bn in December 2017: CBE

Private business sector received 61.4% of total non-governmental facilities, industry tops sectors

Hossam Mounir

Financing labour-intensive, medium enterprises top priorities: SMEDA CEO

SMEDA injected EGP 4.1bn to finance micro, small enterprises from its establishment in April 2017 to end-January 2018, says Gamea

Hossam Mounir

Oscar-winning director Milos Forman dies at 86: Czech media

Oscar-winning Czech-born film director Milos Forman, known for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," has died aged 86, Czech news agency CTK reported. He challenged the Communist regime…

Deutsche Welle

Syria: US claims it has proof Assad regime behind Douma chemical attack

The State Department has said it has evidence the Syrian regime was behind last week's chemical weapons attack on Douma. As Trump weighs his next move, the US has started…

Deutsche Welle

Why Syria is not the Cuban missile crisis of 2018

The 1962 Cuban missile crisis brought the world as close as it has ever been to a global nuclear war. Is the Syrian dispute between the US and Russia in…

Deutsche Welle