World bank providing $500m to improve public Egyptian schools
Agreement will be signed at spring meetings in Washington DC, Nasr says
Security forces thwart terror attack on military camp in central Sinai
Cabinet extends curfew in North Sinai
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…
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…
US, UK, France strike Syria; Russia warns of escalation
Egypt expresses concern over attack as it will affect efforts to maintain stability in region
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
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
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…
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…
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…