Sudan asserts political will to complete electric interconnection with Egypt
Egypt and Sudan have the political well and readiness to complete the necessary steps to complete the implementation of electric interconnection between them, Sudanese Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation, and…
Egyptian special forces head to Bahrain for military training
A group of Egyptian special forces headed to Bahrain on Saturday to participate in a joint military drill, dubbed Khaled Bin Al-Waleed 2018, with Bahraini counterparts, according to a statement…
Targeted growth rates, unemployment
The government targets a gross domestic products (GDP) growth rate of 5.8% for FY 2018/19, according to the pre-budget announcement, with authorities targeting inclusive growth affecting all economic segments. Consequently,…
Egyptian photography project Banned Beauty wins top prize in World Press Photo Contest
Project documents Cameroonian girls’ breast ironing, stories beyond it
Spring snowstorm batters US Midwest with fatal results
Knee-high snow, powerful winds and hail the size of chicken eggs were just some of the violent weather that slammed into the central US. The storm also left baseball fans…
Egypt’s social spending strives to curb negative effects of reforms
Subsidies FY 2015/16 (billions of EGP) FY 2016/17 (billions of EGP) FY 2017/18 (billions of EGP) FY 2018/19 (billions of EGP) Food commodity subsidies 42.7 47.5 82.2 86.2 Cash subsidies…
F1: Daniel Ricciardo wins Chinese Grand Prix with help from the safety car
Daniel Ricciardo, who started sixth on the grid, drove a sensational race to pick up his first win of the season in Shanghai. Sebastian Vettel finished eighth after colliding with…
Egypt’s ambitious budget signifies further stable economic conditions
A slew of IPOs likely to boost country’s revenues, decrease deficit
