Rammstein headline Rock am Ring as festival returns to its roots

Germany's mega rock music festival is back on home turf with a bumper line-up including Rammstein, System of a Down and Die Toten Hosen. After the Manchester attack, security has…

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Egy Tourism alliance aims to establish EGP 2bn fund

Fund will be launched at the end of the current Umrah season

Aisha Zidane

Somewhere over the rainbow: fun facts about the colorful arches

Rainbows aren't just pretty, they're also cool examples of science at work, a symbol for the LGBT movement and - as some believe - a bridge to the world of…

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Supreme Council of Antiquities postpones increasing ticket prices of archaeological sites to November

Ticket for the Great Pyramid of Giza was increased from EGP 200 to EGP 300 for foreigners, from EGP 100 to EGP 150 for foreign students, second pyramid ticket increased…

US, Vietnam ink multi-billion-dollar deals

The United States and Vietnam have singed a number of business deals in an effort to boost bilateral trade relations. The contracts came after Donald Trump pulled out of the…

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Cairo hotel prices increased by 30% amid Arab tourist increase 

All operating inputs have seen a doubling in prices following the flotation of the pound

Aisha Zidane

Hotel food supplies prices up by 40%

Owing to dramatic rise of prices, hotels do not stock food commodities

Aisha Zidane

After formation of media regulatory bodies, lights for press freedom dim

The parliament’s issuance of two laws to regulate the media raises doubts of its efficiency

Farah Bahgat

Putin, Modi talk business at St. Petersburg forum

The leaders of Russia and India are scheduled to meet at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg to debate closer business ties. The focus on India is part of…

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Borrowing rate will not slow down as debt is set to increase

The finance ministry sold new bonds on international markets worth $3bn

Hisham Salah