Rwanda phasing out orphanages, pushes for local adoptions
Under a new 'Let's raise them in families' campaign, Rwanda hopes to find new families for thousands of orphans living in institutions. Carers say children need time to adapt to…
SFD finances projects with EGP 16.9bn during the first half of 2016
EGP 701.2m to finance micro-projects
Shell discovers new gas field with reserves of 500bn cubic feet in the western desert
Royal Dutch Shell has discovered a new gas field (PTI - 2) in the Alam El-Shawish concession area in the western desert. The new natural gas field has reserves of…
Changes to timeshare system under discussion at Ministry of Tourism: Hotels Chamber officials
More than 70,000 under-construction accommodation units were expected to be marketed by the end of 2011, but the decline in tourist influx to Egypt is a setback, says official
15.7% decline in Egypt’s trade deficit in June: CAPMAS
EGP 2.3bn increase in exports and EGP 3.2bn decrease in imports
Fingerprint forensics has a future despite new technology and the folly of humans
Fingerprints have been used as a form of identification for millennia. But 125 years ago an Argentine statistician started an experiment that led to the first murder being solved with…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia irrigation ministers to finalise GERD consultation offices agreement
GERD will be completed by the time consultation offices issue results of studies, says expert
Opposition rejects ‘Bongo’s victory’ in Gabon election
Results released on Wednesday suggest that President Ali Bongo has narrowly won the presidential election in Gabon. The opposition has rejected the results and has called for a recount in…
5th Egyptian dies in Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage
4,267 citizens underwent medical examinations in the past week during hajj
