Year: 2017

Egypt establishes highly-trained special navy forces brigade in Red Sea

Egypt is the only force in the Middle East that owns a…

Taha Sakr Taha Sakr

Third field army repels multiple militant attacks near central Sinai, kills 9

Enhanced security presence in North Sinai has pushed “Sinai Province” militants to…

Taha Sakr Taha Sakr

Social Solidarity ministry denies compulsory military service for women   

Rumours circulated suggesting the ministry would extend the draft to include women

Sarah El-Sheikh Sarah El-Sheikh

Al-Sisi pledges to construct large church in new capital

Pledge to build a large church alongside a mosque meant as a…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

DNE News Brief: 7 January 2017

https://youtu.be/JDtCo3g7oNE

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IMF deal eases Egypt’s market pressure along with other frontier markets: Fitch Ratings

IMF support has played an important role in reducing external liquidity risks,…

Mohamed Samir Mohamed Samir

Religious Endowments Ministry prepares sermon topics for the next five years

The ministry has identified 54 subjects to be addressed during the coming…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

293 ships transit the Suez Canal in 6 days carrying 15.3m tonnes

Suez Canal traffic data showed that 293 ships transited the canal, with…

Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed

Electricity Ministry to announce winners of smart metres tender by end of January

The Ministry of Electricity is set to announce the companies that have…

Mohamed Farag Mohamed Farag

EETC postpones opening envelopes for Egyptian-Saudi electrical interconnection cables and transformers tender to next month

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission (EETC) intends to postpone the opening of the…

Mohamed Farag Mohamed Farag