BLOM BANK announces execution of SPA for Egypt operations
A definitive agreement has been signed by BLOM Bank and the Arab Banking Corporation (Bank ABC) that will see the former sell its entire 99.4% stake in its Egypt operations…
World can gain $9trn during 2021-2025, if worldwide vaccination accelerated: IMF chief
Ensuring sustainable, inclusive recovery post-COVID-19, reversing divergence between rich and poor countries are main 2021 priorities, says Kristalina Georgieva
Egypt’s permanent representative to UNESCO presents credentials
Ambassador Alaa Youssef, Egypt’s new permanent representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has presented his credentials to the organisation's Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, in the French…
26th Aswan Sculpture Symposium postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19
The 26th edition of the Aswan International Sculpture Symposium has been postponed to January 2022, the symposium’s Supreme Committee revealed in an official announcement last week. Originally planned to take…
Communication service users refunded EGP 970,000 in Q4 of 2020 after NTRA intervention
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has revealed that a total of EGP 970,000 was refunded to communication service users in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 after it intervened…
Parliament initially approves amendments to law honouring terrorism victims
The Egyptian Parliament’s social solidarity and family committee gave its initial approval, on Saturday, of draft amendments to a law honouring victims, missing people, and those wounded in war, terrorist,…
World Bank awards Egypt $200m loan for air quality monitoring projects
Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad reviews environmental updates with Parliament’s Energy Committee
US designates Hasm, IS in Sinai as foreign terrorist organisations
The US has increased sanctions against “Harikat Souaid Misr” (The Arms of Egypt Movement), commonly known as the Hasm Movement, and designated the militant group as a foreign terrorist organisation.
Google, American Research Center join forces to preserve Egypt’s layered history
In a celebration of Egyptian Archaeologists Day, Google Arts and Culture and the American Research Centre in Egypt (ARCE) announced, last Thursday, the online project entitled “Preserving Egypt’s Layered History”…
How to Make Bitcoin the Easy Way
As you might have guessed, the thing people love most about Bitcoin is the money-making potential it carries.