42 days before kick-off of World Cup, Chechnya prepares to receive Egyptian team in Grozny
Authorities in Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia, began its preparations to host the Egyptian football team on 9 June to participate in the upcoming World Cup in Russia. "The…
Sponsor struggle over Mo Salah stirs up troubles ahead World Cup
Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah's conflict with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and its sponsor over the unauthorised use of his image for advertising made headlines in local Egyptian and some…
‘A Day for Women’ opens 4th Faten Hamama Film Festival
The Egyptian film “Youm Lel Setat” (A Day for Women) was chosen to be the opening film of the fourth Faten Hamam Film Festival, which kicked off Wednesday at the…
Egypt retrieves 14 illegally smuggled artefacts from Cyprus
Egypt received on Tuesday 14 antiquities from Cyprus that were stolen and illegally smuggled in the late 1980s, the Ministry of Antiquities stated in a press release. The retrieved relics…
We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in difficult context: EU foreign policy chief
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said in a statement on Thursday that freedoms of expression and press are threatened around the…
FX reserves climbed to $44.029bn end-April 2018: CBE
Foreign exchange reserves at the Central Bank of Egypt continued to rise in April 2018, reaching $44.029bn from $42.611bn at the end of March 2018, an increase of about $1.418bn.…
EU: ‘Protectionism the biggest threat to growth’
The EU executive has issued yet another stark warning that a sudden rise in trade protectionism is the No.1 risk for economic expansion in the EU. The bloc's latest outlook…
Mad football player prices in Egypt
High prices due to conflict of Al Ahly, Zamalek, liberalisation of exchange rate, entry of Gulf market, experts say
North and South Korea annouce joint table tennis team at World Championships
The North and South Korean women's table tennis teams have joined together to form a joint team at the Table Tennis World Championships. The move comes as diplomatic tensions between…
Al Ahly will be among world’s biggest clubs within two years: club marketing manager
Negotiations began at $4m, we eventually obtained double that amount, Serag El-dein says