Planning, budget committee demands increasing social security allocations for low-income families: MP
Programme would benefit 3.8m families
Government turns down Support Egypt coalition proposal to raise income tax threshold to EGP 24,000
Last legislative term, budget committee sent three proposals to Ministry of Finance on lifting income tax exemption limit
Unemployment rate drops to 10.6% in Q1 2018: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Tuesday the results of its labour force survey for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, stating that unemployment fell…
Tourism investors present recommendations to parliament’s tourism, civil aviation committee to develop sector
Cairo airport has many disadvantages in services provided to tourists, says Chamber of Tourism Companies, Agencies head
Palestine declares strike, national mourning following bloody embassy unrest
Amid 70th anniversary of Nakba day, Palestinians bury those killed in embassy unrest
SMEDA signs 5 contracts for youth employment in Assiut
Authority aims to finance small projects to limit irregular migration, support Egypt's sustainable development strategy, says Gamea
Rare book that describes Egypt to be auctioned at Christie’s
A rare authentic book, Description of Egypt, is to be auctioned at British auction house Christie’s on 29 May with an estimated price range of €300,000–500,000. The original version of…
Chinese pilot sucked halfway out of airplane, ‘hero’ makes successful emergency landing
"I saw that the co-pilot was already halfway out of the window," said the pilot who landed the airplane after a cockpit window shattered in mid-flight. The co-pilot suffered scratches…
Germany’s Joachim Löw unveils preliminary World Cup squad, signs new deal
Germany head coach Joachim Löw has named his preliminary squad for the World Cup, which kicks off in Russia next month. The DFB has extended the head coach's contract through…
Thomson Reuters moves forex derivatives to Dublin over Brexit
Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters News, has announced it's planning to transfer its foreign exchange derivatives arm to Dublin, leaving London as the UK prepares to exit the…