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  • Saudi Arabia scarps restrictions on Hajj pilgrim numbers

    Saudi Arabia scarps restrictions on Hajj pilgrim numbers

    Date: 2023-01-10 06:57:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:9961177

    Saudi Arabia will welcome pilgrims to preform Hajj this year with pre-COVID numbers, according to the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. The Kingdom will scrap all age requirements for pilgrims, after three years of restrictions ....

  • Prolific translator Mohamed Anani passes away at 84

    Prolific translator Mohamed Anani passes away at 84

    Date: 2023-01-03 09:48:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:9951075

    Renowned translator Mohamed Anani passed away Tuesday at the age of 84, after enriching the Arab library throughout his life. Dubbed "Dean of translators" Anani, one of Egypt's most prolific and respected translators, was born in 1939 in Rashid ....

  • Navigation normal at Alexandria, Dekheila ports despite moderate rainfall

    Navigation normal at Alexandria, Dekheila ports despite moderate rainfall

    Date: 2023-01-03 08:50:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:9950951

    Navigation traffic at Alexandria and Dekheila ports continued despite the moderate rainfall and low temperature. In statements on Tuesday, Alexandria Port Authority Spokesman Ahmed Breqaa said ships arrival and departure, as well as stevedoring ....

  • Dollar prices stable at Egypt's major banks

    Dollar prices stable at Egypt's major banks

    Date: 2023-01-03 08:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:9950942

    The dollar exchange rate was stable at the beginning of Tuesday transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, the dollar rate registered EGP 24.66 for buying and EGP 24.71 for selling. At the Suez ....

  • Health min. orders preparing study to establish psychiatric, addiction recovery center

    Health min. orders preparing study to establish psychiatric, addiction recovery center

    Date: 2023-01-03 08:45:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:9950938

    Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar issued directives to prepare an integrated study to establish a large-scale center for psychiatric and addiction recovery for the underprivileged people. The move comes in line with the ....

  • Sunday paid holiday for government workers on occasion of Christmas

    Sunday paid holiday for government workers on occasion of Christmas

    Date: 2023-01-03 07:02:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:9950724

    Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced on Monday that Sunday will be a public holiday on the occasion of the Christmas. In a statement, Madbouli clarified that the day off is a paid holiday for government employees. However, he stressed that ....

  • Sisi urges maximizing impact of medical work at healthcare units nationwide: Health min.

    Sisi urges maximizing impact of medical work at healthcare units nationwide: Health min.

    Date: 2023-01-03 07:00:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:9950721

    The presidential project to support healthcare units as a big achievement for the national healthcare system, Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar told local media. Speaking to Sada El Balad satellite TV channel during a phone ....

  • Biden rejects S. Korea nuclear exercises suggestion with firm ‘no’

    Biden rejects S. Korea nuclear exercises suggestion with firm ‘no’

    Date: 2023-01-03 06:58:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:9950717

    US President Joe Biden smacked down South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s proposal for joint nuclear exercises, New York Post reported Tuesday. A South Korean newspaper had earlier quoted Yoon as saying that joint military exercises involving ....

  • Dollar prices stable at Egypt's major banks at early Tuesday's transactions

    Dollar prices stable at Egypt's major banks at early Tuesday's transactions

    Date: 2022-12-27 09:24:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:9941324

    The dollar exchange rate was stable at the beginning of Tuesday transactions at Egypt's major banks. The dollar price witnessed great change against Egyptian pound in the past period. Dollar exchange rate rose between 50-60 piasters in ....

  • CBE: Egypt banks to close Sunday 1st Jan. for end of fiscal year

    CBE: Egypt banks to close Sunday 1st Jan. for end of fiscal year

    Date: 2022-12-27 08:38:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:9941198

    The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced Tuesday that banks will be off on Sunday, 1st of January, on the occasion of end of the fiscal year. CBE added in a statement that work at banks will be resumed on Monday, January 2, noting that Friday ....

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