Egypt
April 17, 2013
The last thing Ola Ghanem is in the mood for is another false rumor that she’s resigning from anything. The Egyptian actress’ manager puts an end to gossip that Ola has quit her role in 'Mazaj Al Akheer‘ (The Last Mood)
A high-level delegation of Egyptian officials left Cairo on Wednesday, bound for Washington DC to take part in the semi-annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank later this week.
On Sunday 21 April, a number of the Cairo Opera House's artistic companies, conductors and soloists will join a large memorial concert dedicated to Abdel Moneim-Kamel.
Rockets struck the Israeli Red Sea resort town Eilat on Wednesday morning, causing no casualties
Vice chairman of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Essam Elerian linked the attacks to the US-backed French backed intervention in Mali
The International Monetary Fund cut its 2013 growth forecast for the Egyptian economy to 2 percent in its April 2013 World Economic Outlook report, down from the 3 percent initially predicted last October.
April 16, 2013
The Awela Balady Ensemble will perform a special concert dedicated to legendary Egyptian musician Sheikh Imam on Tuesday, 16 April, at the Cairo Opera House's open-air theatre.
Egypt's unemployment rate for 2012 grew to 12.7 percent, mainly due to the "circumstances that followed the January 25 Revolution," the country's official statistics agency, CAPMAS, said on Tuesday.
Movie stars Adel Imam and Hind Sabri lead fellow actors down the right path of prompt tax payments, even if it cost them 20 percent of their fat paychecks.
With a fan base 10 years in the running, Alexandrian musicians Massar Egbari release their first album 'Ekra'a El-Khabar' (Read the News) this week.
A team from the International Monetary Fund concluded a two week visit to Egypt on Monday without signing a deal on a much-anticipated $4.8 billion loan, but the international lender said progress with Egypt was achieved.
The number of tourists visiting Egypt in February of this year grew 12 percent over the corresponding month one year earlier, new data from Egypt's official statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Monday.
April 15, 2013
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was granted a release order in relation to charges over killing protestors but remains in prison on corruption charges
Campaign to "stop the heritage drain" is fighting to keep Egypt's priceless antiquities where they belong
The band, known for preserving traditional protest songs from Port Said, launches an album full of political commentary.