Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) announced on Wednesday the launch of the second edition of the ‘Rowing the Nile Challenge’ initiative from Upper Egypt's Aswan city to the Damietta city of Ras El-Bar in efforts to raise awareness on multiple environmental and socio-economic issues.
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Pensions in Egypt have increased over the past three years by nearly 50 percent, and the minimum pension currently is EGP 916 per individual, Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El-Qabbaj said on Wednesday.
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Highs in Greater Cairo, the Nile Delta and the North Coast will vary between 32 and 36 degrees Celsius and reach up to 43 in Upper Egypt in the second week of Autumn as summer refuses to abandon the country.
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Twelve preparatory schools in three governorates in Egypt will offer Chinese as an option for a second language in the upcoming 2022/2023 academic year, Mohamed Megahed, deputy minister of education and technical education, said.
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Minister of Education Reda Hegazy announced on Sunday that short essay questions will be reinstated in the Thanaweya Amma exams, as part of the state's recent efforts to promote learning through comprehension over memorisation.
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A 3.62 magnitude earthquake hit roughly 189 kilometres southwest of Alexandria on Sunday, the Egyptian National Seismic Network (ENSN) reported.
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Greater Cairo, the Nile Delta and North Coast will see hot and humid weather, while South Sinai and southern parts of Egypt will see extremely hot weather as the Fall season starts.
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Egypt will achieve self-sufficiency in rice production soon and has enough wheat reserves to cover 6.3 months of the market’s needs, as well as sugar reserves to cover 5.1 months, Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi stated on Wednesday.
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Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly launched on Wednesday the country's National Strategy for Intellectual Property during a ceremony held in the New Administrative Capital, in the presence of a host of ministers and local and international officials, including the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Director-General Daren Tang.
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Egypt's Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb issued a decision on Monday assigning Nahla El-Saidi, the Dean of the Al-Azhar College of Islamic Sciences for International Students, as his adviser, making her the first woman appointed to this position in Egypt’s history.
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The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects temperatures across Egypt to begin decreasing with the start of autumn on Friday, according to astronomical calculations.
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President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will launch the National Strategy for Intellectual Property on Wednesday in line with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Development Agenda, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Egypt’s Vision 2030, according to Chairman of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) Karam Gabr.
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The Ministry of Education will impose a EGP 10 fine on students who are absent from school for 10 consecutive days without a valid excuse as part of the ministry's plan to improve attendance in the new academic year.
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Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El-Qabbaj announced on Monday the preparation of the main venue halls for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) and its website to make them accessible to people with disabilities.
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Egypt is set to see a slight drop of 1-2 degrees Celsius nationwide as of Thursday, with one more week to go before the advent of autumn.
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Egypt is “very keen” to allow the greatest possible number of local and foreign civil society organisations to participate and express their views in the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday.
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Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Suweilam said that Egypt is one of the world's most affected countries by climate change, noting that the country is suffering water scarcity, high temperature, erosion and saltwater intrusion into fresh water.
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Chairman of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) Karam Gaber inaugurated the 55th round of the training programme for African journalists on Saturday.
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After several abroad, Egyptian activist Wael Ghoneim said in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday that he has returned to Egypt for a family visit.
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On the 70th anniversary of National Farmers’ Day in Egypt, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi hailed Egyptian farmers' dedication to achieving food security for the country and stressed the government’s commitment to ensuring a decent life for them and their families.
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