Ahram Online “The government is preparing Cairo’s International Exhibition Centre to host a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign, as part of the government’s efforts to accelerate the process of administering the doses”, Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed announced on Wednesday. “75 clinics are being prepared at the venue, with a …
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Mohamed Soliman – Ahram Online After nearly 30 years of silence, the centuries-old ceremonial Ramadan Cannon (Madfaa Al-Iftar) at Cairo’s historic Salah al-Din citadel resumed its firing on Tuesday coinciding with the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The sound of the citadel canon fire is familiar to …
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Ahram Online The Egyptian Centre for Strategic Studies (ECSS) is holding a conference in Cairo on 8 April dubbed ‘Human Rights: Building the Post Pandemic World’ to tackle the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a press release, the conference will be attended by several high-profile ministers, officials, and representatives …
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Egypt Independent The international community reacted positively to Egypt’s ‘majestic’ transfer of 22 Royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to their final resting place at the newly inaugurated, National Museum of Egyptian Civilizations in Fustat, Cairo on Saturday evening. The Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to …
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Cairo – Times of Egypt Cairo dazzled the world with the majestic ‘Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’ on Saturday evening. The ‘Golden Parade’ began at the Egyptian Museum in the Tahrir square, central Cairo, and made its way through the streets of the city till it reached the National Museum of Egyptian …
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Ahram Online Major roads and bridges in Cairo will temporarily shut down on Saturday evening for the anticipated ‘Royal Egyptian Mummy Parade’. “Several roads will be shut down to vehicles and pedestrians on Saturday from 6pm to 8:30pm, including major entry points to the iconic Tahrir Square and its Sadat …
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Lamis al-Sharqawy – Ahram Online A high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device, one of the latest non-invasive treatment techniques, came into service, on Wednesday, at Cairo’s National Institute of Liver Diseases. It is the first medical facility in the Middle East and Africa to use such an apparatus. The announcement was …
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Egypt Today ‘Hawai Tourism and Investment’ company, a leading in real estate and tourism construction development firm, held a press conference at Al-Masalah Garden, on Wednesday, to announce the launch of ‘The Cairo Eye’ project. The project is the first observation wheel in Cairo and the largest in Africa, standing at …
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Egypt Today Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announced, on Tuesday, the resumption of masses and services in Cairo and Alexandria as of January 31st. “Masses can be held on any day of the week, with only one person on each bench”, the church said in a statement. The statement added, “sermons …
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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online “A consortium led by the multinational ‘Bombardier Transportation’ company has confirmed a deal with the Egyptian government to build two new monorails trains worth £1.7 Billion provided by UK Export Finance (UKEF)”, Bombardier announced on Wednesday. The announcement came during the Africa Investment Conference, held …
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