March 2022

During an extraordinary meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to raise interest rates by 1% to 9.25% for depositing, 10.25% for lending, and 9.75% for the credit and discount rates, as well…

Samsung Electronics offers a complete package of the latest Galaxy innovations with the Galaxy A53 5G and Galaxy A33 5G. Galaxy A series boasts a new processor, AI camera, expansive and smooth display, and two days of battery life. Its…

Bahrain achieved the highest ranking among Arab countries in the World Happiness Report 2022, published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network at the United Nations. In the report, the Kingdom is ranked 21st out of 146 countries,…

An excavation carried out on the northeastern side of King Merenre Pyramid in Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt, recently uncovered five tombs from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate periods. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled…

Early Thursday, an earthquake hit south Iran, according to a research center. In social media posts, people in the United Arab Emirates reported feeling tremors. According to GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, the earthquake took…

The COVID-19 virus outbreak that first emerged in Wuhan province in China in late 2019 has expanded rapidly across more than a dozen provinces and municipalities, according to the National Health Commission. Daily infections have more than…

William Hurt, who rose to fame in the 1980s with a number of hits such as Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Big Chill and Body Heat, died Sunday from natural causes at his home in Portland Oregon. The news of 71-year-old Hurt’s death was…

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp surprised Mo Salah’s fans with an abrupt statement about the Egyptian star and Liverpool striker, saying the club has done all it could to renew Salah’s contract with Liverpool. Media reports revealed new…

The Minister of Education and Technical Education Tarek Shawky announced that Samsung's international factory in Egypt will manufacture all educational tablets to be distributed to Egyptian high school students starting in September 2022.…

By a majority vote of 81 to 18 the US Senate approved the sale of C130 military aircraft to Egypt worth US$2.2 billion, despite human rights concerns. Earlier in September 2021, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $130 million in…