On the International Women’s Day, Egypt Today presents the story of the great Queen Ahhotep.Her story begins as a royal princess who married the warrior king Seqenenre Tao at the end of Dynasty 17. This was at the time when the royal family in Thebes …
Day: March 8, 2023
Nut Forum discusses FGM, education issues at the Aswan International Women Film Festival
Nut Forum discussed FGM (female genital mutilation) education issues at the seventh edition of Aswan International Women Film Festival. The Nut Forum opened the activities of the second day of the seventh edition oh Aswan International Women Film Festi…
Egyptian film ‘Rat Hole’ to world premiere at Aswan International Women Film Festival
Egyptian film ‘Rat Hole’ will have its world premiere at the seventh edition of Aswan International Women’s Film Festival. “Rat Hole” film that exposes the dark secrets of some Egyptian non-governmental organizations — will be holding its world premier…
Egyptian, Jordanian FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional, int’l issues
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks on Wednesday with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi on means of boosting bilateral ties and a host of regional and international issues.In statements, Spokesman for the…
Future contracts for Egyptian pound fell to LE38
The futures contracts for the Egyptian pound against the dollar fell to LE 38 per dollar for the first time in a year, amid anticipation of a fourth flotation of the pound during the current month. The future contracts for the Egyptian pound for one mo…
Suez Canal targets revenues of nearly $9B in 2023
Revenues of Suez Canal reached $8 billion in 2022, aiming to reach $8.6 billion in 2023 with the possibility to hike to $9 billion,according to the Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Osama Rabie. Rabie indicated, during a phone call to a TV progra…
After HoggPool incident, Egypt’s Central Bank issues warning about electronic platforms
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) issued a warning statement after the news circulated during the past days regarding an electronic platform seizing large sums of money from citizens, claiming to invest them in activities related to cryptocurrency and ac…
Suez Canal adds LE 41.29B to Egypt’s treasury in 6 months
Official data revealed an increase in the public treasury’s revenues from the Suez Canal during the first half of the current fiscal year, by 42.3 percent, on an annual basis. The monthly report of the Ministry of Finance on the performance of the budg…
CBE unveils rules of new loan initiative to support industry, agriculture with 11% interest rate
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced the rules of a new five-year initiative to fund industrial and agricultural sectors’ projects with loans at an 11 percent interest rate. As per the CBE circular to banks on Tuesday, the total value of the Finan…