EGYPT INDEPENDENT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities began enforcing an 11-day nationwide shutdown and round the clock curfew Thursday, hoping to limit t...

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday confirmed 996 new coronavirus cases, up from 970 on Tuesday, ministry spokespers...

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandans began voting on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against an opposit...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Turkish official is calling on the new US administration to engage in a dialogue with Turkey and to review a dec...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company’s ban of President Donald Trump in a philosophical Twitter thread that is...

A top-ranking delegation from the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs has finished a one-day-visit to Sudan, aimed at bringing an end to the...

Online holiday rentals company Airbnb said Wednesday it will be blocking and canceling all reservations in the US capital city Washington, D...

Washington and China have been engaged in a trade and technology war since 2018, with both sides looking to reduce their interdependence. Th...

DUBAI (Reuters) – Emirates Airline President Tim Clark on Wednesday said Boeing Co’s 777X might not enter into service with airlines until 2...

VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has started work on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor, the UN nuclear watchdog and Tehran said on Wedn...

President Donald Trump was impeached by the US House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over th...

The Red Sea Port Authority on Wednesday closed the Suez and Zeitiyat ports in the Suez Governorate and Nuweiba port in the South Sinai Gover...

WhatsApp is one of the most popular online chatting applications, used by millions daily.However a recent update earlier this week has sent...

BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank approved a $246 million loan to Lebanon to provide emergency cash assistance to nearly 800,000 Lebanese reeling...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of Israeli protesters carrying lit torches, megaphones and flags gathered at dawn Wednesday outside Prime Minister B...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency for seven more prefectures Wednesday, affecting more than half the population a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s fiery speech at a rally just before the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol is at the center of the impeac...

Chairman and CEO of EgyptAir Holding Company Roshdy Zakaria announced on Wednesday that the first flight from Cairo to Doha in three years w...

Tourism expert Ahmed Metwally announced that work is underway to construct the Cairo Eye, the largest Ferris wheel in Africa at 120 meters t...

The International Handball Federation (IHF) announced in an official statement on Tuesday the withdrawal of the United States of America fro...

Egypt’s Ministry of Oil on Wednesday has signed an agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) of the Islamic...

By PAN PYLAS (AP) — Waning trust in governments and all types of media is threatening to limit the rollout of coronavirus vaccines around th...

By PAN PYLAS (AP) — Waning trust in governments and all types of media is threatening to limit the rollout of coronavirus vaccines around th...

The Egyptian Ministry of Culture’s YouTube channel will present a number of Egyptian musical artists from different genres starting Thursday...

The Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport received the Health Accreditation Seal for Safe Travel from the Airports Council International (AC...