EGYPT INDEPENDENT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira, but loca...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief governing partner on Tuesday said he would vote in favor of a proposal to...

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the...

GERA, Germany (Reuters) – Should former members of the Syrian security forces who have defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government...

HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage and killed 192...

Events for the 2020 edition of the Miss Eco Teen International contest in Hurghada are proceeding smoothly, with contestants scheduled to ta...

EgyptAir and Air Cairo announced on Sunday the signing of a new codeshare between the two companies, aimed at providing more travel options...

Created in Egypt by Egyptians, Netflix’s new series “Paranormal” has made history as the streaming service’s first Arabia Original series fr...

PARIS (AP) — Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the f...

A mentally disturbed man stabbed two people to death and injured four others in al-Siyafa village in Toukh city, al-Qalyubia Governorate on...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s economy faces an “arduous and prolonged depression,” with real GPD projected to plunge by nearly 20 percent because...

Seven European human rights ambassadors criticized Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the continued detention of at least five women’s rights activ...

BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficac...

The UEFA website on Tuesday unveiled 50 candidates shortlisted for the European Union (UEFA) 2020 team, representing 21 clubs and 19 countri...

The 42nd Cairo International Film Festival opening ceremony will take place on Wednesday amid tight COVID-19 precautionary measures, accordi...

Egypt’s Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced Monday that a US$1.6 billion tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is anticipa...

Ten years ago, Omeir Saeed Almheiri fell in love with wakeboarding. Now the 23-year-old from the United Arab Emirates has broken two Guinnes...

A disproportionately large number of poor and minority students were not in schools for assessments this fall, complicating efforts to measu...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Amid the long-raging deadly strife in Indian-controlled Kashmir, another conflict is silently taking its toll on the...

The Egyptian government began enforcing on Tuesday new opening and closing times for shops, malls, cafes, restaurants, and workshops, as dec...

Egyptian police have arrested the photographer of a controversial photo session at the Saqqara archaeological area and the model, who ignite...

The Egyptian Public Prosecution and the Italian General Prosecution of Rome issued a joint statement on Monday regarding the latest developm...

Iran’s top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in the outskirts of Tehran, once again setting the Middle East on edge and threatening...

ROUEN, France (AP) — The panicked 22-year-old is led to Consultation Room No. 2, with its easy-mop floor and honeycombed meshing over the wi...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the glob...