“Ashghal Shaqa,” Shahid’s Most Viewed TV Show

Khaled and Sherine Diab’s comedic Ramadan TV series, “Ashghal Shaqa,” garnered so many views and attention on social media. بصراحة اجمل مسلسل في رمضان انا ببقي قاعد مسخسخ من الضحكهشام ماجد و مصطفي غريب عاملين كوميديا سهله ولذيذه#اشغال_شقة pic.twitter.com/RvAm8U8NI8 — 🔻 N a g e e b 📿 (@nageebss) March 14, 2024 The series topped… Read More »

CBE unveils key banking soundness metrics for 2023

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has disclosed the principal financial soundness indicators for banks within the Egyptian market as of year-end 2023. According to a recent report, CBE noted a decrease in the ratio of non-performing loans to 3% at the close of 2023, down from 3.3% in the preceding two quarters and 3.5%… Read More »

What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack

CNN  —  Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in connection with the attack, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of the capital, killing more than 130 people. Here’s what we know.… Read More »

DSL Internet Price Hikes Spark Outrage in Egypt

When Abdelsalam Mohamed, a 29-year-old Egyptian woman, tried to renew her home internet package to continue working, she noticed that her 600 Gigabytes package that cost her EGP 550 (USD 11.83) per month is now costing around EGP 725 (USD 15.59). “I can not pay that much for internet, so I had to change my… Read More »

Egypt Announces First Increase in Fuel Prices in 2024

  For the first time in 2024, Egypt has announced an increase in fuel prices in an effort to reduce the gap between production costs and selling prices, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in an official statement on Friday, 22 March. The recent liberalization of the exchange rate and rising transportation costs,… Read More »

EFG Holding achieves record-breaking EGP 14.7bn in revenues

EFG Holding, a premier financial institution with a universal bank in Egypt and a leading position in the investment banking sector across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), disclosed its annual results for the year concluded in 2023. The Group reported unprecedented revenues of EGP 14.7bn, marking a 34% increase year-on-year, propelled by the… Read More »

Egypt implements first fuel price hike of 2024

Fuel station- Reuters Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum raised fuel prices on Friday. The increase applies to all octane levels and diesel. Following repeated delays, the committee responsible for setting petroleum product prices opted to bring them in line with global trends. Diesel prices jumped to EGP 10 per liter, up from EGP 8.25. Octane prices… Read More »

The Best Mosques in Egypt for Taraweeh Prayers

Taraweeh, the plural word of ‘Tarweeha,’ which means ‘rest’ in Arabic, is the propitious ritual of the holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims gather to stand side by side and pray together. Mosques in Cairo during Ramadan become crowded after the Isha prayer, as people follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammed and perform Taraweeh… Read More »