The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Egypt announced on Thursday that Egypt’s illiteracy rate dropped from 39.4 percent in 1996 to 29.7 percent in 2006, and then to 25.8 percent in 2017. CAPMAS added that in 2017 the...اقرأ المزيد
Peace returned to Dimshaw Hashim village in Minya on Friday after eight days of sectarian clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians. The conflicts began after a house belonging to a Coptic Christian man was attacked, following his plans to transform...اقرأ المزيد
The government, in cooperation with the World Bank, is allocating LE60 billion for Upper Egypt development plan, marking a budget increase of 20 percent from 2017. During the launch ceremony of the Sustainable Development Targets project on Thursday,...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s National Railway Authority is currently planning to install double-decker trains produced locally by the end of 2018, in an effort to confront the increasing congestion of passengers on trains heading to Upper Egypt. According to statements...اقرأ المزيد
Chairman of the General Meteorological Authority Ahmed Abdelaal expected hot unstable dusty weather to hit the country on Thursday. He said southwesterly winds are expected to be active, accompanied by dust. Sandstorm is expected in the south, Sinai,...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian Minister of Local Development Abu Bakr al-Gendi said that the poverty rate in Egypt has reached 28 percent nationwide while unprecedentedly jumping to 50 percent in Upper Egyptian cities. During a press conference, Al-Gendi said that the best...اقرأ المزيد
Hotel occupancy rates jumped to around 75 percent in Luxor city in January due to school holidays, former Head of Tourism Chamber for Upper Egypt Tharwat Ajamy told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Agamy added that 80 percent of holidaymakers in Luxor are Egyptians...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects warm weather on Saturday across the country’s northern parts, and warmer temperatures in Upper Egypt. However, very cold weather is expected across the country overnight. Low and medium level cloud...اقرأ المزيد
Giza Criminal Court decided on Tuesday to adjourn trial of 66 defendants, 43 of which, were arrested on charges of establishing a militant group in Upper Egypt affiliated with IS. Two women out of 23 of the defendants were accused of being the primary...اقرأ المزيد