Egypt's gold prices up on July 6th    Egypt's FinMin urges BRICS to support debt sustainability    Egyptian, Saudi foreign ministers discuss Gaza, Iran in phone call    Venezuela vows to uphold sovereignty on 214th independence anniversary    ADIB Egypt publishes second sustainability report for 2024    Over 215,000 projects funded under Mashrouak, exceeding EGP 33bn in May: Minister    Egypt, Saudi FMs discuss Gaza truce, Iran-Israel tensions    Egypt, Norway hold informal talks ahead of global plastic treaty negotiations    Greco-Roman tombs with hieroglyphic inscriptions discovered in Aswan    UN conference cites Egypt's 'NWFE' programme as model for development finance    Al-Sisi calls for unified efforts to hold elections in Libya, urges withdrawal of foreign forces    Global tour for Korean 'K-Comics' launches in Cairo with 'Hellbound' exhibition    China's factory output expands in June '25    Egypt launches public-private partnership to curb c-sections, improve maternal, child health    Philip Morris Misr announces new price list effective 1 July    Egypt teams up with private sector to boost university rankings    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Three ancient rock-cut tombs discovered in Aswan    Egypt condemns deadly terrorist attack in Niger    Egypt's FM, China's Wang discuss Iran-Israel escalation    Egypt's EHA, Schneider Electric sign MoU on sustainable infrastructure    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed to Q4    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's EDA joins high-level Africa-Europe medicines regulatory talks    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Ahmed Morsy
Amazon in Egypt
Last week, Egypt became the first African country and the third in the Middle East to see Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, operating in its local online retail sector. Amazon.eg replaced Egypt's top online retailer Souq.eg four years (...)

07 - 09 - 2021
Finding that perfect spot
Unused to paying parking fees — in Egyptian cities parking meters are unheard of, and the sayes, an unofficial parking attendant holds sway — motorists were shocked to hear last week that the government now intends to charge them for parking their (...)

31 - 08 - 2021
The hassle of vaccine certificates
Throughout the past year anyone wishing to travel was at a loss, especially those travelling to destinations requiring full coronavirus vaccinations, or wishing to avoid days of unnecessary quarantine. Sherine Khaled, who will soon be travelling for (...)

03 - 08 - 2021
Khartoum 'not ready' to negotiate with Ethiopia on GERD under same framework, labeling it 'a waste of time'
Sudan's Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas said on Wednesday that his country "is not ready" to participate in the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the same methodology adopted in previous talks, which Abbas described (...)

28 - 07 - 2021
A project for the 21st century
"The Decent Life initiative for rural development will be an unprecedented achievement" for Egypt, said President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi when launching the first phase of the countryside-focused Decent Life initiative national project at the Cairo (...)

27 - 07 - 2021
US regional spokesperson stresses agreement on time frame for GERD negotiations
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia should agree on a time frame to reach a deal on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Regional Spokesman for the US State Department Samuel Werberg said. During a phone-in with Sada El-Balad satellite channel on (...)

14 - 07 - 2021
A question of trust
Egypt is producing the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine through the state-owned Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), and aims to manufacture 80 million doses by the end of 2021. The Sinovac vaccine was approved by the (...)

13 - 07 - 2021
Egypt never against its brothers' right to development, but rejects infringement of its Nile water rights: Parliament speaker
Egyptian Parliament Speaker Hanafy Gebaly stated on Sunday that Egypt has never stood against its brothers' right to development, however, it rejects any infringement of its Nile water rights. Gebaly was referring to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance (...)

11 - 07 - 2021
Coronavirus vaccine doesn't provide solid immunity, needs to be repeated every year: Egypt's presidential adviser
The coronavirus vaccine is similar to the seasonal influenza vaccination that doesn't provide life-time immunity, known as solid immunity, and it needs to be repeated at least every year, presidential health advisor Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din said on (...)

11 - 07 - 2021
Security Council situation on GERD complicated, Ethiopia's argument weak: Egypt FM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stated on Saturday that the situation within the United Nation Security Council is "complicated" due to political considerations, alignments and interlocking interests. Shoukry was referring to the Security (...)

10 - 07 - 2021
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority signed settlement agreement on Ever Given
Chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Wednesday that a settlement was reached with the Evergreen Marine Corporation concerning its Ever Given ship, which had blocked navigation through the Suez Canal for nearly a week in (...)

07 - 07 - 2021
30 June Revolution conveyed Egyptians' most noble, established constants: Sisi
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stated on Wednesday that the 30 June Revolution was not just a passing moment in which Egyptians expressed anger, but rather conveyed their most established and noble constants. El-Sisi's statement came in a written (...)

30 - 06 - 2021
A new era for rural Egypt
The Decent Life initiative is the largest development project in Egypt's modern history, says Aya Omar, official spokesperson of the initiative and chair of the Decent Life Foundation's board of trustees. "Stakeholders include state institutions, (...)

29 - 06 - 2021
Sudan tosses a stone into stagnant water
To avoid the damage — drought and flood — that Sudan encountered during last year's filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's (GERD) reservoir, Sudan's Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Sadiq hinted this week that Khartoum may be willing to accept a (...)

22 - 06 - 2021
Commander of US Central Command says Egypt exercising 'enormous statesmanlike restraint' in GERD issue
Egypt is exercising enormous statesmanlike restraint in its pursuit to find a solution to the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) General Kenneth McKenzie has said. McKenzie paid a (...)

20 - 06 - 2021
We are ready to defend rights of Egypt, Sudan in the Nile waters: Tunisia's FM
Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi affirmed on Tuesday his country's full readiness to defend the Egyptian and Sudanese rights in the River Nile waters. Jerandi's remarks came during his speech at the Arab League's (AL) extraordinary meeting (...)

16 - 06 - 2021
Coronavirus: The third wave ebbs
Egypt's coronavirus case numbers are falling. The average number of daily cases dropped from 1,200 in mid-May to 800 in the first week of June, leading to hopes the third wave of the pandemic is receding. Restrictive measures introduced on 6 May (...)

08 - 06 - 2021
Egypt, Sudan still need to reach deal on GERD regardless water volume to be stored in 2nd filling: Experts
Egypt and Sudan have to stick to reaching a binding agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), even amid reports that Addis will perform the second-year filling with less amount of water than previously planned, experts says. With only (...)

05 - 06 - 2021
Pope Tawadros II proposes designating entry of Holy Family into Egypt a national holiday
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark proposed on Tuesday designating 1 June a national holiday to mark the day the Holy Family entered Egypt. The entry of Christ and the Holy Family into the land of Egypt "is one of the (...)

02 - 06 - 2021
In Photos: Visit by African broadcasters delegation highlights capabilities of Egyptian industry - AOI head
Chairman of Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel-Moneim El-Tarras expressed his gratitude on Wednesday for a visit by an African broadcasters delegation to the AOI, which he described as an opportunity to highlight the (...)

02 - 06 - 2021
Redrawing the Egyptian media landscape
United Media Services (UMS), the five-year-old media conglomerate whose activities span media production, advertising, and newspaper publishing, unveiled its future plans during a press conference early this week. In addition to overhauling its (...)

01 - 06 - 2021
GERD: Towards the cliff-edge ?
Egypt's foreign and irrigation ministers say that although a negotiated agreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) remains their goal Cairo is ready for all scenarios. While their statements had a reassuring effect on public opinion, (...)

25 - 05 - 2021
Vaccination campaign continues
Egypt reported its highest daily record of Covid-19 infections since January at the weekend, exceeding some 1,200 cases. Experts say that the country is climbing the curve of its third coronavirus wave and is expected to witness the peak starting (...)

18 - 05 - 2021
Egypt will spare no effort to reach Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, foreign minister tells Security Council
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Sunday Egypt will spare no effort to reach Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire amid deadly confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians. Speaking online to the UN Security Council, Shoukry stressed the need for (...)

16 - 05 - 2021
Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza Strip to receive Palestinians injured in Israeli aggression
Egyptian authorities on Sunday opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip and received a number of Palestinians injured in an ongoing Israeli aggression on the coastal enclave, state-run news agency MENA reported. The opening of the (...)

16 - 05 - 2021
Advertisement