CAIRO: The agenda of the upcoming Saudi-Egyptian Business Council meeting will be dominated by a gargantuan new project – a Gulf of Aqaba bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The proposed bridge, linking Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt to Ras Hamid in (...)
CAIRO: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced plans to provide Egypt with a new solar power plant in Borg al-Arab, a city south west of Alexandria. The project, dubbed the “Project for the Introduction of Clean Energy by (...)
Despite obstacles which include lack of funds, environmental concerns and a troubled track record, Ethiopia has announced plans to construct a multi-billion dollar Nile River dam.
The controversial “Grand Millennium Dam Project” could generate (...)
CAIRO: After months of low visitor numbers at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, tourists have finally started to return as they embark on short term tourism visits known as “one day trips.”
The instability and fear that accompanied the January 25 (...)
Support for Saudi Arabian women openly flouting the driving ban in the deeply religious kingdom now extends as far as Ridgewood, a small town on the East Coast of the United States.
Inspired by Saudi women's rights activists who uploaded videos (...)