Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has instructed government agencies to work in a concerted manner to achieve the state's goal of increasing the area of productive agricultural lands and building modern urban communities in North Sinai and the (...)
Every serious quest for Arab-Israeli peace is a series of scenes that begin with a step such as the UAE's recent declaration of intent to normalise relations with Israel and end with a number of politicians receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. The first (...)
A total of EGP 397m in humanitarian compensation has been granted to those affected by confrontations in North Sinai, according to a report by North Sinai Governor Mohamed Abdel Fadil Shousha.
The report outlined the efforts undertaken by various (...)
Today, all of humanity is suffering the health and economic repercussions of the global Covid-19 pandemic. We are obsessed with infection, discombobulated about changing our routines, and anxious about staying at home indefinitely until someone (...)
Over the course of three major operations — Eagle, Martyr's Right and the expanded Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018 — Egypt's counter-terrorist campaign has scored many successes, not least the decline in the number of terrorist attacks in Sinai. (...)
Metito provides customised, comprehensive and advanced solutions from desalination and re-using water, industrial solutions, investing in water and wastewater assets, and structuring Greenfield and Brownfield schemes under project finance (...)
Egypt has confirmed on Thursday its first coronavirus case in North Sinai, according to a statement released by the governorate's health directorate.
The patient has been submitted in the Beer El Abd Hospital, the statement read.
"The hospital has (...)
Last weekend, on 25 April, Egypt commemorated Sinai Liberation Day, an occasion that also served to remind us of the considerable developmental efforts the government has dedicated to Sinai since the 30 June 2013 Revolution. The government is (...)
Egyptian President Adel Fattah Al-Sisi ordered on Tuesday extension of the country's nationwide state of emergency for three months starting on Tuesday due to “serious security and health conditions" in the country.
The Armed Forces and police are (...)
The Ministry of Electricity has allocated EGP 1.8bn to upgrade power networks in Sinai and Suez Canal regions and Sharqeya governorate as part of its budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2020/21.
Mohamed El-Sayed, head of the Canal Company for (...)
Natural gas is being supplied to 110 tourist facilities in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh, with investments worth 250 million Egyptian pounds ($15.8 million), Oil Ministry announced on Saturday.
This came in a report Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Mollah (...)
A new archaeological cave has been discovered on Saturday in North Sinai's Wadi El-Zolmat, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Anquities mission which is documenting rock inscriptions in Sinai.
The newly discovered cave, which is located in a (...)
The Armed Forces repelled a terrorist attack on a security installation in North Sinai on Sunday. According to local sources, the incident took place in Al-Gora, south of Shiekh Zuweid.
In a press statement Military Spokesman Colonel Tamer Al-Rifaai (...)
Egyptian security forces killed 17 militants in a raid on their hideout in Arish, North Sinai.
Security forces were informed that a group of terrorists were using the hideout in the Obeidat district to carry out attacks targeting police and army (...)
Militants have blown up the gas pipeline stretching between Egypt and Israel in the Bir Al-Abd region (80 kilometres west of Al-Arish) in North Sinai on Sunday night, according to Egyptian security officials' statements.
The Associated Press quoted (...)
Egypt is one of the most arid countries in the world and currently suffers from a 90% gap in its water resources. The country receives about 70% of its water flow from the Blue Nile and Atbara River, both stemming in the Ethiopian plateau, then (...)
A US Congress delegation has visited North of Sinai as part of the strategic relations between Egypt and the United States, according to the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson.
The delegation is bipartisan and includes congressmen from the (...)
As part of a deal first revealed two years ago, Egypt began importing gas from Israel last week. The deal was signed between Egypt's Dolphinus Holdings, a private company established two years ago by businessman Alaa Arafa, Texas-based Noble Energy, (...)
Israel has started exporting natural gas to Egypt at 200m cubic feet per day (scf/day) two days ago, in preparation for reexporting it to European markets via Idku LNG plant.
A source in the petroleum sector told Daily News Egypt that the Israeli (...)
Egypt will start receiving natural gas from the fields of the Israeli Delek Drilling Company in the Mediterranean for the Egyptian Dolphinus Holding Company, through a pipeline linking Ashkelon and Al-Arish in Egypt to transport gas supplies, by (...)
Wali moves to UN
MINISTER of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali has been appointed executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. She was also selected by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to be the director-general of the UN (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi witnessed on Tuesday the opening of several national projects, including the 30th June axe, a double free 95km-long and 80-metre-wide highway, and other projects in Sinai and Port Said.
During a speech, Al-Sisi (...)
The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said on Monday it will provide $430 million in insurance to advance energy security in Egypt by rehabilitating a natural gas pipeline and transporting gas from fields offshore in (...)
Egypt is a strategic partner to the United States, said the US ambassador to Egypt Jonathan Cohen, commenting on the newly announced commitment to provide $430m in insurance to advance energy security in Egypt by rehabilitating a natural gas (...)
US is commited to provide $430 million in insurance to advance energy security in Egypt by rehabilitating a natural gas pipeline and transporting natural gas from fields offshore in Israel, Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. (...)
