The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is 70 per cent built, and 15 January 2020 has been set as a deadline to reach an agreement over outstanding differences. Yet the first of four meetings, which the US and the World Bank are attending as (...)
Egypt received 372 recommendations in its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva last week. The number seems large, even excessive, but it should be borne in mind the review covers four years.
Omar (...)
Egypt has spent around $60 billion on linking its electricity sector to other countries and continents, extending links into Africa, Asia, and Europe, President Abdel–Fattah El-Sisi has said.
In a speech during the G20 Compact with Africa meetings (...)
Egypt and Germany signed five joint cooperation deals of €330 million ($366 million) to boost renewable energy and vocational education on the sidelines of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's visit to Germany this week to attend the meetings (...)
يبدو أن احتفالات رأس السنة ستأخذ شكلا وطعما مختلفا هذا العام، فأمام أهرامات الجيزة، ستقف المغنية الأمريكية "كاتي بيري" Katy Perry، في حفل غنائي ضخم، مقرر له في 31 ديسمبر المقبل.
ونشر "Event" على فيس بوك، يدعو محبي المغنية الأمريكية كاتي بيري، (...)
تتابع اليوم السابع فى عددها المطبوع الصادر غدا الأربعاء، العديد من القضايا والملفات المهمة، منها تفاصيل مشاركة الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي بقمة العشرين وأفريقيا، وتأكيده أن إمكانيات أفريقيا تؤهلها لتصبح قاطرة نمو الاقتصاد العالمى، إضافة إلى صعود مصر (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) summit and the role played by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to build an institutional framework for cooperation between the G20 and Africa.
The (...)
Average occupancy rates in Egypt's Red Sea hotels recorded 75 percent in 2019, a senior official in the Tourism Ministry said on Monday, as the country moves to boost the sector vital for foreign currency revenues.
President Abdel Fattah al-Assi, (...)
The management of Egypt's Zamalek has dismissed reports linking the team's defender Mahmoud Alaa with a move when the winter transfer window opens in January.
“All that has been said about Saudi offers for Mahmoud Alaa is false. Zamalek has not (...)
UAE-based Arabtec Construction has won a contract of AED 366 million, equivalent to $99.6 million or 1.6 billion Egyptian pounds, from Emaar Misr to build a housing project in Egypt.
Emaar Misr, the Egyptian arm of Dubai's largest listed property (...)
The neo-classical Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square was buzzing last Friday as the Ministry of Antiquities celebrated the downtown landmark's 117th anniversary.
To the strains of oriental music mixed with ancient Egyptian beats and the (...)
The senior Egyptian national football team started their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign under new coach Hossam Al-Badri and what a start it was. Disastrous to say the least. Being paired in a group that included Kenya, Togo and Comoros it (...)
Egypt booked an Olympic Games spot for the first time since 2012 after a vibrant second-half display saw them crush South Africa 3-0 in the semi-final of the U23 African Cup of Nations in Cairo on Tuesday.
South Africa held firm in the first half, (...)
Stay tuned as the match is due to start at 20:00 Cairo local time (GMT+2)
11:00 Egypt will face South Africa in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations semifinals on Tuesday at Cairo Stadium, as the two sides bid for a place in the 2020 Olympic Games in (...)
Egypt has spent around $60 billion on linking its electricity sector to other countries and continents, extending links into Africa, Asia, and Europe, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has said.
In a speech during the G20 Compact with Africa meetings (...)
Six real estate developers are negotiating with Egypt's New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to develop land plots under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme in New Alamein City.
The six developers include two Egyptian real estate (...)
Saudi Arabia's New Plan Developments says it will start the construction works of its third housing compound project – Atika in Egypt's new capital by early January 2020.
"We target contractual sales totalling 4.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($279.3 (...)
Egypt and the United States are looking to bring into effect a bilateral customs cooperation agreement in the coming period, Egyptian Trade Minister Amr Nassar said on Sunday.
The cooperation is a key step towards reaching a bilateral free trade (...)
The Suez Canal Authority this week marked the 150th anniversary of the Suez Canal. The canal first became operational on 17 November 1869.
Since its inauguration, 1.3 million ships carrying cargo weighing 28.6 billion tons and worth $135.9 billion (...)
The fourth Invest for Africa Forum (IAF) kicks off tomorrow in the New Administrative Capital. The IAF aims to promote investment and support for the infrastructure and mechanisms of intra-African trade. It will bring together governments and the (...)
Talking to American director Ross Kauffman is an opportunity to explore the mind of an Academy Award winner (co-directed with British photographer Zana Briski, the 2005 film Born Into Brothels won the best documentary award). It is also a way into (...)
On Monday evening, Middle East time, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the US no longer considers Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as inconsistent with international law, signalling a drastic shift in (...)
A WEST Cairo military criminal court on Sunday sentenced Libyan militant Abdel-Rehim Al-Mesmari to death and other defendants to heavy jail terms for their part in a deadly attack on security forces in Bahariya Oasis, writes Ahmed Eleiba.
A WEST (...)
تتابع اليوم السابع فى عددها المطبوع الصادر غدا الثلاثاء، العديد من القضايا والملفات المهمة، فى مقدمتها تفاصيل زيارة الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي إلى ألمانيا للمشاركة فى قمة العشرين.
الرئيس يلتقى وفد الاتحاد الفيدرالى الألمانى للصناعات الأمنية (...)
11:45 However, a lethargic opening display in a 1-1 draw against Kenya last week in Alexandria raised alarm bells, casting doubts over Egypt's ability to claim what were expected to be straightforward victories.
11:15 On paper, the record seven-time (...)
