Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla said Egypt envisions energy as a tool to achieve development, peace, and prosperity regionally.
On the sidelines of the 2020 Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS), El-Molla said Egypt's call for the establishment of the (...)
Equatorial Guinea signed on Wednesday preliminary deals with two Egyptian companies – Petrojet and Arab Contractors for new oil refinery projects in the central African nation.
The deals were signed at an energy conference EGYPS in Cairo and in the (...)
This week witnessed the end of Egypt's one-year rotational chair of the African Union (AU). Several political pundits agreed that Egypt contributed, during that period, to reforming the continental body and enhancing coherence among its members in (...)
The Egyptians lost 5-0 to the host country Morocco in the final match of the eight-team tournament, but still managed to qualify for the Futsal World Cup, reports Inas Mazhar.
The event, five-a-side football, was a qualifier for the 2020 FIFA (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday handed over the rotational presidency of the African Union (AU) to South Africa at the 33rd AU Summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa under the theme of “Silencing the Guns.”
Egypt adopts the (...)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains as prevalent as it was 30 years ago in a handful of countries, thwarting global efforts to eradicate it, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for (...)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) will take centuries to eradicate despite world leaders promising to end the practice by 2030, according to United Nations data released on Thursday.
FGM remains as common today as 30 years ago in Somalia, Mali, (...)
Egyptian handball team presented their best performance in the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship in Tunisia and won their seventh title against the hosts on Sunday. The final game ended 27-22 for Egypt, giving the Pharaohs the prestigious (...)
Egypt deservingly beat its Tunisian counterpart to win the African Cup in handball in Tunis. The Pharaohs beat their North African rivals 27-23 (15-11) in the final.
The final pitted two teams which had won all their previous six games, making it a (...)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network on Tuesday, defying U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese company from next-generation communications over fears Beijing could use them to spy.
Following is the (...)
Egypt will face Angola on Wednesday at the Salle Omnisport de Radès in the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship quarter-finals. The 24th edition of the championship will run until 26 January.
The quarter-finals comprises of two groups: Group I (...)
The World Cup qualifying draw for Africa takes place in Cairo as Egypt set to know their opponents in their bid to reach the 2022 finals in Qatar.
The draw starts at 19:00 Cairo time (17:00 GMT). Stay tuned.
According to African governing body CAF, (...)
Egypt's handball team is just one step away from reaching the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship semi-finals after defeating Gabon 36-17 on Monday in their first match of the quarter final in Tunisia.
The Pharaohs dominated the game from the (...)
The Egyptian handball national team thrashed Guinea 39-22 on Wednesday in their opening match of the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship, which qualifies to the Olympics.
Egypt are playing in Group A alongside DR Congo, Guinea, and Kenya in the (...)
In two weeks' time President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is scheduled to hand the rotating presidency of the African Union to his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. In the bilateral meeting that traditionally precedes the official hand-over (...)
Egypt will be looking to secure their place in the summer Olympic Games when they start their Africa Cup of Nations campaign as the tournament kicks off in Tunisia on Thursday.
The title winners will represent Africa at the Tokyo Games while the (...)
With the participation of 43 countries and 768 athletes, the Middle East and North Africa region of the Special Olympics (SO MENA) chose Egypt to play host for the first ever Pan-African Games that will take place from 23 to 31 January. The decision (...)
The year 2020 began with tensions and tough events in the Middle East and North Africa Region which puts Egypt's foreign policy under spot. The events included Turkey's parliament passing a bill that allows the government to deploy troops to Libya (...)
Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Umaro Cissoko Embalo is on course to win Sunday's run-off election, his spokesman said on Monday, citing the campaign's tallies based on preliminary vote counts in each region.
Official results are not expected (...)
Guinea-Bissau's presidential election runoff kicked off here on Sunday between two former prime ministers, Domingos Simoes Pereira and Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
More than 760,000 voters in the West African country are expected to cast their ballots in (...)
Two former prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau are vying for the presidency in a runoff election Sunday after the incumbent failed to reach the second round in the tumultuous West African country once described by the United Nations as a (...)
Barcelona's record-breaking teenage sensation Ansu Fati has the ability and character to make an impact against Real Madrid in Wednesday's 'Clasico' at the Camp Nou, says club great Carles Puyol.
Fati became Barca's youngest-ever league scorer in (...)
The initiative “Silencing the Guns” was declared the theme of the African Union in 2020 and a roadmap to African peace and security. The announcement was made by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi during the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and (...)
A number of economic reports were recently released assessing the performance of African countries, particularly those south of the Sahara. The reports revealed marked improvement in those African countries' economic performance, despite political (...)
