State-owned Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) plans to invest up to $500 million in Egypt by 2022, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Saif Al Mazrouei further told in an interview with CNBC Arabia that his company seeks to win the contracts for two upcoming (...)
The Plant Quarantine Department in Port Safaga blocked a 59,000-tonne shipment of French wheat on Sunday, imported for the Public Authority of Supply, after discovering poppy seeds inside it.
Samples of the French wheat shipment were sent to the (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Thursday the new headquarters of Egypt's southern naval fleet command in Safaga on the country's Red Sea coast during his visit to the Port of Safaga Development Project.
During the visit, (...)
All diving and water sports were suspended in the Red Sea resort cities of Hurghada and El-Gouna Thursday due to unstable weather conditions, Egyptian news websites reported.
All marine trips to coral reef areas and to Red Sea islands around (...)
Port Safaga has received the "Yarmouk Valley" Ship along with 63,000 tons of French wheat on its board, the Red Sea Ports Authority reported.
The government has strictly urged the concerned bodies at the port to take all the necessary measures to (...)
The Daily News Egypt spoke exclusively to Minister of Transportation Hany Dahy.
What investment projects are the Ministry of Transportation presenting during the economic summit?
The Ministry of Transportation is in a race against time to complete a (...)
The Ministry of Finance's priorities in the next months are to stimulate the economy, contribute to finding solutions to unemployment, and reform the energy subsidies and wages systems, Minister of Finance Hany Qadry said Thursday.
"In order to (...)
For Moataz Mahmoud, owner of cement factories in Qena and Aswan, this past summer presented a huge challenge for his business. As the nation was experiencing a fuel crisis, cement factories — as one of the heavy energy consuming industries — (...)
The General Authority for Red Sea Ports will soon determine its particulars of purchase for the Port Tawfik Northern Wharf, in preparation for an international tender operating on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) scheme, according to Hassan Falah, the (...)
The River Transportation Authority is preparing to adopt a group of measures aimed at facilitating movement of investment into the sector. The authority aims to raise the country's river transport capacity such that 10% of local goods are moved via (...)
The long-held supposition that the ancient Egyptians avoided travelling by sea and had poor naval technology can be laid to rest. Early this week archaeologists discovered a port dating from the reign of the Fourth Dynasty king Khufu, builder of the (...)
CAIRO - The nation will be suffering a serious shortage of foreign currency and continues to eat away at its monetary reserves.
In three months' time, there might not be enough money left to purchase its basic food needs from abroad, so the country (...)
The Egyptian armed forces send choppers to save a Lebanese cargo ship sinking 50 miles from port Safaga. The ship was on its way to Somalia. The ship sailed from port Adabiya on Thursday December 1 with shipments of flour.
During its journey on (...)
At the entrance hall of the Supreme Council of Antiquities' (SCA) premises in Zamalek, a dozen of journalists, photographers and TV anchors gathered as well as archeologists and top governmental officials trying to have a glimpse of the “Seafaring (...)
Egypt's aptly-named Red Sea Riviera encompasses all the beaches along the Red Sea, both on the Sinai Peninsula and the eastern coast of Egypt's mainland. On the mainland, from Ain Sokhna to Marsa Alam, one will find a variety of experiences. (...)
The first shipment of imported Ethiopian calves has reached Egypt, carrying 2,216 of the 15,000 calves that Egypt is to import from the East African country.
The shipment comes after an agreement concluded by Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif during his (...)
How did the ancient Egyptians import goods by sea or travel to the fabled Land of Punt in search of gold, ebony and leopard skins? Nevine El-Aref finds out
The ancient Egyptians pioneered the development of river craft for various uses, including (...)
Well-preserved wrecks of Pharaonic seafaring vessels unearthed last week on the Red Sea coast reveal that the Ancient Egyptians enjoyed advanced maritime technology, Nevine El-Aref reports
The long-held belief that the Ancient Egyptians did not tend (...)
Those resourceful Romans would go to any lengths to keep the empire's subversive elements out of the way, even cutting 30-metre granite columns on a mountain. Jenny Jobbins gets lost in time
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All you need is a case of water and (...)
It's summer time, and travelling is easy -- Egyptian resorts are offering lots of attractive package deals for holiday makers. Rehab Saad guides you through the best summer bargains
As soon as summer comes, hotels and resorts all over Egypt announce (...)
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Keeping it humble: the Red Sea coastal city of Al-Quseir maintains a relaxed and small-town feel -- but for how long? photo: Ayman Ibrahim
Ever since Hurghada hit the big time, developers and sun-worshippers alike have been looking for (...)
