Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi visited on Monday the Benban Solar Energy Complex in Aswan governorate where he inaugurated several energy projects in Upper Egypt, via video conference.
The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Saturday a large number of projects have been implemented by the state in Upper Egypt across different sectors, with a total cost of EGP 6.2trn.
This came during the opening of several road and (...)
This follows Alstom's successful installation and commissioning of its SIL 4 signaling Electronic Interlocking SYSTEM (IXL solution-SmartLock 400 GP). Egypt's Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir attended the pre-dynamic tests on 3 April.
The system (...)
Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said has announced the completion of the rehabilitation and lining of 831-km-long canals across the country in January, at a total cost of EGP 3bn.
Gamil Helmy, Assistant Minister of (...)
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is funding 11 projects in Egypt currently, including the establishment of the Egyptian Grand Museum, the Egyptian-Japanese Schools, and electricity projects in Upper Egypt; improving electricity (...)
Rami Malek is in final negotiations to play the villain role in Bond 25 movie, co-staring Daniel Craig.
Bond 25 movie will be directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
The Upper Egyptian -American star Rami Malek has made it to the Oscars and received Best (...)
Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is supporting the Egyptian government in developing the education system through the Egypt Japan Education Partnership Initiative which covers all stages of education including early childhood, basic (...)
The secretary to Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II told Ahram Online on Monday that the church has not yet been officially notified about the planned date of return of the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded by the Islamic State group (...)
The bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians who were excuted in 2015 by the Islamic State group in the Libyan city of Sirte were flown back to Egypt on Monday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
According to Al-Ahram, 22 ambulances arrived at Cairo (...)
Cairo- On Sunday, a small Coptic Christian community announced that they would stage an open sit-in on the premises of Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya until the government responds to their demands to pray inside their (...)
The security forces in Minya governorate contained sectarian clashes in Kom el-Loufi village of Samalut city after anonymous attackers set fire to some houses that were under construction, against the backdrop of religious rites at the house of a (...)
The Ministry of Electricity is to choose between the State Grid Corporation of China and Egypt's Elsewedy Electric to establish a transmission line from Samalut to Naga Hammadi with a capacity of 500 kV.
Sources at the Ministry of Electricity said (...)
The Minya prosecution unit ordered Thursday the detention of a police captain from the Samalut police force on accusations of killing a suspect.
Police reports say the suspect has been involved in 25 criminal case.
The prosecution will investigate (...)
Egypt-based Al Fanar Contracting Co. announced Monday that it signed a contract with Elsewedy Electric for Trade and Distribution, a subsidiary of cable maker Elsewedy Electric.
Through a contract totalling 550,000 Egyptian pounds ($61,943), El (...)
Prosecution office ordered Monday the detention of 21 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members for 15 days pending investigations in Minya's Samalut district, Al-Bawaba News reported.
The suspects are charged with inciting riots and violence against state (...)
The Cairo criminal court will resume Sunday the trial of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi and 10 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) defendants over leaking classified documents related to Egypt's national security to Qatar, al-Bawaba News reported.
Meanwhile, (...)
Egyptian courts resumed Tuesday the trials of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members across the nation over violence and terror related charges, media reported.
Cairo Criminal Court will resume the trial of 68 MBs accused of forming a terrorist cell to (...)
A bomb exploded in the village of Samalut in Upper Egypt's Minya governorate late on Thursday, killing two suspects who were allegedly on the way to plant the device, a security source told Aswat Masriya.
The unidentified men were planning to plant (...)
Egypt's largest carpet-maker Oriental Weavers is targeting a 20% boost in sales in local market within 2015, investor relations manager Ingy El Diwany announced.
According to El Diwany, Oriental Weavers aims to attain the 20% growth in sales through (...)
Seven Coptic Christian men have been be kidnapped in a Libyan city under the control of Islamist militias.
The Egyptian foreign ministry is closely following the situation of seven other Egyptians who were also reported as kidnapped on (...)
The Coptic Orthodox Church has decided to postpone an annual festival in honour of the Virgin Mary, due to start 28 May, because of the upcoming presidential election.
Bishop Pavnotios, bishop of the diocese of Samalut and Taha El-Aameda in Minya (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Transportation has completed the upgrading of 11 railway stations, with an investment cost worth EGP 500 million, according Minister Ibrahim El-Demeiry.
This comes within the framework of the ministry's strategy to upgrade the (...)
Upper Egypt's Minya criminal court sentenced on Saturday 11 accused of attacking a police station last August with 57 to 88 years in prison.
The defendants were convicted of attacking a police station in Minya's Samalut and its officers last August, (...)
Upper Egypt's Minya criminal court sentenced on Saturday 11 accused of attacking a police station last August with 57 to 88 years in prison.
The defendants were convicted of attacking a police station in Minya's Samalut and its officers last August, (...)
A 12-year-old boy was killed in Minya governorate in Upper Egypt during clashes between Pro-Morsi protesters and security forces Friday afternoon.
According to security sources, the boy was shot dead by birdshot rounds while he was watching the (...)