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Russia begins building Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

Posted on July 27, 2022July 27, 2022By Editor

Led by Rosatom, the $30 billion project is expected to be completed by 2028. … Read More >Russia begins building Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

Russia in final stage of negotiations with Egypt to build industrial park in Port Said

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

Cairo and Moscow are planning to hold discussions on the construction of a Russian industrial zone in the Mediterranean city of Port Said, according to Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Neveen Gamea. … Read More >Russia in final stage of negotiations with Egypt to build industrial park in Port Said

Egypt opens up to vaccinated tourists without need for Covid-19 test

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

Cairo has said it will allow travelers to visit the country without providing a negative PCR test, as long as they have been inoculated with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Medicines Authority. … Read More >Egypt opens up to vaccinated tourists without need for Covid-19 test

Israel, Hamas agree on Gaza ceasefire proposed by Egypt to end 11-day conflict

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021By Editor

The Israeli government has agreed to a mutual ceasefire with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, proposed by Egypt, that would put an end to 11 days of rocket strikes on Israel and IDF bombardment of Gaza. … Read More >Israel, Hamas agree on Gaza ceasefire proposed by Egypt to end 11-day conflict

Stores, malls, and restaurants to shut early in Egypt for two weeks, including Eid, as Cairo battles resurgent Covid-19

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Egypt’s prime minister has announced a new set of Covid-19 restrictions that will run for a fortnight to slow the spread of the virus during the last days of Ramadan and the Eid celebrations to follow. … Read More >Stores, malls, and restaurants to shut early in Egypt for two weeks, including Eid, as Cairo battles resurgent Covid-19

At least 11 passengers killed, some 100 injured as train derails in Egypt (VIDEO)

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021By Editor

A packed passenger train has derailed in Egypt, with social media footage showing rail tracks damaged and several carriages overturned. There are reports of dozens of casualties as emergency teams respond. … Read More >At least 11 passengers killed, some 100 injured as train derails in Egypt (VIDEO)

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Egypt and France conduct joint naval exercise as tensions ease following 2020 Prophet cartoon controversy

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Egypt and France held a joint naval exercise over the weekend, as the two nations work together to ease tensions between Paris and the Muslim world sparked by the row over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. … Read More >Egypt and France conduct joint naval exercise as tensions ease following 2020 Prophet cartoon controversy

Turkey and Egypt make diplomatic contact for first time since 2013

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country has reestablished diplomatic contact with Egypt for the first time since the latter’s President Mohamed Morsi was ousted in the 2013 coup. … Read More >Turkey and Egypt make diplomatic contact for first time since 2013

Iran’s Envoy to Egypt Claims US and Israel Seek to Sow Division in Arab World

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020By Editor

His statement comes in light of an Egyptian diplomat claiming in an interview that Iran and Israel are the greatest enemies to the Arab world. The comment also follows a series of normalisations of ties between Arab countries and Israel under US mediation. … Read More >Iran’s Envoy to Egypt Claims US and Israel Seek to Sow Division in Arab World

At least 7 killed as fire breaks out at Covid-19 hospital in Egypt

Posted on December 26, 2020December 26, 2020By Editor

A blaze has ripped through a private hospital treating coronavirus patients on the outskirts of Cairo. The disaster left at least seven dead and injured several others. … Read More >At least 7 killed as fire breaks out at Covid-19 hospital in Egypt