Egypt Headlines
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:15:15 GMTFeminist Movements Continue to Battle Culture of Impunity in Egypt
[IPS] New Delhi, India -- Ten years ago on this day, January 25, one of the biggest revolutions in the world took place in Egypt's Tahrir Square, as protestors poured into the streets chanting slogans of "Bread, Freedom and Social Justice", demanding...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:14 GMTEgyptian Diplomat Meets Canada's Amb. for Women, Peace, Security
[Egypt Online] Egyptian Ambassador in Ottawa Ahmed Abu Zeid on
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:10 GMTUN Report - Egypt's Economy Expected to Rise By 5.4 Percent in 2021
[Egypt Online] UN report:Egypt's economy expected to rise by 5.4% in 2021
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:06 GMTEgypt's Mega Projects Great Opportunity for Foreign Companies - Sisi
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said that the size of the ongoing national projects is a "great opportunity" and a "promising market" for foreign companies to invest in the various development domains.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:04 GMT3,022 Prisoners Granted Presidential Pardon - Interior Ministry
[Egypt Online] 3,022 prisoners granted presidential pardon: Interior Ministry
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:03 GMTChina's Xinhua News Agency Report - Egypt, Led By Sisi, Witnessing Political, Security Stability, Economic Development
[Egypt Online] China's Xinhua news agency Report: Egypt, led by Sisi, witnessing political, security stability, economic development
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:00 GMTTrade Minister - Plan of Action Outlined to Exchange Expertise Between Egypt, Sudan in Youth Projects
[Egypt Online] Trade minister:Plan of action outlined to exchange expertise between Egypt, Sudan in youth projects
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:20:57 GMTEgypt Registers 643 New Coronavirus Cases, 55 Deaths
[Egypt Online] The Ministry of Health and Population announced on Tuesday26/1/2021 that 643 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 163,129.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:20:54 GMTPM - Sisi Urges Relying On Local Resources for Mammoth Rural Development Project
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi instructed the government to give a high priority to the mega rural development project declared earlier this week during the inauguration ceremony of several projects in Port Said, Prime Minister Mostafa...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:20:51 GMTEgypt's Economy Expected to Rise By 5.4 Percent in 2021 - UN's Report
[Egypt Online] Egypt's economy expected to rise by 5.4% in 2021:UN's report
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:20:48 GMTNew Center for Training UN Peacekeeping Police Force Opened in Egypt
[Egypt Online] Egypt opened a new center for training UN Peacekeeping Police Force personnel on Tuesday26/1/2021.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:20:44 GMTNCW Chief - Egypt Exerts Tremendous Efforts to Achieve Gender Equality
[Egypt Online] President of the National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsy said on Tuesday26/1/2021 Egypt exerted tremendous efforts to achieve gender equality and women empowerment in Egypt, topped by the launch of the National Strategy for the Emp...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:33:42 GMTCartoonist Ashraf Hamdi Detained After Publishing Video On Arab Spring Anniversary
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities must immediately release cartoonist Ashraf Hamdi and drop any charges filed against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:48:17 GMTAmnesty Slams 'Inhumane' Prison Conditions
[DW] Ten years after the Arab Spring uprising overthrew the former military-backed president, prisons in Egypt are just as bad as ever, Amnesty International has reported.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:21:07 GMTCBE Allows New Categories to Open Accounts
[Egypt Online] CBE allows new categories to open accounts
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:08:28 GMTForeign Affairs Council - Remarks By High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell Upon Arrival
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Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:39:30 GMTPunch Like a Muslim Woman - an Egyptian-Danish Boxer Breaking Many Stereotypes
[IPS] New Delhi, India -- As a Muslim woman born and brought up in Denmark, Nadia Helmy Ahmed broke many stereotypes when she started boxing at the age of 15. "Back then it was not common for girls to take up elite boxing, let alone common for Muslim...
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:20:04 GMTCabinet Toughens Law Banning Female Genital Mutilation
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Cairo -- Perpetrators could be jailed for up to 20 years under amendments aimed at stamping out the ancient practice
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:51:46 GMTEFG Hermes Gains Top Spot At Kenya, Nigerian Stock Exchange
[This Day] Egyptian Financial Group Hermes Holding, EFG Hermes, has been ranked first on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and second by value traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, highlighting the significant strides made in both Sub-Saharan Africa's...
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:21:54 GMTTwo Journalists Resurface in Court After Disappearing for Days
[RSF] Two journalists have disappeared in a similar manner this month in Egypt only to reappear many days later when they were brought before a court and placed in pre-trial detention. Treating journalists like this is unacceptable and violates inter...
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:59:54 GMTOpen Letter to the European Union and Its Member States On Egypt
[HRW] Dear High Representative,
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:57:15 GMTWater Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam
[African Arguments] The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:37:59 GMTThe New Face of Parliament - an 83-Year-Old Woman Lawmaker
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Farida El Choubachy has become the first woman to preside over the opening session of Egypt's parliament in 42 years
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:34:48 GMTWomen Jailed Over Tiktok Posts to Face Trafficking Charges
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The women had expected to be freed, but will now stay in prison pending another trial
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:14 GMTBillion-Dollar Soviet Project, the Aswan Dam, Turns 50
[RFI] Fifty years after Nile River flooding was brought under control by the Aswan High Dam, the billion-dollar project is still revered as a fountain of life - generating huge amounts of electricity and bringing water to both Egypt and Sudan.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:17:49 GMTEgyptian Court Orders Two Female Tiktok Stars Be Freed From Jail
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The social media influencers were jailed for violating family morals and posting indecent videos
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:31:32 GMTNo End to Escalating Repression
[HRW] Beirut -- Authorities Punish Critics, Close Civic Space with Impunity
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:37:27 GMT2VP Invites Egyptian Company to Consider Investing in Zanzibar
[Daily News] The Second Vice-President, Hemed Suleiman Abdalla has invited Samcrete, an Egyptian company, to invest in Zanzibar, promising a conducive environment for investment in any project they wish to establish in the islands.
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:24:26 GMTEthiopian Dam Negotiations in Deadlock
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A digital meeting of the Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources yesterday failed to reach agreement on a formula to continue negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:14:17 GMTPM Asserts Necessity of Providing Strategic Stocks of Various Commodities
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli asserted on Monday the necessity of offering various commodities for citizens, and providing strategic stocks in order to avoid any emergencies especially amid the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, whi...