Egypt Headlines
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:03:34 GMTCOP27 - Africa Will Prioritise Its Development, Growth Aspirations - Egypt Ambassador
[Premium Times] "...since we as a continent are not the primary contributor, then we should not be taking up extra commitment on ourselves that might stifle or hinder our development aspirations."
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:02:40 GMTEgypt Advances Five Places in Global Innovation Index for 2022 - IDSC
[Egypt Online] Egypt advanced five places in the Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2022, said the Cabinet's Information Decision and Support Center (IDSC).
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:01:25 GMTShoukry Hopes COP27 Would Yield Results That Meet Peoples' Aspirations #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the President Designate of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), expressed hope on Monday 3/10/2022 that the global conference would come up with results that meet the aspiration...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:00:24 GMTGovt Denies Shortage in Oncology Drugs in Governmental Hospitals
[Egypt Online] The cabinet media center on Monday3/10/2022 denied reports on the shortage of oncology drugs in governmental hospitals across the country.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:19:39 GMTEgypt's COP27 Presidency Sets Out Vision for UN Climate Conference and Urges World to Act Now #AfricaClimateCrisis
[COP27 Presidency] Cairo -- Egypt's COP27 Presidency set out its vision for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in Egypt's coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh from November 7th to the 18th. The aim to make COP27 an "implementa...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:34:57 GMTZimbabwe Court Finds Author and Activist Tsitsi Dangarembga Guilty of Inciting Violence
[DW] The 2021 winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade was among scores of people arrested during anti-government protests in 2020. Tsitsi Dangarembga has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:44:28 GMTCOP27 Q&A
[HRW] What is COP27 about?
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:38:29 GMTGovt Denies Selling of Egyptian Ports to Foreign Parties
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless reports about selling Egyptian ports to foreign parties.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:20:15 GMTEgypt Defeat Liberia 3-0 in Pre-AFCON Friendly
[Egypt Online] Egypt national team made a 3-0 win over Liberia in a friendly match in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) under the newly-appointed coach Rui Vitoria.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:37:21 GMTEgypt to Open All Museums, Archaeological Sites Free-of-Charge On World Tourism Day
[Egypt Online] On September 27, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will open all museums and archaeological sites to visitors free-of-charge, in all governorates nationwide.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:00:17 GMTInfluential Cleric Al-Qaradawi Dies At 96
[VOA] Cairo -- Prominent Egyptian Islamist cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a major force behind the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions across the Middle East, died Monday in Qatar at age 96, leaving Islamists across the region without a spiritual mentor...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:04:23 GMTForeign Minister Calls for Improved Climate Commitments At COP27 #AfricaClimateCrisis
[UN News] Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the international community to act on climate pledges made to developing countries, the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared on Saturday.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:42:37 GMTSisi Affirms Egypt's Keenness to Provide All Means of Support to Sudan
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 24/09/2022 affirmed Egypt's keenness to provide all means of support to achieve political, security and economic stability in Sudan, based on Cairo's full support for Khartoum in all fields an...
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:40:56 GMTShoukry Urges Boosting Economic Cooperation With Mauritania
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Saturday 24/09/2022 with Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Salem Ould Merzouk boosting relations and issues of common interest, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed ...
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:58:45 GMTLone Star in Cairo for 2 Friendlies
[New Dawn] A 26-man delegation of the nation's pride the Lone Star, including six (6) local players is in Cairo, Egypt to honor two friendly matches with Niger and host Egypt.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:23:44 GMTSomali PM Meets With Egypt's Ambassador
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre received in his office the Ambassador of Egypt Mohamed Al-Said Ahmed Al-Baz.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:47:53 GMTDelegation Leaves for Egypt
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A 26-man Lone Star delegation inclusive of 6 local players left the country today, 20 September bound Cairo, Egypt to honor two friendly matches with Niger and Egypt during football's international break.
Mon, 19 Sep 2022 05:11:11 GMTThree Countries Possess Over 50% of Continent's Total Wealth
[The Exchange] As per this year's Africa Wealth Report issued by UK investments consultancy firm Henley & Partners in collaboration with South African wealth intelligence business New World Wealth, only three countries control more than half of A...
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:03:30 GMTThe Case of Little Shenuda Reopens the Debate On the Law Regarding the Personal Status of Christians
[Agenzia Fides] Cairo -- The controversial case of an abandoned child entrusted to a Coptic Christian family reopens the debate in Egypt on the draft law related to the personal status of Christians and family law, a project long presented to Parliam...
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:26:32 GMTEgyptian Government Hides Behind UN Ahead of COP27
[HRW] Authorities Fail to Respond to Central Report Findings
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:23:38 GMTGovernment Undermining Environmental Groups
[HRW] Beirut -- COP27 Countries Should Press Cairo to End Restrictions, Enable Participation
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:54:13 GMTU.S. Authorities Seize 27 Antiquities From Metropolitan Arts Museum
[allAfrica] New York federal agents have seized 27 looted antiquities worth more than U.S.$13 million from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and they will now be returned to Italy and Egypt.
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:02:37 GMTEgypt Pledges Support to Somalia in Facing Challenges
[Shabelle] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed Egypt's support to Somalia in facing challenges, especially terrorism and extremism, in a phone call on Thursday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:03:15 GMTEgyptian Presidency - Queen Elizabeth II Was a Sublime Model of Dedication to Serve Her Country, People
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian Presidency on Thursday mourned with deep grief and sorrow the death of Queen Elizabeth II, noting that Queen Elizabeth was a sublime model to be followed in the service of her country and people over more than seven decade...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:04:05 GMTEgypt Condoles With Burkina Faso After Deadly Blast
[Egypt Online] Egypt expressed its sincerest condolences to Burkina Faso for the victims of an explosive device blast in the northern part of the country which killed and injured innocent civilians.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:28:13 GMTAfrica U-18 Handball Championship - Egypt Crowned Champions, Rwanda Take Silver
[New Times] Final
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:07:14 GMTKaduna Train Hostage Negotiator Arrested in Egypt
[Premium Times] Mr Mamu was arrested on Tuesday and detained by Interpol at the Cairo International Airport, while awaiting a connecting flight to Saudi Arabia.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:36:50 GMTAuthorities Summon Four Journalists for Interrogation
[CPJ] New York -- In response to news reports that Egyptian authorities recently summoned four journalists from the independent news website Mada Masr for interrogation, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement calling for ...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:40:06 GMTCountry Prepares for Flagship UN Climate Summit in Year of Unprecedented Weather Shocks
[UN News] Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country's environmental credentials, and speed up its transition to a low carbon economy. The even...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:25:26 GMTGERD - Churches Support Agreed and Beneficial Solutions for Egypt and Ethiopia
[Agenzia Fides] Cairo -- The Coptic Church and the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia continue to put their ties of ecclesial communion at the service of the ongoing political negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia on the controversial "Renaissance Dam", k...