[IPS] Cairo -- The countdown to the UN Climate Summit COP27, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, has begun.

[allAfrica] Members of the Egyptian COP27 Presidency Team and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have held an all-day consultation ahead of the convening.

[The New Humanitarian] Cairo/Rome -- The world's largest importer of wheat is feeling the pain of both climate change and the war in Ukraine.

[This is Africa] The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian artefact that unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and birthed Egyptology, has been part of the British Museum's plundered collection since 1801. Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have re...

[Egypt Online] As one of the top countries suffering from water scarcity, and one of the driest countries in the world, Egypt has dedicated its national efforts to attaining Sustainable Development Goal no. 6 (SDG 6) on water through Egypt's 2030 Vis...

[Egypt Online] Egypt is committed to doing its utmost to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue in such a manner that serves the interests of all the parties involved, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said.

[Egypt Online] Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said Egypt supports the Dakar Declaration adopted at during the 9th World Water Forum, held in Dakar, Senegal, in March.

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has directed Agriculture Minister el Sayyed el Quseir and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Gamal Negm to coordinate with the Egyptian Poultry Association to release a specific amount of fodde...

[Egypt Online] Egypt is the only country in the region that has an infrastructure to export natural gas via pipelines, as well as Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, with a large capacity of gas produced from the Eastern Mediterranean fields, Ministe...

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Friday inspected a station for gas-powered and electric buses that will room Sharm El-Sheikh during the the upcoming United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27), to be chaired and h...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said Kenya is keen on developing stronger trade relations with Egypt.

[New Dawn] Liberia's Foreign Minister Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has extolled the Egyptian Ambassador to Liberia, His Excellency Mr. Ahmed EL-Sayed Helal, for his immense contributions aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations subsistin...

[Daily Trust] The maiden edition of the Nigeria-Egypt Trade Conference and Exhibition (NETCE) will begin today in Cairo, Egypt.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree approving a 750,000-Kuwaiti dinar grant to contribute to conducting a technical, economic and environmental feasibility study for a rail line project between Egypt and Sudan.

[DW] Egypt's mistreatment of activists may cast a shadow over the upcoming international climate change conference. A group of UN experts has said future hosts must meet strict human rights criteria.

[UN News] Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place there next month, a group of UN independent human rights experts said on Friday, expressing alarm over re...

[CAF] The CAF African Schools Football Championship for the UNAF zone kicked off in Egypt on Friday amid excitement among the kids participating in the maiden edition of competition in North Africa.

[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."

[Egypt Online] Egypt advanced five places in the Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2022, said the Cabinet's Information Decision and Support Center (IDSC).

[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...

[Egypt Online] The cabinet media center on Monday3/10/2022 denied reports on the shortage of oncology drugs in governmental hospitals across the country.

[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...

[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.

[HRW] What is COP27 about?

[Egypt Online] The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless reports about selling Egyptian ports to foreign parties.

[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.

[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.

[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...

[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.

[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...