Egypt Headlines
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:27:55 GMTNigeria, Algeria, Egypt to Drive Africa's LNG Export - Report
[Vanguard] NIGERIA, Algeria and Egypt, have been tipped to drive Africa's Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, export in the short term.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:11:15 GMTRwanda, Egypt Dominate Day 1 of FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2022
[New Times] Rwanda's men and Egypt women each won their respective opening games on Saturday, December 3, to start the FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2022 campaign in Cairo, Egypt, on an impressive note.
Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:12:57 GMTHealth Minister - Egypt Ranks 26th Worldwide for Medical Tourism
[Egypt Online] Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said on Friday 02/12/2022 that Egypt ranked fourth regionally and 26th globally in the Medical Tourism Index.
Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:11:13 GMTEgypt Races to Supply Wind, Solar Energy to Europe Via Submarine Cables
[IPS] Cairo -- As Europe braces for an unusual winter due to a global energy crisis, Greece is embarking on one of Europe's most ambitious energy projects by connecting its electricity grid to Egypt's.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:18:30 GMTCOP27 - How African Youth Contributed to Climate Change Deal in Egypt
[Premium Times] The COP27 assembled more than 46,000 delegations from nearly 200 countries in Egypt for two weeks to drive forward sustainable actions to fight climate change.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:42:04 GMTAfrica's farmers ignored at COP27 climate talks
[AFSA] As the dust settles in Sharm El-Sheikh, Africa has little reason to rejoice. Africa and the Global South can take some hope from the small gains made at COP27. At the last minute, negotiators agreed to provide "loss and damage" funding for vul...
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 07:51:59 GMTEgypt's Multiple Gains, Contributions At COP27
[Egypt Online] Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad said in a statement on Wednesday 23/11/2022 Egypt has gained significantly on the national, regional, and international levels by its hosting, on behalf of Africa, the 27th UN Climate Change Confer...
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:41:50 GMTEgypt Inks Projects Worth $15b At COP27 - Environment Min.
[Egypt Online] Egypt has signed agreements to carry out projects at a value of around $15 billion at the recent United Nations climate conference (COP27), said Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad.
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:13:04 GMTCOP27 - Inside Climate Deal Reached in Egypt
[Premium Times] The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan (SHIP) saw Parties recommit to keeping the 1.5°C target for global temperature rise intact.
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:47:12 GMTActivist Alaa Abdel Fattah 'Deteriorated Severely' After Hunger Strike Says Family
[RFI] Egyptian-British pro-democracy blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah ended his seven-month-long hunger strike from jail earlier this week, and was finally allowed a family visit, which his sister called "unsettling" after his relatives saw him in such a po...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:29:32 GMTCan an African Team Win the World Cup?
[The Conversation Africa] Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win ...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:58:09 GMTRussia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
[DW] Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of relying on Russian military support.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:13:40 GMTEgypt Reclaims 5 Million Feddans - Agriculture Ministry
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian state is implementing mega projects in the agricultural sector to raise the cultivated areas to more than 9.7 million feddans, Spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry Mohamed Al Qersh said Friday
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:33:30 GMTRights Experts Decry Harassment of Activists Attending COP27
[UN News] Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of civil society representatives at the COP27 climate change conference, according to a statement issued on Friday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:15:45 GMTSisi Receives Phone Call From Brazilian President-Elect
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday15/11/2022 a phone call from Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:27:16 GMTWhy the Discovery of Cleopatra's Tomb Would Rewrite History
[The Conversation Africa] It couldn't have been a case of better timing. Egyptologists celebrating the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, now have a promising new archaeological discovery that appears to have been made in Egypt. E...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:18:09 GMT98% of RSV-Infected People Have Cold-Like Symptoms - Health Ministry Spox
[Egypt Online] Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Hosam Abdel Ghaffar said 98% of people infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have cold-like symptoms.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:27:56 GMTEgyptian Authorities Arrest Journalist Ahmed Fayez for Reporting On Alaa Abdelfattah
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Ahmed Fayez and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:47:14 GMTHunger Striking Activist 'Alive', Family Says
[DW] Alaa Abdel-Fattah is still alive eight days after refusing to drink water in protest at his imprisonment. The activist's sister confirmed the receipt of a letter from him in his handwriting.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:40:17 GMTMinistry of Health, UNHCR Join Forces to Increase Refugees' Access to Health Care and Social Protection
[MAP] Rabat -- A framework partnership agreement aimed at promoting refugees' access to health and social protection was signed, Monday in Rabat, between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Mo...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:37:58 GMTMorocco Takes Part in 44th Cairo International Film Festival
[MAP] Cairo -- The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival kicked off Sunday with the participation of 97 films from 52 countries, including Morocco.
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:42:47 GMTCOP27 Shines Light On Civil Liberties in Egypt, but It'll Take Work to Achieve Real Freedom
[The Conversation Africa] The ability to speak freely in Egypt is currently very constrained. Individuals, groups and NGOs face significant barriers to participation in the political process. And the same holds for the exchange of opinions in the eve...
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:35:51 GMTAnnouncement on Team Energy Africa
[UNECA] November 10, 2022 - After reviewing its relationship with some of the private sector partners in Team Energy Africa, ECA has decided to cancel the initiative with immediate effect. The ECA is committed to working with the private sector to im...
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:01:09 GMTAuthorities Intervene in Dissident's Hunger Strike
[DW] Detained pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been refusing to eat or drink. His family now says Egyptian authorities have intervened medically to sustain him.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:19:41 GMTWhy EgpytAir is Planning to Increase Direct Flights to Kigali
[New Times] Egypt's national carrier, EgyptAir has announced plans to increase its regular weekly flights between Kigali and Cairo, owing to the airline's increased demand in the recent past.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:11:05 GMTThe 27 Demands African Women Want Addressed at COP27 #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- Women activists say their voices have been absent or have gone unheard at previous climate summits. So they are taking action and looking to assume the lead on climate action and participation in decision-making process...
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:43:59 GMTHow Egypt Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels By Stifling Dissent
[HRW] Egypt began hosting the United Nations climate change summit (known as COP27) this week. In preparatory meetings, its government has criticized the hypocrisy of high-emission countries that are failing to adequately support developing countries...
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:54:05 GMTRights Chief Calls for Immediate Release of Jailed Blogger and Activist
[UN News] UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 cli...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:41:12 GMTRepressive Regime Under Fire As It Hosts a Key Climate Summit
[IPS] United Nations -- The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt's authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses -- and has been widely condemned for its longstanding repressive campaig...
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:54:45 GMTEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development #AfricaClimateHope
[Egypt Online] The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Tuesday8/11/2022 providing a new tranche of financing worth US$ 5.5 million to TAQA PV for Solar Energy, TAQA Arabia's renewable energy subsidiary, under its exis...