Tag: Egypt
China, Egypt agree to promote pragmatic cooperation in all fields
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Yang Jiechi and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi agreed on Wednesday to promote pragmatic cooperation…
Publiseer Partners Google Play Books, Expands to Egypt
Nigeria’s digital publishing company, Publiseer, is set to partner with Google Play Books, to support Google’s digital book distribution service…
Egypt to host 2019 African Cup of Nations
Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced.
Coptic Christian attack: Funerals in Egypt for seven murdered pilgrims
Coptic Christians have gathered in Egypt to take part in the funerals of a group of pilgrims killed by gunmen…
Gunmen kill 7 in bus carrying Coptic Christians
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in southern Egypt, killing at least seven people, a church official says.
Court frees author of critical book on Egypt’s economy
An Egyptian court has released the author of a book about Egypt’s economy more than a week after he was…
Israel appoints 1st female ambassador to Egypt
Israel has appointed a first female ambassador to Egypt, Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Egypt extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt extended its nationwide state of emergency for three months starting from Oct. 15, the official gazette said on Tuesday.
Egypt remains Africa’s largest recipient of FDI – UNCTAD
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Egypt remains the top destination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in…
Church attacks: Egypt court sentences 17 to death
An Egyptian military court on Thursday sentenced 17 people to death for their involvement in the bombing attacks on three…
False news: Son of ousted Egyptian president Morsi detained
Egyptian police detained the youngest son of ousted former President Mohamed Morsi, from his home on the outskirts of Cairo…
Egypt’s core inflation falls to 8.55% in September
Egypt’s core inflation fell to 8.55 per cent year-on-year in September from 8.83 per cent in August, its Central Bank…
10 terrorists killed in Egypt
The Egyptian Police on Tuesday killed at least 10 terrorists in a security raid in Arish city of restive North…
Egypt court releases 2 Mubarak’s sons on bail
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons were released on bail on Thursday, five days after a court ordered their…
Egypt welcomes Jeddah peace accord between Eritrea, Ethiopia
Egypt on Monday welcomed the Jeddah Peace Accord, signed between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah,…
Egypt agrees to reopen domestic football matches to fans
The Egyptian government has agreed to gradually reopen domestic football matches to fans starting next month, ending a more-than-six-year ban,…
Sudan, Egypt agree to enhance military cooperation
Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday agreed to enhance military cooperation, and jointly control border and combat terrorism, Sudanese Army’s Chief…
Egypt’s record-breaking El-Hadary retires
Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, who became the oldest player in World Cup history in Russia, has announced his retirement from…
Zookeeper to be interrogated for faking a Zebra
Egyptian authorities have referred a zookeeper in Cairo to a public prosecutor for interrogation over allegedly having painted stripes on…
UN, Egypt ‘narrowly’ averted another Israel-Palestine war
Intense diplomatic efforts by the UN and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes…
Fake news: Egypt passes law to block social media accounts
Egypt’s parliament has passed a law giving the state powers to block social media accounts and penalise journalists held to…
4 Islamists sentenced to 25 years over terror charges
An Egyptian Court on Monday sentenced four Islamists to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges that included an attack…
Saudi Arabia beat Egypt 2-1 to claim third in Group A
Mohamed Salah scored his second goal of the World Cup but Egypt ended their campaign pointless with defeat by Saudi…
Uruguay join Russia in knockout stage as Egypt, Saudi Arabia crash out
Uruguay's slender victory over Saudi Arabia ensured that they and host nation Russia reached the last 16 of the World…
Egypt purchases 6 LNG cargoes via competitive tender
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company has awarded six of nine cargoes as part of a competitive tender to Switzerland-based traders…
Egypt lose 3-1 to Russia, crash out of World Cup
Egypt have become the first team and African side to crash out of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia…
Egypt lose 1-0 to Uruguay in first Match
A late strike by Uruguay ended Egypt's hope of getting a draw in their first match at the 2018 World…
Egypt will ‘oblige’ FIFA to broadcast World Cup games
Egypt has said it will “oblige” FIFA to allow it to broadcast 22 matches of the 2018 World Cup which…
Egypt to begin rice importation
Egypt will begin importing rice to increase stocks and “control the market,” Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday, months…
Salah included in final Egypt World Cup squad
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah was included Monday in Egypt's 2018 World Cup squad despite still underdoing treatment for a shoulder…