Tag: Egypt
Egypt arrests journalist after report on smuggling case
Egyptian authorities have arrested journalist Karim Asaad after his fact-checking service published articles accusing officials of involvement in smuggling cash, weapons and gold to...
Egypt celebrates 8th anniversary of New Suez Canal amid 77% increase...
Egypt celebrated on Sunday the 8th anniversary of the New Suez Canal, recording a 55.1 percent increase in canal traffic between the fiscal year...
Four officers shot dead at police facility
A shooting Sunday at a heavily fortified security facility in the restive part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killed at least four police, including a...
2023 FIBA Afrobasket: D’Tigress advance to quarter-finals after crushing Egypt
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda advanced into the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2023 AfroBasket Championship after defeating...
Egypt to launch first national electronic platform for medical tourists
Egypt's General Authority for Healthcare (GAH) is planning to launch the first national electronic platform for medical tourists, according to GAH Chairman Ahmed El-Sobky.
El-Sobky's...
Egypt to send Chinook helicopters to help in fighting Greece wildfires
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Sunday that they are preparing to send three Chinook helicopters to Greece to help in fighting forest fires.
The...
2023 Women Afrobasket; Egypt Set To Dethrone Nigeria
Barely a week before the 2023 African Women's Basketball Championship, Egypt has unveiled their squad for Nigeria's D'Tigress.
Egypt qualified for the Final Round after...
Egypt to sign $100M renewable loan deal for grains purchases$100 million
Egypt has signed a $100 million renewable loan facility with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to fund its grains purchases, Supply Minister...
An elderly woman killed in a Cairo building’s partial collapse
A 3-storey residential building partially collapsed in Khalifa district, south of Cairo, killing a 70-year-old woman. Civil defence forces managed to rescue two injured...
Egypt commemorates 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping
Egypt on Monday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the UN peacekeeping operations with a ceremony in the capital Cairo that honored the country's fallen...