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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:34:21 GMT
Stranded Suez Ship Confounds World Uneasy About the Long Haul
[ISS] The Suez Canal is one of the world's major shipping routes, or at least it was until the Ever Given ran aground on 23 March. The blustery conditions that caused it to veer off course and bury its bulbous bow into the banks of the canal have whi...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:17:54 GMT
Nawal El Saadawi's Enduring Feminist Legacy
[New Frame] The Egyptian doctor and writer who died on 21 March never took her eye off the ways in which violent power mutates and demands constant vigilance, yet still believed that 'hope is power'.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:28:25 GMT
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Statement During the Joint Press Conference With President of Burundi
[Egypt Online] Statement by H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during the Joint Press Conference with President of Burundi Republic

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:25:59 GMT
Giant Ship 'Ever Given' Freed, Refloating Underway At Suez Canal
[Egypt Online] A giant container ship, that has been blocking the Suez Canal since Tuesday, was freed and successfully started refloating, said Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie Monday.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:25:56 GMT
Cabinet Denies Reported Damage to Suez Canal Tunnels
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's media center on Monday denied reports claiming that Suez Canal tunnels have been harmed by digging operations conducted to dislodge the grounded giant ship, "Ever Given", that has been blocking the course of the waterway ...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:25:55 GMT
Sisi - Egyptians Succeeded in Ending Crisis of Stuck Ship At Suez Canal
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Monday that Egyptians have succeeded in solving the problem of the grounded ship at the Suez Canal despite the tremendous technical complications of the process.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:25:52 GMT
Sisi, Macron Discuss Boosting Mutual Ties
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah el Sisi asserted on Sunday the deep-rooted relations between Egypt and France and Egypt's keenness on continuing efforts to boost relations in all fields especially in economy, investment, development, security a...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:25:46 GMT
Sisi Orders Immediate Launch of New Delta Project
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday directed the immediate launch of the one-million-feddan New Delta project.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:33:45 GMT
Top Three Take-Away Lessons From the Suez Canal Blockage
[The Conversation Africa] For a week the world was gripped by the extraordinary sight of a massive container ship that had run aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt. The Ever Given is 400m long (1,312ft) and weighs 200,000 tonnes, with a maximum capacit...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:07:00 GMT
Suez Canal Unblocked: "We Pulled it Off!"
[Boskalis] Papendrecht -- Grounded container vessel Ever Given successfully refloated in the Suez Canal by expert salvage team of Boskalis subsidiary SMIT Salvage

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:24:00 GMT
Egypt - Train Collision - Building Collapse - Kais Saied Offers Condolences
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- (TAP)President Kais Saied on Saturday offered on behalf of the Tunisian people, his sincere condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Abdelfattah Al-Sissi and extended his sympathy and solidarity, following the c...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:23:58 GMT
Egypt Revises Death Toll From Train Crash
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Cairo/Egypt -- The death toll from a collision of two trains in central Egypt on Friday has been revised to 19, from 32, Egypt's health minister said in a statement on Saturday.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:22:00 GMT
Egyptian Player Wins Silver Medal in Pentathlon World Cup
[Egypt Online] Egyptian player Ahmed Ashraf has won a silver medal in the competitions of the IMPU Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:21:57 GMT
PM - Sisi Urges Mobilizing All Resources to Deal With Consequences of Sohag Train Collision
[Egypt Online] Upon being informed of the tragic train collision in Sohag yesterday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed relevant state bodies to mobilize all their resources to deal with the consequences of the accident, Prime Minister Mostafa M...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:21:55 GMT
Deputy FM, U.S. Diplomat Mull Ethiopia Dam's Latest Updates
[Egypt Online] Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdy Loza had talks Saturday with US Special Envoy for Sudan Donald Booth on the latest updates regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam file and the ongoing efforts to re-launch negoti...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:21:53 GMT
Sisi Keen Not to Suspend Railway Services During Upgrading Plan - - Spox
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has directed to take all necessary measures to avoid train accidents in the future, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:11:12 GMT
SCA Chairman - No Deaths, Injuries, Pollution Reported in Blocked Ship Saga
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said Saturday no casualties, injuries, or pollution were reported during the blockage crisis of the strategic Suez Canal by the mega-ship Ever Given.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:13 GMT
SCA Commends Int'l Offers to Help in Freeing Ship Stuck At Canal
[Egypt Online] The Suez Canal Authority has commended an offer by the US to help in freeing the container ship "Ever Given" which is still stuck at the waterway.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:11 GMT
Egypt, Sweden Discuss Boosting Trade, Investment Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Minister of Trade Niven Gamea' conferred with her Swedish counterpart Anna Hallberg on means to boost trade and investment cooperation and establish joint business council to document cooperation between businessmen from Egypt and Swed...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:11 GMT
Egypt, Burundi Confer On Aspects of Bilateral Cooperation in Agricultural Field
[Egypt Online] Minister of Agriculture el Sayyed el Qasir conferred on Friday with his Burundian counterpart Déo Rurema on aspects to boost bilateral cooperation in the agricultural field.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:07 GMT
PM Follows Up Accident of Train Collision in Sohag, Orders Care for Injured
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli followed up with Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir and Health Minister Hala Zayed the accident of two trains collision in Sohag, leaving a number of casualties.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:04 GMT
Prosecutor General Orders Urgent Investigation Into Collision of Two Trains in Sohag
[Egypt Online] Prosecutor General Hamada el Sawy ordered on Friday starting an investigation on the collision of two trains in Sohag, Upper Egypt.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:04 GMT
Sisi Promises Severe Punishment for Those Responsible for Trains' Collision in Sohag
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi promised that those who are responsible for causing the collision of the trains in Sohag will be severely punished without exception.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:14:00 GMT
SCA Commends Int'l Offers to Help in Freeing Ship Stuck At Canal
[Egypt Online] The Suez Canal Authority has commended an offer by the US to help in freeing the container ship "Ever Given" which is still stuck at the waterway.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:13:57 GMT
Health Ministry - 32 People Die, 66 Others Injured in Collision of Two Trains in Sohag
[Egypt Online] The Ministry of Health and Population said Friday that 32 people died and 66 others got injured in a collision of two trains in Tahta township, Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:13:54 GMT
PM Follows Up Accident of Train Collision in Sohag, Orders Care for Injured
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli followed up with Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir and Health Minister Hala Zayed the accident of two trains collision in Sohag, leaving a number of casualties.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:51:59 GMT
Mo Salah - Kenyan Fans Awestruck By the Aura of Egyptian Star
[Nation] Few lucky people get to meet their idols in life.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:27:40 GMT
Giant Ship Blocking Suez Canal Has Been Refloated
[Suez Canal Authority] Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has announced today, Monday 29th March, 2021, that the Panamanian container ship has been successfully refloated. This was the result of suc...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:03:40 GMT
What the Ship Wedged in the Suez Canal Means for Global Trade
[The Conversation Africa] In the early hours of March 23, the container ship Ever Given was blown off course by high winds on its way through the Suez Canal. At 400 metres long, the Ever Given is longer than the canal is wide, and the ship became wed...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:34:22 GMT
Arsenal Star Elneny 'Refused to Play Against Kenya'
[Nairobi News] Egypt's midfielder Mohammed Elneny reportedly refused to play against Kenya during the recent 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in Nairobi.



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