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Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:37:25 GMT
Latest Round of Talks on Grand Renaissance Dam Collapse
[DW] Sudan and Egypt have grown increasingly concerned by Ethiopia's stance during negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The gravity dam on the Nile has been under construction since 2011.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:22:54 GMT
Royal Mummies Hall ready to receive Egypt's pharaonic kings, queens
[Egypt Online] The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat (NMEC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ahmed Ghoniem, asserted that the Royal Mummies Hall is fully ready to receive the mummies of Egyptian kings and queens that are set to be relo...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:39:41 GMT
President El-Sisi Participates in Virtual Leaders' Dialogue On the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi participated today via video conference in the high-level meeting organized by the African Development Bank (AFDB) in cooperation with the Global Center on Adaptation under the title "Leaders' Dialogue on...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:01:48 GMT
84 Ships Transit Suez Canal - SCA Chief
[Egypt Online] Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said that navigation movement in the waterway is regular, noting that 84 ships crossed the Suez Canal from the two directions with a total cargo of 5.3 million tons on board.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:01:45 GMT
Family Development Plan to Improve Citizens' Quality of Life and Population Characteristics
[Egypt Online] One million projects to be launched by women in various governorates.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:01:42 GMT
Health Minister - 928,000 Egyptians Have So Far Signed Up for Covid-19 Vaccine
[Egypt Online] Minister of Health and Population Dr Hala Zayed reviewed during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday April 6,2021 her ministry's efforts to confront the coronavirus over the past stage as well as to provide jabs to vaccinate citizens.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:01:39 GMT
Gafi Invites Bahraini Investors to Seek Investment Opportunities in Egypt
[Egypt Online] Executive Director of the General Authority For Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Mohamed Abdel Wahab invited Bahraini investors to seek investment opportunities in Egypt and get acquainted with the successful stories of the Gulf countr...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:48:21 GMT
Ethiopian Press Release on the Trilateral Negotiations on the GERD
[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia] Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- The Foreign and Water Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan had a meeting in Kinshasa to resume the trilateral negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renais...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:42:35 GMT
Kinshasa-Hosted Talks Failed to Achieve Progress On Relaunching Negotiations On GERD
[Egypt Online] Kinshasa-hosted talks gathering Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on Addis Ababa's disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), held over the past two days, did not achieve any progress or reach an agreement on relaunching the negotiation...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:32 GMT
Sisi Inspects Harvesting Process of Desert Cultivation Project
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inspect on Tuesday the harvesting process of an agricultural project, "Egypt's Future", which is being implemented in the western desert, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:30 GMT
Sisi Phones Jordan's King to Check On Kingdom's Stability
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday 4/4/2021 called Jordan's King Abdullah II to be reassured on the stability of the Kingdom.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:28 GMT
Pharaohs' Golden Parade
[Egypt Online] The long-awaited 'Pharaohs' Golden parade' was held on Saturday 3/4/2021, where the transfer of 22 royal mummies took place from their display at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to their final destination at the National Museum of Egypti...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:24 GMT
Egypt Clinches Gold At Junior World Fencing Championship
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian fencing team won the 2021 World Fencing Championship for the first time in junior team men's saber, after a thrilling gold medal match against Russia.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:21 GMT
2nd Phase of 'Aftias' Program
[Egypt Online] Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea said that Egypt supports the launch of the second phase of the Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States (AfTIAS) program, which aims to contain the negative impacts of coronavirus on trade mo...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:18 GMT
Egypt to Introduce Hieroglyphs Into Educational Curricula Next Year
[Egypt Online] Egypt will introduce the Egyptian hieroglyphs into the curricula starting from primary grade 4 to high school, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Education on Monday.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:15 GMT
Madbouli Opens 6th Edition of 'Ahlan Ramadan' Commodities Fair
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli opened on Sunday 4/4/2021 "Ahlan Ramadan 2021" fair, which provides basic commodities at affordable prices for all citizens on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:11 GMT
Sisi Sends Message to Congolese President On GERD Talks
[Egypt Online] President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday 4/4/2021 received a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the latest developments of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:09 GMT
President El-Sisi Updated On Plan of the National Project for Developing the Egyptian Family
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Health and Population Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Social Solidarity Ms. Nevi...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:06 GMT
FM - Egypt Negotiated for Decade to Reach Fair Deal On GERD
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Egypt has been negotiating for a decade with a sincere political willing to reach a fair agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:03 GMT
Egypt Reports 767 New Coronavirus Cases, 47 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Monday that 767 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 205,732.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:39:00 GMT
Pharaohs' Golden Parade
[Egypt Online] The long-awaited 'Pharaohs' Golden parade' was held on Saturday 3/4/2021, where the transfer of 22 royal mummies took place from their display at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to their final destination at the National Museum of Egypti...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:38:56 GMT
2021 World Fencing Championship
[Egypt Online] Cairo will be again under the spotlight as the Egyptian capital will host the Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships between 3 and 11 April.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:38:53 GMT
Tawfiq - Govt Keen On Develop Real Estate Sector
[Egypt Online] Public Business Sector Minister Hisham Tawfiq underlined the government's support for real estate development and engagement in fruitful partnership with the private sector in the urban development domain.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:38:50 GMT
Electricity Min. Attends Signing of Deal to Set Up Photovoltaic Power Station in Suez
[Egypt Online] Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker has witnessed the signing of an agreement to establish a photovoltaic power station in Zaafarana city in Suez at a cost of 38 million euros.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:57:11 GMT
Nile Dam - AU Mediated Talks Ongoing in Kinshasa
[Cameroon Tribune] The three-day talks are aimed at seeking a long lasting solution to the year-long wrangling.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:28:38 GMT
Juba to Ratify Nile Basin Agreement Soon
[ENA] South Sudan will soon ratify the Nile basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) which outlines rights and obligations for the development of the Nile Basin water resources, South Sudan's Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Manawa Peter sa...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:29:57 GMT
Egypt Puts On Extravagant Parade to Welcome Pharaohs to New Resting Place
[RFI] A procession of floats carrying the mummified remains of 22 pharaohs, including Egypt's most powerful ancient queen, crossed Cairo on Saturday evening in an eye-catching parade to their new resting place at the National Museum of Egyptian Civil...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:23:30 GMT
Egypt School for the Deaf Works Against Odds to Educate Children
[VOA] Deaf children in Egypt face serious obstacles when seeking an education because many come from poor families and rural areas far from the capital, Cairo. Experts say nearly 5 million of Egypt's 100 million residents are deaf, due in part to fre...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:22:14 GMT
Suez Canal Shipping Backlog Ends, Days After Giant Vessel Freed
[VOA] Ships passing through Egypt's Suez Canal blow their horns as they make their way again through the strategic waterway. The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Oussama Rabieh, told Egyptian media Friday that all shipping traffic that was backed up...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 06:34:24 GMT
Golden Parade - Mummified Pharaohs Moved to New Cairo Home
[DW] Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's only woman pharaoh, began the journey along with 21 others to their new resting place: the country's new national museum.



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