[Daily Maverick] With tension mounting over Ethiopia's construction of a giant dam on the Nile, Egypt's foreign minister is to meet President Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Tuesday to seek support for Cairo's objection to Addis Ababa's unilateral filling o...

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby Itno of Chad and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt over recent tragic incidents in their respective countries.

[Daily Maverick] The discovery of a 3,500-year-old city in Egypt has been hailed as the second most important archaeological find since Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 and will shed light on the lives of ancient Egyptians.

[HRW] Beirut -- Implementing Regulations Stifle Independent Work

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that Ethiopia, in developing Abbay River for its needs, has no intention of causing harm to lower riparian countries.

[CAF] Striker Mohamed Sherif scored a brace in the opening half, as African champions Al Ahly defeated continental runners-up and eternal rivals Zamalek 2-1 on Sunday (18 April 2021) in a rescheduled Matchday 4 game of the 2020-21 Egyptian Premier Le...

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed on Saturday 17/04/2021 to entrench new mechanisms carried out to implement national projects in the past few years.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave directives to develop the Fustat Park area in Old Cairo to cope with the renovation there, topped by the establishment of the National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization.

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed Saturday 17/04/2021 the importance of concerting the international efforts for fighting the coronavirus pandemic and providing its vaccine.

[Egypt Online] The government is racing against time to complete a project under way to expand and upgrade Cairo's Ring Road, which plays a vital role in linking between the governorates surrounding Greater Cairo, Prime Minister Mostafa Madouli said ...

[Egypt Online] Egypt's Permanent Representative at the United Nations Office in Geneva Ahmed Ehab Gamal el Din has stressed the need to benefit from untapped manufacturing capabilities of some developing countries in a way that helps increase the glo...

[Egypt Online] The royal mummies hall at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Cairo's El Fustat district will open its doors to visitors on Sunday, April 18, which marks the World Heritage Day.

[Egypt Online] Egypt is expected to join the JP Morgan's emerging-market government bonds index within a period of six months, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said on Saturday 17/04/2021.

[Egypt Online] Minister of the Egyptian Public Business Sector, Hisham Tawfik, expected the start of production of the fully electric "Nasr E70" car in mid-2022, indicating that the committee is represented by the Ministry of Public Business Sector, ...

[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Friday 16/04/2021 that 841 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 214,639.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Sileshi Bekele disclosed today that the construction two bottom outlets (BO) of the GERD that provides release of water into the downstream has been completed, tested and become operation...

[Egypt Online] Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed conferred on Monday with Russian Ambassador in Cairo Georgiy Borisenko on means of providing the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine to Egypt to help it curb the spread of coronavirus under directives...

[Egypt Online] Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed action to remove any financial hurdles facing the fight against coronavirus.

[Egypt Online] Petroleum Minister Tareq el Molla met Monday with newly appointed Canadian Ambassador here Louis Dumas to discuss measures to upgrade the mining system in Egypt.

[DW] A passenger train has derailed in Egypt, killing 11 and injuring 98. Egypt has been plagued with rail incidents in recent years.

[Egypt Online] The Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies (ECSS) is organizing a conference on "Human Rights: Building the Post-Pandemic World" on Thursday, 8 April, to tackle the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic.

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has decided to form a committee, whose task it should be to study a draft law to regulate immigration and defend rights of Egyptians abroad, Nabila Makram said Friday.

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry mourned the death of veteran Egyptian journalist Makram Mohamed Ahmed, who died Thursday aged 86.

[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's media center denied Friday reports claiming that Egypt's sovereign fund plans to sell Cairo's Mogamma El-Tahrir building to foreign investors.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Friday delegated Major General Mohamed Fayed to attend the funeral of veteran Egyptian journalist Makram Mohamed Ahmed, who passed away Thursday at the age of 86.

[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams...

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed Egypt's firm stance on the need to reach a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.

[Egypt Online] Health Minister Hala Zayed has directed officials concerned to swiftly link the database of all the public health initiatives to the secured and smart documents complex.

[Egypt Online] Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi had talks on Friday with Indian Ambassador in Cairo Ajit Gupte on means of boosting coopeartion in the field of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to provide a fixed income for families...

[Egypt Online] The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) announced that maintenance and preparations of the mummies' hall have been finalized after the mummies were transported to it in the marvelous golden parade on April 3.