5 pharaonic tombs have been opened to tourists in Saqqara, in the necropolis of Memphis, capital of the Old Kingdom of the pharaohs; the monument was built around 2700 BC by the architect Imhotep and is considered one of the oldest in the world

$7B revenues loss are expected for 2024 as a consequence of Red Sea instability that disrupted shipping traffic: the Suez Canal traffic has experienced a dramatic revenue drop of over 60% compared to 2023

A $500 million solar plant has been inaugurated in the southern city of Aswan to boost renewable energy production after last summer's severe power outages

Egypt strongly condemned Israel's recent takeover of the buffer zone with Syria and called for urgent international action, describing it as a violation of Syria's sovereignty and a breach of the 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria

Mohamed Ramadan will perform at next year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California; in his boisterous manner he told his 32 million Instagram followers "I’m super excited to be part of Coachella [..] now I’ve reached 4,7% of my ambition"