Africa Egypt Additional electrical power supply system for New Delta agricultural reclamation project, and for agriculture in general, will be accelerated, aiming to ensure the availability of strategic crops for Egypt in light of international fluctuations
Africa Egypt Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Kabonga set a new Guinness World Record by pulling a 279-tonne train using only his strength and teeth
Africa Egypt National Universities Council approved the establishment of 12 new national universities with 98 faculties, which will operate starting the next academic year 2025/2026, bringing the number of national universities to 32 and the total to 128
Africa Egypt Archaeologists have announced a sensational discovery: the tomb of pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor; it is the first royal tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since the treasure of Tutankhamun was found in 1922
Africa Egypt A building collapsed in Kerdasa neighbourhood, Cairo, killing at least 10 people: several others missing could still be under the rubble; the police opened an investigation, as building regulations are unevenly enforced in the 26 million people metropolis
Africa Egypt The US said it approved a possible arms sale to Cairo despite differences between the two sides over Washington's proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt
Africa Egypt The 56th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair was opened at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre in New Cairo under the theme “Read… In the Beginning Was the Word", with cultural and literary exhibitions
Africa Egypt The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Migration organised an international, high-profile event at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation to support the candidature of Khaled al-Enany as UNESCO Director General
Africa Egypt Egypt's population grew by 1,4 million in 2024 to 107.205.591, an increase of 1,3%, according to data provided by the demographic watch of the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics
Africa Egypt $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
Africa Egypt 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
Africa Egypt 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
Africa Egypt 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"