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"
Africa Egypt After Children Cancer Hospital 57357 met top standards and is the first hospital in Egypt, second in the Middle East, to be awarded the GAMSAS accreditation, Minister of Health stated that Egypt is fully committed to preventing antimicrobial resistance
Africa Egypt The country has been declared malaria-free; the result comes thanks to years of targeted intervention and prevention
Africa Egypt 12 galleries of the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza have been opened, but the official opening date is not yet known; the museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world devoted to treasures from pyramids and other periods
Africa Egypt The Autumn Flower of the International Flower Expo 2024 was held at the El-Horreya Garden in Zamalek, Cairo; the Expo has a history of over 90 years and attracts major exhibitors
Africa Egypt Revenue from the Suez Canal has dropped by 60%, or more than $6 billion, in recent months due to attacks by Yemen's Houthis that disrupted shipping on the Red Sea
Africa Egypt The area cultivated with cotton increased by 23% compared to the previous season, from 255.000 to 311.700 acres nationwide, of which 70.584 allocated to the production of seeds needed for next year's growing areas