Egypt

Renewable energy plants - wind, photovoltaic and hydroelectric - in the country produced a total of 4,735 GWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2022, according to figures released by the Renewable Energy Authority

The number of tankers sailing the Suez Canal increased by 25,8% in April in comparison to April 2021, while LNG tankers registered +12%; total canal incomes scored a new record with $629 million, +13,6% on last April

Prime Minister Madbouly has decided to issue commemorative gold and silver coins with the emblem of the Holy Family's journey in Egypt

The war in Ukraine is affecting African countries, particularly those that depend on relations with or imports from Russia, primarily Egypt, the world's largest importer of wheat, which gets 80% of its supplies from Russia and Ukraine

The Egyptian pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020 received 1,5 million visits in six months, and placed in the top three of two major competitions during the period, according to Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevin Gamea

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

The Egyptian parliament's agriculture committee approved a bill, submitted by the government, to reorganise and develop the Zahra station for breeding purebred Arab horses

The Aswan international women film festival in Egypt ended yesterday; the festival is held every year in Aswan and focuses on women's rights through cinema

A joint working group with the US has been launched to prepare for the next UN climate change summit the country will host in November

As water demand is set to increase also due to population growth, the country is trying to develop new ways of saving and collecting water, including projects to desalinate water using renewable energy

A four-wheel vehicle powered by oil and natural gas has been presented as a replacement of the 3,5 million tuk-tuks circulating

Women will be entitled to a maximum of three maternity leaves throughout their careers, the Senate decided by approving an amendment to the country's labour law, rejecting a proposal to grant fathers seven days of paternity leave

The death penalty continued to run rampant in the country, with executions tripling to over 130 last year; 53 people were executed in October alone, more than the number executed in each of the previous three years