Countries French firm to build Egypt’s first high-speed rail link Cairo – French company NGE announced on Thursday it had been awarded a contract to build Egypt’s first high-speed... Read more 24 Feb, 2023
Countries In Old Cairo, residents reconnect with their heritage Cairo – For most of their lives, children from historic Cairo’s Al-Khalifa district only saw the mausoleums, mosques and... Read more 19 Feb, 2023
Countries Six Egyptian christians reportedly kidnapped in Libya Cairo – Six Egyptian Coptic Christians have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom in neighbouring Libya, an... Read more 17 Feb, 2023
Business Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations Cairo – Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to... Read more 16 Feb, 2023
Countries Egypt ex-graft chief freed from prison, charged again, says activist Cairo – Former Egyptian anti-corruption chief Hisham Geneina was released after completing a five-year prison sentence and charged under... Read more 15 Feb, 2023
Countries Egypt hosts Arab meeting as Abbas urges support for Palestinians Cairo – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday accused Israel of having “crossed all red lines” in the occupied... Read more 13 Feb, 2023
Countries Rival Libya administrations agree to remove foreign fighters, says UN Cairo – Senior Libyan officials from both rival administrations on Wednesday endorsed a coordination mechanism to clear the war-torn... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries Egypt sentences one to death, jails 11 for life on ‘terror’ charges Cairo – An Egyptian court sentenced one man to death and 11 to life imprisonment after convicting them of... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries In a first, Egypt’s Sisi calls Syria’s Assad after quake Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to offer support after a devastating... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries Egypt extends detention of TikTok comedy trio, says lawyer Cairo – Egypt has extended the pre-trial detention of three TikTok comedians after their online sketch about a prison... Read more 7 Feb, 2023