On Saturday, energy news site Oil Price named Egypt a strong contender to become a Mediterranean oil hub, due to its strategic location, exploration-friendly infrastructure, and ability to store and export petrol and natural gas. The site found that Egypt...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki and a high-level military delegation left Cairo on Sunday, commencing an official visit to Russia. The delegation is scheduled to attend the fifth meeting of the joint Egyptian-Russian Military Committee and the...اقرأ المزيد
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tariq al-Mulla has signed two new oil and natural gas exploration agreements in the Sinai and Gulf of Suez regions, with total investments worth roughly US$65 million, and $3.5 million as grants. The first agreement,...اقرأ المزيد
BIRQASH, Egypt (Reuters) – Muslims often slaughter sheep at the annual Eid al-Adha “feast of the sacrifice” which falls next week, but some Egyptians are thinking bigger. Wealthier customers are flocking to the Birqash market, northwest of Cairo,...اقرأ المزيد
The Coptic Orthodox Church gave one month for all unrecognized monasteries to be subordinate to Patriarchate supervision on all matters spiritual and administrative, according to a press statement. The statement pointed out the necessary steps needed...اقرأ المزيد
Former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq and founder of the National Movement Party has abandoned politics once and for all, according to al-Ahram newspaper. Informed sources were reported as saying that Shafiq expressed his desire to focus more on...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation concluded preparing parks and public spaces in Cairo, Giza and other governorates for the upcoming national holiday of Eid al-Adha. This comes in anticipation of large numbers of people spending time...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced the ministry’s plan to ensure medical services during the Eid al-Adha holiday. She explained at a press conference on Saturday that the plan is a comprehensive emergency plan based on three levels,...اقرأ المزيد
Two people were killed and 23 were injured in two separate traffic accidents on Saturday on Red Sea roads. In the first incident, two people were killed and 18 others left injured in a microbus crash on the Ras Ghareb – Hurghada road. Ambulances rushed...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian actor and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Khaled Abol Naga restated his support for gay rights on Twitter, writing that denying the rights of homosexuals to be recognized by society is exactly the same as racism. “Gay people are born with romantic...اقرأ المزيد