CAIRO – 9 August 2022: Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aty declared Monday that 2,803 kilometers of canals in Upper Egypt had been lined at a budget of LE 10.1 billion. The minister added that the lining of 1,776 kilometers...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 7 February 2022: Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy showcased in a meeting Monday that LE10 trillion ($62.5 billion) have been spent on the development of Upper Egypt since 2014. Those were spent on introducing and upgrading infrastructure...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 24 December 2021: The Egyptian government is working on reclamation of one million feddans (one feddan is equal to 1.03 acres) in Upper Egypt, said spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture Mohamed Al-Qarsh on Thursday evening. The new...اقرأ المزيد
At the launch of Egypt’s 1st national human rights strategy on Saturday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi announced that 2022 is a year of civil society. “The launch of the first national strategy for human rights is a luminous point in Egypt’s history....اقرأ المزيد
A total of 4,446 projects began in Upper Egypt in seven years at L.E.296 billion, of which 2,343 projects have already been accomplished at L.E.51 billion. In governorates at the borders, 1,498 projects are being executed at L.E.182 billion. In general,...اقرأ المزيد
Petroleum Minister Tareq Mulla said a high-octane benzine complex project has entered pilot stage in line with the set plans and timetable. He hailed the project as being accomplished in record time in view of the coronavirus challenges, commending the...اقرأ المزيد
Ghada Yehia, deputy Aswan governor, on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Upper Egyptian governorate’s office reported. Yehia will be quarantined at home and will receive the necessary medical care, the statement by...اقرأ المزيد
As many as 28 cruise ships in Upper Egypt’s Aswan were cleaned and sterilized throughout the current week, the deputy health minister in the city said, as Egypt has so far reported almost 500 coronavirus cases and 24 deaths. Dozens of positive cases...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization announced confirming 12 positive cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) on board a Nile cruise ship in Upper Egypt. The 12 staff members did not show any symptoms, according to the statement. The...اقرأ المزيد
Six suspects were killed in a fire exchange with Egyptian security forces in a mountainous area near Sohag-Asyut Desert road on Saturday, announced the Ministry of Interior in a statement. The suspects were killed in a combing operation in the area before...اقرأ المزيد