development
Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egypt
Egypt
January 15, 2021
Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egypt
MANIAL SULTAN, Egypt (AP) — Yassin Saeed remembers when the Nile’s annual flood drenched his village in the years before…
Ethiopia begins constructing new dam in northern Amhara region
World
January 11, 2021
Ethiopia begins constructing new dam in northern Amhara region
Ethiopia broke ground on Saturday and began building a new dam worth US$125 million in North Shewa, Amhara Region. Construction…
Egypt signs 9 oil and gas exploration agreements for Mediterranean and Red seas
Business
January 2, 2021
Egypt signs 9 oil and gas exploration agreements for Mediterranean and Red seas
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek el-Molla, signed on Friday nine new agreements to search for oil and…
Egypt’s Higher Education Minister calls on Egyptian scholars in US and Canada to support the country
Egypt
December 24, 2020
Egypt’s Higher Education Minister calls on Egyptian scholars in US and Canada to support the country
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, attended on Tuesday evening the launch of the 47th annual…
International Cooperation Ministry secures $9.8bn funding for development in 2020
Egypt
December 23, 2020
International Cooperation Ministry secures $9.8bn funding for development in 2020
Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation announced that in cooperation with its international partners, it was able to secure approximately US$9.8…
Photos: Egypt makes first industrial robot at EJUST
Technology
December 21, 2020
Photos: Egypt makes first industrial robot at EJUST
Mohamed Fanni, Professor of Robotics and Mechatronics at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (EJUST), announced on Monday that…
Egyptian govt prepares to open land around Cairo Airport for investment
Egypt
December 18, 2020
Egyptian govt prepares to open land around Cairo Airport for investment
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar Enaba for the ministry’s year-end review, which included…
Sisi approves $500 mn housing loan agreement with IBRD
Egypt
December 17, 2020
Sisi approves $500 mn housing loan agreement with IBRD
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decreeon Wednesday approving a US$500 million loan agreement between Egypt and the International…
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation grants €3 million to projects in Egypt
Business
December 8, 2020
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation grants €3 million to projects in Egypt
The director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Martino Milli, announced that work is currently underway for a manufacturing…
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements
Middle East
December 7, 2020
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) — In the coming years, Israelis will be able to commute into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from settlements…