Egypt to expand universal health insurance to 18m citizens with EGP115b investment
Egypt’s Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly, announced that the second phase of Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance…
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Egypt steps up oversight of medical supplies in North Sinai
Egypt’s Deputy Health Minister Mohamed El-Tayeb made an unannounced nighttime inspection of a key medical warehouse…
Egypt to double renewable energy investments in FY ’25/26
Egypt plans to raise investments in the electricity and renewable energy sector to EGP 136.3 billion ($2.8 billion)…
Egypt Cabinet approves land reallocation for Arish Port expansion
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly approved on Wednesday a draft presidential decree reallocating land needed…
The Elders delegation visits Palestinian patients in Egypt’s Arish hospital
A delegation from The Elders, an independent group of former world leaders, visited Al-Arish General Hospital in…
Egypt prepares for wider rollout of universal health coverage in Sept
Egypt will begin the second phase of its universal health insurance system in September, starting with Matrouh…
Egypt opens 8 new WE Applied Technology Schools
Egypt has opened eight new WE Schools for Applied Technology for the 2025/2026 academic year, expanding the…
Egypt reviews N. Sinai development progress
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development Manal Awad met with North Sinai Governor Khaled Megahed to follow up on…
Egypt to reconstruct key agricultural research station in North Sinai
Egypt has launched a comprehensive plan to rebuild its long-dormant North Sinai research station in Sheikh Zuweid…
Egypt’s PMS launches 4th phase at Kamose gas field in North Sinai
Egypt’s Petroleum Marine Services Company (PMS) has launched the fourth phase of its development at the offshore…
Egypt awards 6 gas blocks in $245m bid round — EGAS
Egypt’s state-run natural gas company EGAS has awarded six natural gas exploration blocks to international firms…
Egypt scales up tech training for youth in N. Sinai
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat witnessed the signing of a renewed…
Sisi directs faster agricultural reclamation to boost food security
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the acceleration of agricultural reclamation projects in the New…
Health minister launches 2nd phase of cancer early detection initiative
Khaled Abdel Ghaffar inaugurated the launch of the second phase of the presidential initiative for the early…
Egypt plans to establish 4 logistics zones in North Sinai – PM
Egypt is planning to build four logistics zones in North Sinai, said Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly on Tuesday,…
EgyptAir operates 22 flights for pilgrims
EgyptAir, the state-run aviation company, operated 22 flights on Monday to transport Hajj pilgrims to their…
Egypt inaugurates world’s largest water treatment plant
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated on Monday Bahr El-Baqar wastewater treatment plant, the…
Egypt confirms first coronavirus case in North Sinai
Egypt has confirmed on Thursday its first coronavirus case in North Sinai, according to a statement released by the…
Egypt Kuwait Holding unit completes drilling first offshore gas well in North Sinai
Egypt Kuwait Holding (EKH) on Wednesday said its subsidiary NSCO Investments Limited completed drilling its first…
Eni makes new gas discovery in Egypt’s North Sinai
Italy’s oil and gas major Eni has made a new gas discovery off the Egyptian coast in North Sinai.
Egypt executes water projects of 533 mln pounds in North Sinai
Egypt's National Authority For Potable Water and Sewage has implemented a number of projects worth 533 million…
Egypt to extend state of emergency for three months
A nationwide state of emergency was extended for a further three months starting 14 July, following parliamentary…
President Sisi remains unruffled ahead of Egypt’s presidential poll
Days before polls open in Egypt’s presidential election, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Sisi praises army, police efforts fighting terrorism during visiting North Sinai’s…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited an air base in North Sinai on Friday, meeting members of the…
Sisi discusses North Sinai situation with ministers of interior and defence
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed the latest developments in North Sinai with Minister of Defence…
Egypt’s construction federation, Tahya Misr Fund hope to upgrade Al-Rawdah Village
Egyptian Federation for Construction and Building Contractors (EFCBC) unveils that it hopes to develop Al-Rawdah…
Ministry: Egypt security forces kill 11 suspected militants in raid
Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in a shootout near the Sinai, the interior ministry…
Update: death toll from North Sinai mosque attack rises to 305
At least 305 worshippers were killed and 128 were injured during Friday prayers at a North Sinai mosque by gunmen…
Sisi vows to respond with ‘brute force’ against mosque attackers in Egypt
In a televised speech responding to the mosque bombing in Al-Arish that left 235 people dead, President Abdel…
235 killed in terror attack on mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai
At least 235 worshippers have been killed by gunmen who attacked a mosque affiliated with Sufi groups in…
Egypt, Kuwait sign $57mn deals to fund North Sinai development flagships
Egypt's Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr signed Monday two agreements of 17.5 million…
Sisi discusses Egypt’s North Sinai security measures with top officials
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the security measures taken to fight terrorist organisations in…
Six armed forces personnel killed in Egypt’s North Sinai attack
Six armed forces personnel were killed on Friday in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in al-Arish City, North…
North Sinai national project creates 65 job opportunities: governor
North Sinai's governor Abdel Fatah Harhoor said on Saturday a national project in the governorate has created 65…
A number of Egypt’s policemen killed and injured in North Sinai attack
A terrorist attack by militants on a police convoy near Arish city in North Sinai on Monday has killed and wounded…
Investment minister inspects development flagships in Egypt’s North Sinai
Egypt's Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr followed up on the implementation of…
4 mln Egyptian pounds in subsidies for North Sinai’s damaged homes
4.4 million Egyptian pounds in urgent subsides has been disbursed for damages caused to homeowners’ buildings due…
Sisi stresses need for extreme vigilance after Egypt’s North Sinai attack
Extremists are trying to destroy Egypt’s security and stability at a time when the country is intensifying efforts…
Military officer killed, 3 soldiers injured in explosion in Egypt’s North Sinai
An Egyptian lieutenant colonel was killed and three soldiers were injured in an explosion that targeted their…
Egypt’s North Sinai governor says situation improving
Major General al-Sayyed Harhour, the North Sinai governor, said the security situation in the province is…