Egypt’s Desert Research Centre, QNB Alahli partner to boost agriculture in Sinai
Egypt’s Desert Research Centre and QNB Alahli signed a cooperation protocol on Sunday to launch the Nama…
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Egypt to receive injured Palestinians via Rafah crossing today
Egypt will be opening the Rafah crossing on Wednesday to allow wounded Palestinians to be treated in Egyptian…
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,…
Egypt repairs roads at Gaza crossing ahead of aid delivery
Egypt is repairing roads around the Rafah border crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, informed sources told…
Two policemen killed, one injured in attack on Egypt’s Menoufiya patrol
Two Egyptian policemen were killed in an armed attack on a security patrol in Menoufiya on Tuesday morning,…
Belgium new travel advice: Sharm El-Sheikh not included in Sinai warning
Belgium’s foreign ministry has reminded citizens that it does not advise against travel to the resort town of Sharm…
Russian flights to resume to Egypt on February 23
Egypt is set to receive the first touristic Russian delegation on 23 February, following the expected resumption of…
Hamas leader: relations with Egypt have improved
Palestinian Hamas leader Mahmoud El-Zahar said Tuesday that the movement's relations with Egypt have improved,…
Most of Sinai cleared from terrorists; says Egypt parliamentary speaker
The Egyptian authorities have cleared the most part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula of terrorists and smugglers,…
Egypt parliament approves Saudi Fund $1.5 bln Sinai development loan
Egyptian parliament has approved Sunday the country’s $1.5 billion loan deal signed with the Saudi Fund for…
Abu Dhabi Fund to commit $500 mln to Sinai water desalination project
Egypt is to sign a $500 million agreement with Abu Dhabi Fund for Development soon to finance building a water…
Will Egypt-Saudi deal on two Red Sea islands affect Israeli peace treaty?
In 1979 Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty that brought to an end to the Israeli occupation of the Sinai…
Egypt inks $590 million development deals with Saudi Arabia – minister
Egypt has signed development agreements with Saudi Arabia worth $590 million, Egyptian International Cooperation…
Sinai Province claims killing 7 security personnel in Egypt’s Al-Arish
Militant group Sinai Province claimed Saturday killing of seven security personnel during an incident inside the…
Putin: Russia working with Egypt to restore air travel
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country is working with Egypt to restore air links that…
Egypt to pay Israel $1.76 billion for halting gas supplies
Israel Electric Corp, Israel's state-owned electric utility, announced Sunday that the Egyptian natural gas…
Iran, Russia vow to oppose attempts to dump Assad
Russia and Iran jointly oppose "external attempts" to bring regime change in Syria, a Kremlin official said Monday…
Russia selects East Port Said to build industrial zone in Egypt
Russia has selected East Port Said area to establish its industrial zone in Egypt, said chairman of the Egyptian…
Britain to resume flights to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh “as soon as possible”
Britain is working "actively and urgently" to resume flights to the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh following…
ISIS shows photo of improvised Russian plane bomb
Islamic State's official magazine carried a photo Wednesday of what it said was the improvised bomb that brought…
Russian plane crash ‘credit negative’ for Egypt: Moody’s
The recent Russian plane crash in Sinai Peninsula is “credit negative” for Egypt, and will weigh on its tourism…
Russia, Egypt ignore FBI offer of assistance in plane crash probe
Neither Russia nor Egypt has accepted an offer from the FBI to help them in investigating the crash of Metrojet…
Milliseconds of sound may be only black box clue in Egypt plane crash
Investigators probing the breakup of a Russian airliner above Egypt is probably to spend a lot of time examining…
Denmark calls citizens to avoid Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh after crash
Denmark urged its citizens Friday to avoid Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula, including the Sharm el-Sheikh resort,…
Egypt says UK flight suspension ‘unjustified’, urges rethink
Egyptian Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said Thursday Britain's decision to halt flights from the Sinai Peninsula…
France halts direct flights to and from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on Russia crash
France has decided to halt all direct flights to and from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh amid the Russian…
Germany urges travellers to avoid Sinai, in talks with travel operators
Germany's Foreign Ministry urged Thursday travellers to Egypt to avoid the Sinai Peninsula and, noting suspensions…
U.S. offered support in Russian plane crash investigation; says White House
The White House said Monday U.S. investigators have offered to help Russian and Egyptian authorities determine the…
U.S. sends 75 more troops to Sinai to boost peacekeepers’ security – Pentagon
The United States is sending an additional 75 U.S. troops and other assets to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to bolster…
Four local insurers competing for New Suez Canal’s insurance policy
Four Egyptian insurers are competing for an insurance policy designated for a project to build a tunnel under the…
Four Palestinians abducted in Egypt’s Sinai – Hamas, say security sources
Four Palestinians were abducted in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Wednesday after the bus they were on was stopped by…
UN’s Ban Ki-moon condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks in North Sinai
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned late on Wednesday a series of coordinated terrorist assaults in Egypt's…
France’s Le Pen hails Egypt’s Battle against ‘Extremism’
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday praised the fight against "extremism" launched by Egyptian…
Sisi extends State of Emergency in North Sinai by 3 Months
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended the state of emergency in place in parts of North Sinai for three…
Two Egyptian soldiers killed in North Sinai Bomb Attack
Two Egyptian soldiers were killed today when a roadside bomb struck their armoured vehicle in North Sinai, a…
Security Forces shoot Two People for Breaking Sinai Curfew: Source
Two people were shot by security forces late on Saturday while breaking a night-time curfew in place in the…
One Killed in Attack on KFC Restaurant North of Cairo: Report
One person was killed in an attack on a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in a town north of Cairo early on…
$7.5bn Tourism Income to Egypt in 2014: Minister
Egypt's tourism revenues in 2014 rose to $7.5 billion from $5.9 billion the previous year, the tourism minister…
UN Security Council slams Terrorist Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai
The UN Security Council on Friday condemned "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attacks in the North of the…
Egyptian Tourism Industry Boost Not Enough
Egyptian authorities say the country’s sagging tourism industry is bouncing back, with a huge increase in visitors…