Egypt

Residents of Alexandria district face eviction by Egyptian state

Egyptian security forces are trying to expel residents of a vital area in Alexandria, claiming that their homes were randomly and illegally built.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Jun 14, 2021

An Egyptian ice cream vendor pushes his cart in the coastal city of Alexandria, May 21, 2016.

Egypt, Sudan increase pressure on Ethiopia over Nile dam crisis

Egypt has written to the UN Security Council denouncing Ethiopia’s plan to move ahead with the second filling of its controversial dam on the Blue Nile, as international diplomacy builds to resume negotiations to solve the decadelong dispute between the Nile Basin countries.

Mohamed Saied | Egypt | Jun 14, 2021

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (L) shakes the hand of Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour (C) in the presence of Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom (R), after signing an agreement following another round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project that has strained ties between Cairo and Addis Ababa, Khartoum, Sudan, Dec. 29, 2015.

Egyptian Museum of Antiquities gets makeover to compete for tourists

The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square is undergoing a facelift that tourism officials and curators hope will allow it to compete with the Grand Egyptian Museum, soon to open its doors to visitors.

Shahira Amin | Culture | Jun 13, 2021

Egypt’s Al-Azhar clerics speak out against Ethiopia on Nile dam crisis

Al-Azhar weighs in on Egypt's dispute with Ethiopia over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Khalid Hassan | Egypt | Jun 12, 2021

The reform challenge: What Oman (and others) might learn from Egypt

Parallels in experience may offer guideposts for managing change.

Week in Review | Oman | Jun 11, 2021

Egypt expands role in Iraqi reconstruction by building bridges in Mosul

Egypt is seeking to expand its participation in the reconstruction of Iraq amid a growing alliance between Baghdad, Amman and Cairo.

Muhammed Magdy | Egypt | Jun 11, 2021

Iraqi children are seen at the Ninevah Bridge, previously known as Mosul's Old Bridge, during an inauguration ceremony following its reconstruction in the city of Mosul on March 14, 2018.

Egypt steps up action as threat of water scarcity looms

Egypt is advancing a number of projects to address the water scarcity problem, at a time that tensions between Cairo and Addis Ababa are on the rise over the failure to reach an agreement on the operation and filling of Ethiopia’s controversial dam on the Blue Nile.

Rasha Mahmoud | Egypt | Jun 10, 2021

This picture shows an aerial view of the Nile River passing by the countryside north (bottom) of the southern city of Qena, Egypt, April 10, 2021.

Despite blockage crisis, Suez Canal achieves record revenues

The Egyptian government announced that the Suez Canal has achieved the highest monthly revenue in its history in April, exceeding half a billion dollars, despite obstruction of navigation in late March after a giant vessel went aground on the international waterway.

Mohammad Hanafi | Egypt | Jun 10, 2021

The Takeaway: US looks to Gulf to help break deadlock in Nile Dam dispute

Egypt, Ethiopia reshape security alignments in Horn of Africa; Erdogan readies for make-or-break summit with Biden; Lapid emerges as arbiter of Israeli politics; Israeli Arab community split on coalition government; update on Gaza.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Egypt | Jun 9, 2021

This file photo taken on Dec. 26, 2019 shows a general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia.

New front to protect Nile River raises controversy in Egypt

National forces and leftist parties in Egypt established a new front aimed at raising popular awareness and pressure on the dispute with Ethiopia over its controversial dam on the Nile River.

Abdulla Kadry | Egypt | Jun 9, 2021

A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019.

Egyptian concerns grow amid Ethiopia’s plan to build dozens of dams

Ethiopia announced a plan to build dozens of additional dams at a time when tensions with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are on the rise due to failure to agree on filling and operating the dam.

Mohamed Saied | Egypt | Jun 9, 2021

People wash clothes and bath on the shore of Lake Tana, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Nov. 11, 2020.

Ethiopia’s plan to build Red Sea military bases fuels tension with Egypt

Amid the stalled negotiations with Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia is expressing its intention to build military bases in the Red Sea.

Ahmed Gomaa | Egypt | Jun 9, 2021

Cranes loom over the second cargo reception terminal on June 23, 2010, in Djibouti port, Djibouti. Djibouti is the main transit point for seabound goods coming and going from land-locked Ethiopia.

Hamas leader, Palestinian officials in Egypt for Gaza cease-fire talks

Hamas and Fatah are meeting with Egyptian officials in an effort to bolster the truce that ended the 11-day conflict with Israel.

Al-Monitor Staff | Egypt | Jun 8, 2021

Egypt's Coptic Church exercises soft power in Jerusalem

Egypt seeks to strengthen its religious influence in the city of Jerusalem through the properties and endowments of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, and also to preserve its ownership of the properties.

George Mikhail | Egypt | Jun 7, 2021

Egyptian monk on roof of Church of Holy Sepulchre

Can modernization of Egypt’s railway network avert train accidents?

Egypt signed an agreement worth 145 million euros ($177 million) with the African Development Bank as part of its recent plan to improve its railway system to prevent crashes.

Hagar Hosny | Egypt | Jun 5, 2021

Egypt

Residents of Alexandria district face eviction by Egyptian state

Egyptian security forces are trying to expel residents of a vital area in Alexandria, claiming that their homes were randomly and illegally built.

Egypt, Sudan increase pressure on Ethiopia over Nile dam crisis

Egyptian Museum of Antiquities gets makeover to compete for tourists

Egypt’s Al-Azhar clerics speak out against Ethiopia on Nile dam crisis

The reform challenge: What Oman (and others) might learn from Egypt

Egypt expands role in Iraqi reconstruction by building bridges in Mosul

Egypt steps up action as threat of water scarcity looms

Despite blockage crisis, Suez Canal achieves record revenues

The Takeaway: US looks to Gulf to help break deadlock in Nile Dam dispute

New front to protect Nile River raises controversy in Egypt

Egyptian concerns grow amid Ethiopia’s plan to build dozens of dams

Ethiopia’s plan to build Red Sea military bases fuels tension with Egypt

Hamas leader, Palestinian officials in Egypt for Gaza cease-fire talks

Egypt's Coptic Church exercises soft power in Jerusalem

Can modernization of Egypt’s railway network avert train accidents?

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