Egypt

Egypt opens mega pharmaceutical city

Egypt inaugurated the first of its kind and one of the largest pharmaceutical cities in the Middle East, as the country seeks to become a regional center for the manufacture of medicines.

Ahmed Gomaa | Egypt | Apr 10, 2021

A pharmacy employee reaches out to grab a box of medicine in a pharmacy, Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 9, 2016.

Ancient South Sinai city of Saint Catherine to get facelift

Egypt has begun implementing the first phase of a project to develop the city of Saint Catherine in South Sinai and promote tourism in the area.

Rasha Mahmoud | Egypt | Apr 10, 2021

A picture taken on April 16, 2017, shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai.

Egypt-Sudan hold military exercise amid crisis with Ethiopia

Egypt and Sudan hold military drills amid a deadlock in talks with Ethiopia to reach a binding agreement on filling and operation of Ethiopian dam project on the Nile.

Mohamed Sabry | Egypt | Apr 9, 2021

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (R) and his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok meet in Cairo, Egypt, March 11, 2021.

Egypt drops decade-old charges against NGOs

An Egyptian investigative judge recently dropped charges against 20 NGOs involved in the 2011 foreign funding case that has raised global condemnation, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill to the United States in order to unfreeze military aid.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Apr 9, 2021

Protesters are pictured during a global solidarity demonstration for political change in Egypt in Trafalgar square, London, United Kingdom, Feb. 12, 2011. The event was organized by Amnesty international and the ITUC, Human Rights Watch, the NUS, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network and the Arab Program for Human Rights Activists.

EgyptAir seeks additional flights to Tel Aviv

Israeli media outlets hailed EgyptAir’s decision to operate and increase the number of flights to Tel Aviv as a sign of a boost in Israel-Egypt ties.

George Mikhail | Egypt | Apr 8, 2021

This picture taken on Jan. 16, 2020, shows an EgyptAir Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jet parked on the tarmac at Cairo International Airport outside the Egyptian capital.

The Takeaway: Nile Dam talks fail, crisis escalates

Sisi warns that "all options open" if diplomacy not resumed; Israel: "Knives drawn" as Bibi gets first shot at forming government; Hotel shuttle diplomacy at Iran talks in Vienna; Mummies on parade in Egypt; more!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Egypt | Apr 7, 2021

A worker walks with a piece of wood on his shoulder at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019.

Has diplomacy run out of cards to play to end the Nile dam dispute?

The round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia end in Kinshasa, Congo, with no resolution in sight.

Ayah Aman | Egypt | Apr 7, 2021

Egypt plans 'New Delta' to boost food security

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the implementation of a megaproject to cultivate 1 million feddans west of the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt. The project, dubbed New Delta, aims to create modern agricultural and urban communities as well as industrial complexes that operate in the field of agricultural production.

Mohamed Sabry | Egypt | Apr 6, 2021

An Egyptian farmer harvests wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village in the northern Nile Delta province of Menoufia in Egypt, on May 1, 2019.

Egypt criticizes plan to integrate militias into Libyan army

Egypt has raised concerns about a Libyan plan to integrate militias into its military establishment after unification, arguing that doing so could undermine security and stability in both countries.

George Mikhail | Egypt | Apr 6, 2021

Cairo debuts revamped Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square has reopened after major renovations, but not everyone's a fan.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Apr 5, 2021

Curse or no curse, Cairo's mummy parade goes smoothly

Cairo's procession of royal mummies roused national pride among Egyptians, though observers warned that disturbing the dead may have unleashed the "curse of the pharaohs."

Shahira Amin | Egypt | Apr 5, 2021

The carriages carrying 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies depart from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square on April 3, 2021, during a parade on their way to their new resting place at the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Old Cairo.

The lost Jewish surnames of Cairo

An extensive list of the surnames of the Jewish families who lived in Cairo has been published, helping tell stories across generations.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Apr 5, 2021

A picture taken on Oct. 3, 2016 shows a general view of the interior of the Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue in Cairo, also known as Temple Ismailia or Adly Synagogue.

Cairo building collapse highlights lax government oversight

In a continuation of the real estate collapse incidents in Egypt, a 10-story property collapsed March 27 in Cairo, resulting in five deaths and injuring many.

Abdulla Kadry | Egypt | Apr 5, 2021

Egyptian Red Crescent members gather at the scene of a building collapse along Kasr el-Nile street in downtown district in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 15, 2020.

Why Turkey is wooing Egypt

How will improved relations between Cairo and Ankara boost bilateral trade and joint investment? A number of Egyptian businesspeople are keeping fingers crossed that easing tensions between the two Mediterranean countries will open up new opportunities.

Ahmed Elleithy | Egypt | Apr 3, 2021

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he gives a press conference after the cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on Sept. 21, 2020.

Calls to get rid of Ottoman legacy emerge in Egypt

In conjunction with the anniversary of the Egyptian resistance’s defeat by the Ottoman invasion, many intellectuals called for the amendment of the names of some titles and streets that are inspired by or dating back to the Ottoman era.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Apr 3, 2021

Egypt

Egypt opens mega pharmaceutical city

Egypt inaugurated the first of its kind and one of the largest pharmaceutical cities in the Middle East, as the country seeks to become a regional center for the manufacture of medicines.

Ancient South Sinai city of Saint Catherine to get facelift

Egypt-Sudan hold military exercise amid crisis with Ethiopia

Egypt drops decade-old charges against NGOs

EgyptAir seeks additional flights to Tel Aviv

The Takeaway: Nile Dam talks fail, crisis escalates

Has diplomacy run out of cards to play to end the Nile dam dispute?

Egypt plans 'New Delta' to boost food security

Egypt criticizes plan to integrate militias into Libyan army

Cairo debuts revamped Tahrir Square

Curse or no curse, Cairo's mummy parade goes smoothly

The lost Jewish surnames of Cairo

Cairo building collapse highlights lax government oversight

Why Turkey is wooing Egypt

Calls to get rid of Ottoman legacy emerge in Egypt

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