Egypt

Egypt to launch regional news channel

Egypt is planning on launching a regional news channel, including joint projects and productions with Saudi Arabia.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Jun 17, 2021

Egyptian prime minister with TV presenter

Egypt may launch a new regional TV news channel, which no doubt would at times carry the words of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (R). Here he speaks next to Egyptian TV host Mariam Amin at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on the western outskirts of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on April 12, 2019, during the draw ceremony for the 2019 Confederation of African Football Cup of Nations soccer tournament.

Turkey seeks cooperation with Egypt in Gaza

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu suggested cooperation between Ankara and Cairo on the Palestinian issue, a move seen unlikely as Cairo looks with suspicion at the Turkish role in the Palestinian territories, particularly the Gaza Strip.

Mohamed Sabry | Egypt | Jun 17, 2021

Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister Hamdi Sanad Loza (background) meets with his Turkish counterpart Sedat Onal (foreground) in the Foreign Ministry headquarters in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on May 5, 2021.

Ethiopia rejects Arab League call for UN to intervene on Nile dam

Ethiopia plans to fill the dam's reservoir again this summer despite Egypt's objections.

Al-Monitor Staff | Egypt | Jun 16, 2021

Will new Red Sea airport spark development on Egypt-Sudan border?

With the opening of a new international airport in the Red Sea, residents of the disputed Halayeb and Shalateen region are hoping the government will step up development efforts.

Muhammed Magdy | Egypt | Jun 15, 2021

This picture shows a view of Aswan from the Old Cataract Hotel overlooking the Nile River in the southern city of Aswan, Egypt, Jan. 3, 2021.

Egypt's top court upholds death sentences of 12 Brotherhood figures

The defendants were part of a mass trial of supporters of former President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Al-Monitor Staff | Egypt | Jun 14, 2021

Members of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood are seen inside a glass dock during their trial in the capital Cairo on July 28, 2018.

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

Egypt

Egypt to launch regional news channel

Egypt is planning on launching a regional news channel, including joint projects and productions with Saudi Arabia.

Turkey seeks cooperation with Egypt in Gaza

Ethiopia rejects Arab League call for UN to intervene on Nile dam

Will new Red Sea airport spark development on Egypt-Sudan border?

Egypt's top court upholds death sentences of 12 Brotherhood figures

Residents of Alexandria district face eviction by Egyptian state

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

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