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Egypt has announced plans to provide more than 60 million people in rural areas with high-speed internet as part of a nationwide effort to develop the digital economy and drive job creation. “We want to improve internet connectivity for 60 million Egyptians living in around 4,500 villages by upgrading broadband …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called upon the international community, financial institutions, and the private sector to come together to spark a “green recovery” to help meet the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “A green recovery has become an urgent need, coming at the top of the government …

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Baghdad on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, the first meeting since the two countries agreed in January to end a long-running dispute. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain had agreed to end the …

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called on Saturday to launch “a new phase of regional cooperation.” In his speech during the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, the Egyptian President said that the “Baghdad Conference” strengthens the foundations of constructive cooperation between Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan.” “Egypt will continue …

Egypt allows one-way traffic as Israel eases import restrictions for the besieged territory it has blockaded since 2007. Egypt says it has partially reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing one-way traffic into the besieged Palestinian enclave, as Israel eases import restrictions for the territory it has …

Egypt has closed the Rafah crossing on its border with the besieged Gaza Strip, declining to provide details or reasons for the move. The Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip in both directions on Monday until further notice, blocking the only land opening to the rest …

Egypt is to close the Rafah crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip until further notice on Monday, Egyptian security sources said. Hamas said it had been informed by Egypt of the decision to shut the crossing in both directions, without giving details. According to two Egyptian security sources, …

A sixth-grade student poisoned and killed a private school security guard to steal money from the school’s safe, according to the Egypt Independent. Authorities in Sohag revealed that the guard was killed and the school’s finance office was robbed by a student. Names of the victim and the accused were …

Jordanian media reported that Amman and Baghdad discussed the required work mechanisms for the joint economic city project. According to the Jordanian al-Mamlakah TV, the two sides confirmed during an online meeting that the project, which comes within the framework of cooperation projects between Jordan and Iraq, aims to enhance …

Just outside a new capital in the desert east of Cairo, the Egyptian government has been racing to ready new homes for thousands of mid-level civil servants who are expected to move to the city. Egypt turned to private developers to build pricier residential districts within the grandiose new capital, …

Armed group ISIL claims responsibility for the attack in a statement on an ISIL-affiliated website. A roadside bomb exploded in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, killing eight members of Egypt’s security forces, including an officer, while six others were wounded. The troops were riding an armoured vehicle …

King Khufu’s Boat, an ancient vessel that is the oldest and largest wooden boat discovered in Egypt, has been painstakingly moved from its longstanding home next to the Giza pyramids to a nearby giant museum, officials said on Saturday. The 4,600-year-old vessel, also known as the Solar Boat, was moved …

Egypt’s military says almost 90 fighters were killed in northern Sinai, where fighters loyal to ISIS operate. Eight Egyptian army soldiers have been killed in recent “anti-terrorism operations”, the armed forces said. According to a statement by the armed forces on Sunday, most of the fighting took place in the …

Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants from a dangerously overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean overnight on Sunday in an operation lasting about six hours, a Reuters witness said. The German and French NGO ships Sea-Watch 3 and Ocean Viking rescued the migrants in Tunisian waters 68 km (42 …

Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion – once Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean – and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, the country said on Monday. The city, which controlled the entrance to Egypt at the …

Ethiopia has attained its second-year target for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan, an official told AFP on Monday. “The first filling already was done last year. The second one is already done today. So today or tomorrow, …

Several prominent Egyptian activists and journalists were released from custody on Sunday following months of detention on charges including joining or aiding a terrorist group and spreading false news, lawyers representing them said. Egyptian authorities have in recent months released detainees ahead of major Muslim holidays. Sunday’s releases come two …

Egypt’s highest civilian court has upheld the designation of a group of 13 people, including two prominent activists, as terrorists. The Court of Cassation on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the 13 people against their inclusion on a terrorist list for a period of five years. The group includes activists …

Egypt’s highest appeals court on Sunday upheld the sentencing of 10 leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including the group’s head, to life imprisonment, the state-owned MENA news agency reported. In 2019, a Cairo criminal court found all 10, including the group’s Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, guilty of charges related …

Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, says the waterway netted the highest revenues in the history of the canal, hitting $5.84 billion. The Suez Canal netted Egypt a record $5.84 bn in the last tax year, its chief said on Sunday, despite the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on world …