Egypt
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Egypt to host new round of talks on Nile dam issue
World | November 17, 2019 7:08 ISTDuring a meeting in Washington on November 6, foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agreed to hold four technical governmental meetings at the level of water ministers, and the World Bank and the United States would support and attend the meetings as observers.
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6 killed in fire caused by oil spill in northern Egypt
World | November 14, 2019 10:14 IST"The fire was completely contained and extinguished," Secretary-General of Beheira Province Hazem al-Ashmouny told the Egyptian state TV, offering condolences to the families of the victims.
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Salah to miss Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros
Football | November 13, 2019 8:38 ISTMohamed Salah has an ankle injury and was ruled out of the Egyptian squad for games against Kenya on Thursday and Comoros on Monday.
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Nile river six times as old as previously thought
World | November 12, 2019 12:34 ISTThe Nile river flowing through Egypt could be six times as old as previously thought, according to a study which estimated it to have originated at least 30 million years ago.
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Rising seas threaten Egypt's fabled port city of Alexandria
World | August 30, 2019 14:04 ISTRising sea levels threaten to inundate poorer neighborhoods and archaeological sites, prompting authorities to erect concrete barriers out at sea to break the tide. A severe storm in 2015 flooded large parts of the city, causing at least six deaths and the collapse of some two dozen homes, exposing weaknesses in the local infrastructure.
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Egypt: 17 killed, 32 injured in deadly car explosion in central Cairo
World | August 05, 2019 9:15 ISTAt least 17 people have been killed and 32 others were left injured in a deadly explosion outside Egypt's National Cancer Institute in central Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said early on Monday. Several videos have been shared on social media that showed fire trucks trying to control a massive fire, which damaged several cars.
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Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was killed: Erdogan
World | June 19, 2019 20:11 ISTDuring a speech in Istanbul, Erdogan cited as evidence that the deposed Egyptian president allegedly "flailed" in a Cairo courtroom for 20 minutes Monday and nobody assisted him.
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Egypt: Ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies in court during trial
World | June 18, 2019 9:26 ISTThe 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had "many secrets" he could reveal, a judicial official said. A few minutes afterward, he collapsed in the cage, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press.
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Egypt: Tourists injured in explosion near Giza Pyramids
World | May 20, 2019 7:59 ISTA device went off close to the museum fence as the bus was passing.
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100-year-old Egyptian mystery solved, famed 'desert glass' was formed by a meteorite
World | May 16, 2019 19:22 ISTThe glass was used to make ornaments for Egyptian King Tutankhamun. Scientists from Curtin University in Australia have concluded that the desert glass was formed due to a meteorite impact.
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Three tombs discovered under Egypt's Great Pyramids, finds study
Travel | May 06, 2019 12:57 ISTAn Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed three tomb, including one that was shared by two priests over 4,400 years ago. Know more!
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Archaeologists found 34 mummies in hidden Egyptian tomb; Know more
Travel | April 26, 2019 17:08 ISTArchaeologists have discovered at least 34 mummies in the Egyptian city of Aswan that dates back to the late Pharaonic and Greco-Roman period, between the 6th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D., know more!
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Egypt to host 2019 African Cup, Mohamed Salah wins player of the year again
Football | January 09, 2019 14:39 ISTThe Liverpool forward won the African player of the year award for a second successive year, making Tuesday a double victory for Egypt.
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Egypt: Police kill 40 militants in crackdown after Giza bus attack
World | December 30, 2018 6:25 ISTThe ministry also released a series of images purportedly depicting some of the militants killed in the raids, with assault rifles seen next to their bloodied bodies.
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Egyptian forces kill 40 'extremists' after terror attack
India | December 29, 2018 23:00 ISTThe operations were carried out in the governorate of Giza and the Sinai Peninsula after an explosion on Friday targeted a bus carrying Vietnamese tourists on an excursion to the Giza pyramids, leaving four people dead and 11 others wounded, Efe news reported.
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Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza pyramids, kills 2
World | December 29, 2018 9:21 ISTThe bus was carrying a total of 14 Vietnamese tourists, it added, saying only two of them escaped unharmed.
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7 Egptian tombs with mummified cats, animal statues unearthed near Cairo
Travel | November 12, 2018 11:55 ISTEgypt travel trends: A new discovery was made by an Egyptian archaeological mission during excavation works at the area located on the stony edge of King Userkaf pyramid.
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Russia, Egypt hold first-ever joint military drill to counter terrorism
News | October 26, 2018 19:22 ISTRussia, Egypt hold first-ever joint military drill to counter terrorism
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World's oldest cheese discovered from Egyptian tomb
Food | August 16, 2018 12:39 ISTIt's a proud moment for all the cheese lovers because turns out, even the mummies found cheese yummy!
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Is Mohamed Salah considering retirement from national team?
Football | June 25, 2018 16:25 ISTWith Egypt making an early exit from the ongoing World Cup, Mohamed Salah will now turn his attention back to his club play.
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