Egypt to host COP27 international climate conference in 2022
CAIRO (REUTERS) – Egypt will host the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2022, the country’s environment ministry said on Thursday (Nov [...]
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Turning trauma into a tune: Egyptian band helps women tackle taboos
CAIRO (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – Misogyny, child marriage, and female genital mutilation (FGM): not the usual topics one may expect to inspire a [...]
Cairo’s Antique Elevators, Glorious and Glitchy, Are Scenes of Love and Fear
CAIRO — When you live in downtown Cairo, a neighborhood of European-meets-Egyptian facades in various states of faded grandeur, roundabouts whizzing with traffic [...]
Ever Given, the ship that blocked Suez Canal in March, crosses the canal again
ISMAILIA, EGYPT (REUTERS) – The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed the waterway [...]
Egyptian stocks fall after Ethiopia announces second dam filling
CAIRO, July 6 (Reuters) – Egypt’s main stock index fell by almost 2% on Tuesday, a dip that analysts linked to Ethiopia’s announcement [...]
Egypt sentences TikTok star to 10 years in prison for ‘human trafficking’
Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested a TikTok star who has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for her posts on social media. Haneen [...]
New compensation offer made over Suez Canal blockage: Lawyer
ISMAILIA, EGYPT (REUTERS) – The owners of a giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new offer [...]
UPDATE 2-France agrees to 1.8 bln euros in financing for Egypt
(Adds details) CAIRO, June 13 (Reuters) – France said on Sunday it would provide Egypt with some 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in [...]
Egypt lifts coronavirus restrictions from June 1, cabinet says
FILE PHOTO: A general view of empty streets in downtown Cairo, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, during the traditional spring holiday of [...]
EFG Hermes eyes start-ups after AIB deal, says CEO
FILE PHOTO: The building of EFG-Hermes, also known as Egyptian Financial Group Hermes Holding Co SAE, is seen at the Smart Village in [...]