Egypt

Egypt’s pound keeps falling on black market ahead of IMF meeting

CAIRO (Reuters) - The gap between the official rate of the Egyptian pound against the dollar and the price on the black market has widened further, putting pressure on Egypt…

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Key takeaways from the COP27 climate summit in Egypt

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 21 (Reuters) - This year's U.N. climate summit featured visits by world leaders, proposals by business leaders, and negotiations by nearly 200 nations about the future…

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UPDATED: Updated draft COP27 climate treaty published by U.N.

The U.N. climate agency on Saturday published an updated draft of a proposed final agreement for the COP27 summit, fleshing out some key parts of the deal countries are struggling…

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UPDATED: The world is watching us, says COP27 president, eyeing climate deal

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's COP27 President Sameh Shoukry told the climate summit on Monday that he wanted a comprehensive climate deal with "meaningful outcomes" agreed by…

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COP27: nuclear boss doesn’t expect surge in waste recycling

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Recycling radioactive waste from nuclear power has security and cost challenges but the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be able to…

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EXPLAINER: What the latest U.N. science says about climate change

(Reuters) - At the COP27 conference in Egypt, delegates have at their disposal decades of research into warming trajectories published by the U.N. climate science agency to inform their decisions.…

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TIMELINE: How U.N. climate conferences have tackled global warming

(Reuters) - This year’s U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, marks the 27th time since 1995 that world leaders have gathered to confront global warming. But the world has…

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EXPLAINER: A field guide to climate jargon

(Reuters) - Representatives from the world's nations meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 6-18 to flesh out the rules of a new global climate pact. Decades of climate talks…

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EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise

CAIRO (Reuters) - The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation…

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Photo Story: International art exhibition near Giza Pyramids

The sculpture 'Under the same sun' by the artist SPY artist is installed at the international art exhibition 'Forever is Now' near the famous pyramids in Giza, Egypt. 'Art D’Egypte',…

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In COP27 host Egypt, Red Sea coral reefs resilient but under stress

HURGHADA, Egypt, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Egypt hosts next month's COP27 climate summit at a Red Sea resort, where climate change and human activity are threatening one of the world's…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Cairo, Egypt

The 15 May Bridge crosses over the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: EPA-EFE/KHALED ELFIQI

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U.S. to withhold $130 mln of military aid to Egypt over human rights -official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has decided to withhold $130 million of foreign military aid to Egypt over its failure to fulfill human rights conditions, U.S. officials said ,…

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Egypt faces currency conundrum as it chases IMF loan

CAIRO, (Reuters) - As Egypt pushes for a new IMF loan it has a choice between letting its overvalued currency weaken gradually and the kind of sharp depreciation it enacted…

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UPDATE- Egyptian church fire kills at least 41, most of them children- sources

CAIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, most of them children,security sources said.…

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Egyptian non-oil sector continues contraction, at slower pace – PMI

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's non-oil private sector activity shrank again in July, but at a slower pace than June's two-year low, as demand remains weakened by inflation and shortages continue to put…

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Photo Story: Black Eagles over Giza

A handout photo made available by the Republic of Korea Air Force shows the South Korean aerobatic flight team, the Black Eagles, staging a performance during the Pyramid Air Show…

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Gig economy workers hit by high fuel prices and layoffs

BANGKOK/CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Indian online grocer Fraazo cut commission and scrapped its fuel allowance, more than 100 delivery riders went on strike, shuttering outlets and taking their noisy protest…

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World Bank to give Egypt $500 million to boost food security

CAIRO, June 29 (Reuters) - The World Bank has agreed to provide Egypt with $500 million in development funds to boost food security amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the…

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Saudi crown prince to visit Egypt on regional tour

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Egypt on June 20 as part of a regional tour that includes stops in Jordan and Turkey. Prince Mohammed will meet Egyptian…

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EU proposes natural gas import deal with Egypt and Israel – document

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed a deal to EU member states with Egypt and Israel to boost imports of natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, according to a draft…

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Photo Story: New discoveries at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza

Sarcophaguses are presented to the media near a newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt, 30 May 2022. A collection of 250 wooden painted coffins with mummies…

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Suez Canal records highest ever monthly revenue in April

ISMAILIYA, Egypt, May 1 (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal recorded its highest monthly revenue to date in April, reaping $629 million in ship transit fees, the authority managing the waterway said on…

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Photo Story – Significant discovery near King Merenre Pyramid in the Saqqara, Egypt

Five ancient Egyptian tombs were uncovered in Saqqara during excavations carried out at the area located on the north-eastern side of the King Merenre Pyramid in the Saqqara necropolis. The…

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Egyptians count rising bread costs as Ukraine war disrupts wheat exports

From his job as a Cairo doorman, Mahmoud Farag earns 1,500 Egyptian pounds ($95) each month but it's no longer enough to adequately feed his family of five. Food prices…

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Egypt bans exports of vegoil and corn for three months

CAIRO, March 12 (Reuters) - Egypt's trade ministry on Saturday banned exports of all kinds of vegetable oil and corn for three months starting from March 12, the ministry said in a…

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Egypt bans export of some staples including wheat for three months

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - Egypt will ban the export of lentils, pasta, wheat, flour and fava beans for three months from March 11, its trade ministry said in a document seen…

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Egypt sees exodus of dollars since start of Ukraine war – bankers

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has seen hundreds of millions of dollars leave its treasury markets since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week as investors flee emerging markets for safer pastures, two…

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First female judges in State Council in Egypt

Egyptian female judge Yassmen Omar sits in her first court hearing at the State Council headquarters in Giza, Egypt, 06 March 2022. Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has announced in June…

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Egypt’s Suez canal to increase tolls by up to 10%

CAIRO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said on Sunday it was increasing canal tolls by up to 10% for laden and ballast vessels, effective March 1. The decision was…

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Egypt lengthening two-way portion of Suez Canal by 10 kilometres

NORTH OF SUEZ, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt is working to improve the Suez Canal by making an additional 10 kilometres accessible to two-way traffic, while widening and deepening another 30 kilometres, the…

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EU takes Egypt to WTO over import restrictions

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Union launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization against Egypt on Wednesday over an import registration system the bloc says is a…

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Egypt closes two Mediterranean ports because of bad weather

CAIRO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Egypt closed the two Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila on Monday as a result of bad weather, the Alexandria Port Authority said in a…

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Sixteen dead in road accident in Egypt’s South Sinai -Health Ministry

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen people were killed and 18 injured in an accident involving a bus and a microbus on the road between Egypt's Suez and El-Tor, the Egyptian health…

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Egypt’s Suez Canal to offer incentives for eco-friendly ships

DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) plans to offer financial incentives for ships that follow environmentally friendly standards, Egyptian daily paper El Watan reported on Monday,…

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Egypt bans Libyan holders of green passports from entering its territory

Egyptian authorities have imposed a ban on Libyans holding green passports from entering Egypt as of the beginning of this year 2022. Mohamed Mustafa Al-Madrawi, chairman of the Tobruk Passenger…

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Scans reveal details of unwrapped ancient Egyptian mummy

CAIRO (Reuters) - Researchers have used digital technology to take the first accurate look inside the mummy of King Amenhotep I , which has remained unwrapped in modern times, according…

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Egypt reopens ports after weather improves

The Suez Canal Economic Zone said on Tuesday that the Red Sea ports of Ain Sokhna, Adabiya, Port Said West, Port Said East, and Al Arish have been reopened. The ports of Port Tawfiq, El Zayteyat and Sharm…

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Egypt reports first three cases of omicron

Egyptian health authorities said they have identified the country’s first cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus. Three people were found to have the variant among 26…

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Italian parliamentary panel accuses Egyptian security of Regeni murder

An Italian parliamentary panel accused the Egyptian security apparatus of the kidnapping, torturing and murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo in 2016. Regeni, a postgraduate student at Britain's Cambridge…

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Egypt shuts Alexandria and Dekheila ports because of bad weather

CAIRO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Egypt's Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila were closed on Wednesday due to poor weather, state news agency MENA reported. The ports are among Egypt's…

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Egypt revives ancient road connecting Luxor and Karnak

A restored road connecting two ancient Egyptian temple complexes in Karnak and Luxor was unveiled on Thursday in a lavish ceremony aimed at raising the profile of one of Egypt's…

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Prince Charles cancels visit to aircraft carrier after British fighter crash

CAIRO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles has cancelled a planned visit to the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier after an F35B jet from the ship crashed into the…

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Egypt to host COP27 international climate conference in 2022

Egypt will host the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2022, the country's environment ministry said. The North African country will hold the conference in the Red Sea resort…

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Egypt’s Sisi to attend Libya conference in Paris

CAIRO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will travel to Paris to attend a conference on Libya on Friday and to hold talks with French President Emmanuel…

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Suez canal authority aims to raise transit fees by 6% in 2022

CAIRO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Egypt plans to raise fees by 6% on ships transiting the Suez Canal in 2022, the canal authority's chairman Osama Rabie said on Thursday. Tankers…

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Egypt’s hotels back to full capacity, tourism official says

CAIRO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Egypt has allowed hotels to run at full capacity while observing strict coronavirus precautionary measures, an official at the Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday.…

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Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Cyprus and Egypt signed an accord to pursue links between the electricity transmission networks of the two countries. A memorandum of understanding was signed by the energy ministers of Cyprus…

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Four Egyptian officers face Italian trial over Regeni murder

Four senior members of Egypt's security services will stand trial in absentia in an Italian court on Thursday over their suspected role in the disappearance and murder of student Giulio…

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Egypt’s taxman sees treasure in electronic invoicing

Egypt is obliging its large taxpayers to sign up for a programme to submit their invoices electronically, a system designed to bring small shops and other businesses that had long…

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Libya ready to host a million workers from Egypt

The Libyan Minister of Labor, Ali Al-Abed, said Libya is ready to host one million workers from Egypt and that the agreements and contracts signed between the two countries in…

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Egypt signs flurry of deals with Libya’s unity government

Egypt and Libya’s unity government signed a series of cooperation agreements and several infrastructure contracts on as Cairo eyes reconstruction opportunities in its oil-rich neighbour. Though Libya’s political prospects remain…

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Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip for a decade

CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks on Israeli-Palestinian relations and bilateral issues, Egypt's presidency said, in the first…

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Egypt’s daily cases of coronavirus exceed 400 for the first time in months

Egypt’s daily reported cases of coronavirus have exceeded 400 for the first time in months. The country’s health ministry reported 413 cases and 12 fatalities for the past 24 hours…

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Egypt signs $4.45 bln contract for high-speed rail link

Egypt has signed a $4.45 billion contract for development of a high-speed electric rail line that will link the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts and be built with a consortium…

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Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt

Scientists said they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt that helps trace the transition of whales from land to sea.…

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Egypt to close Rafah crossing with Gaza from Monday

Egypt is to close the Rafah crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip until further notice on Monday, Egyptian security sources said. Hamas, the Palestinian faction that controls Gaza,…

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