Egypt

Israel-Hamas War: Thousands of Palestinians Trapped As Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt Remains Closed

ARISE News Chief Correspondent John Cookson reports from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

1 year ago

Bolaji Akinyemi: We Should Not Blame Egypt For Nigeria’s Dysfunctionality

He said the ministry of foreign affairs should be allowed to do its³ job rather than putting other bodies in…

2 years ago

Egypt Shuts Down Red Sea Beaches after Woman Dies in Shark Attack

Egypt's Red Sea Governorate issued an order to shut down several Red Sea beaches on Friday after a 68-year-old Austrian…

2 years ago

India 2022: Flamingos Hit Egypt 4-0, Put One Leg in Final Round of Qualifiers

Nigeria’s U17 girls have one leg in the final round of the African qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17…

3 years ago

Egypt Steps Up Gaza Role After Brokering Last Year’s Truce

After years of behind-the-scenes activity in the Gaza Strip, Egypt is going public. Since mediating a cease-fire between Israel and…

3 years ago

Senegal Beat Egypt on Penalties to Win First Africa Cup of Nations Trophy

Senegal defeated Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations championship match on Sunday, winning the continental championship for the first…

3 years ago

AFCON: Egypt Beat Ivory Coast on Penalties to Reach Quarter-Finals

Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon following…

3 years ago

AFCON: Iheanacho Stunner Lifts Super Eagles Over Egypt’s Pharaohs

The biggest match of the Africa Cup of Nations so far saw Nigeria emerge victorious over Egypt in Group D. The second…

3 years ago

Egypt to Manufacture One Billion Sinovac Vaccines Yearly

Egypt has announced plans to manufacture one billion doses of China's Sinovac vaccine every year, a move it says would…

3 years ago

Egypt Plans High-tech Leap With New ‘Smart City’ Capital

Egypt is planning a new high-tech leap with its new capital on the outskirts of Cairo. Citizens will use smart…

3 years ago

Egypt Seeks Support For $2.5bn Desalination Plan to Tackle Looming Water Scarcity

Egypt is trying its best to combact a looming water scarcity. The country is seeking partners to invest in a…

3 years ago

President El-Sisi Names Roads After Egypt Olympic Medalists

All Egyptian athletes who won medals in the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics will have roads named after them, the country's President…

3 years ago

Egypt Seeks New African Allies in Nile Dam Row

Egypt is trying to strengthen its diplomatic and military clout in Africa amid an escalating dispute with Ethiopia over the…

3 years ago

Appeal for ‘Fresh Start’ as Nile Dam Talks Kick-off in DR Congo

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have kicked off negotiations in Kinshasa over Addis Ababa's contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile,…

4 years ago

Egypt ‘Orders Arrest’ of Train Drivers Over Fatal Crash That Killed 18

Egyptian authorities have ordered the arrest of eight people over last week's fatal train collision that killed 18 people, the…

4 years ago

Comoros Grab Fairytale Place at Cup of Nations Finals; Egypt, Gabon, Guinea Also Qualify

The tiny Comoros Islands qualified for the African Cup of Nations for the first time with a 0-0 draw against…

4 years ago

Ethiopian Official Says Egypt Behind ‘Destabilisation’ Campaign

An Ethiopian official has accused the Egyptian government of stepping up its long-standing policy of destabilizing and weakening the East…

4 years ago

4,000-year-old Temple With Mummies Discovered in Egypt

A four-thousand-year-old funerary temple has been discovered in Egypt and inside, a trove of ancient treasures including coffins with mummies.…

4 years ago

Talks Over Nile Dam Resumes Sunday

Another fresh round of the Ethiopian dam talks resumed Sunday with Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt hoping to get a solution…

4 years ago