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Egypt, Sudan to build connecting railway network

Egypt and Sudan Tuesday agreed to build a railway network connecting both countries, Arab Finance reports citing statement from the Egyptian side.   The cooperation agreement was signed by the two countries’ transport ministries, the statement said, adding that the network will link the southern Egyptian city of Aswan and the Sudanese border city of […]

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Egypt halts diving activities at Ras Mohammed national park after shark attack

Egyptian authorities have closed the diving spot of Ras Mohammed national park, at the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh after a 12-year old Ukrainian boy lost his hand in a shark attack. The move came after a shark attacked the boy and his mother as well as their guide during a dive in the park […]

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Egypt registers first female coach to train men’s professional soccer team

Former Egyptian female soccer star Faiza Heidar has been tasked to train fourth division side Ideal Goldi, becoming therefore the country’s first female technician to coach a men’s professional team.   The former captain of Egypt’s female national soccer team is the only Egyptian woman to be certified by England’s Premier League to coach across […]

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Morocco bans Raja from traveling to Egypt for second leg CAF Champions League match over covid-19 cases

Morocco’s health ministry Tuesday ordered Casablanca-based popular football club Raja to go into self-isolation ahead of its away Confederation of African Football CAF Champions League tie in Egypt against Cairo-based Zamalek after the side reported nine cases of coronavirus. The ministry, Le360.ma reports, has sent a correspondence to the club after nine players of the […]

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Egypt tones down criticism of Turkey as divisions are being addressed

Egypt has instructed its media to water down criticism of Turkey at a time the two countries are engaged in secret talks to iron out conflicting files including the Libyan one. A source in Egyptian state TV who asked not to be named told New Khaleej that authorities gave the new instructions as Cairo and […]

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Suspended Mohammed VI Champions Cup to return to action soon

The Mohammed VI Champions Cup, suspended owing to the covid-19 pandemic, will resume soon, head of the Union of Arab Football Associations, Talal Al Cheikh, has said adding that dates for the semi-finales will be decided this week.   The tournament regrouping Arab club champions was halted at the semi-final stage in March due to […]

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EgyptAir gets $191m loan to finance external debt

Egypt has approved a financing request of about $191 million by national carrier EgyptAir to be used to pay external debt. The Central Bank of Egypt will release the funds in the form of loan, state-run Ahram online reports. EgyptAir, which resumed flying from July 1st after several months of hiatus due to the coronavirus […]

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Attijariwafa bank Egypt inks cooperation agreement with MoneyGram

Attijariwafa bank Egypt has entered into partnership with U.S-based MoneyGram International in view of supporting the Arab country’s financial inclusion policy, Arab Finance reports. The Moroccan bank in a statement said with the new partnership, MoneyGram’s clients worldwide will be able to transfer remittances to be received at any of its 65 branches in Egypt. […]

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Palestinian rights group slams Egypt for “executing” two Palestinian fishermen

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has laid into Egypt after Egyptian naval force shot at three Palestinians fishermen killing two of them. The fishermen, who were brothers from Gaza, were killed Friday along the Palestinian-Egyptian maritime border after Egyptians forces opened fire on them. “It is clear that there are specific instructions and orders […]

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BP discovers new gas field in Egypt’s Nile Delta

British multinational oil and gas company, British Petroleum (BP) has announced the discovery of a new gas field in Egypt, in the Nile Delta. The new discovery is located at 16 meters water depth on a new formation-level near current Nidoco NW-1 exploratory well, in Abu Madi West concession, 4 km north from the Nooros […]