Tag: Aswan

Egypt cancels $50M solar power plant project in Aswan

December 1, 2022

Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) decided to cancel a project for the establishment of a 50-megawatt solar power plant in the South of ... Read More

Egypt in talks with five financial institutions to finance Aswan-Toshka railway project

December 21, 2021

Egypt is negotiating with five international financial institutions funding for planned Aswan-Toshka railway project linking the Arab republic to neighboring Sudan, reports say. The European ... Read More

Egypt: “Suez Canal expansion, more of a political benefit than economic good,” pundits

August 6, 2015

Economic experts and businessmen familiar with the Suez Canal say the expansion of the canal may not yield the results claimed by authorities. The new ... Read More

Nile Dispute and the Dilemma of National Approaches

March 4, 2014

Amid deep political turmoil, there is a mounting concern in Egypt as Ethiopia forges ahead with its plan to build the $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance ... Read More

Egypt’s cultural tourism to be boosted

December 3, 2012

A musical and archaeological celebration was held at the house of Lord Howard Carter who is honored for discovering the intact tomb of King Tutankhamun ... Read More

Egypt: Art takes centre stage for months

November 30, 2012

If the Egyptian revolution has affected the economy, a lot of local artists are benefitting from it because it has helped to expose their works. ... Read More

Egypt: tourism industry revived by land auctions

November 1, 2012

The revolt that brought an end to Hosni Mubarak’s presidency also prorogued the departure of investors and tourists in Egypt. To regain the 14.5 million ... Read More