Head of Egypt’s spy agency Abbas Kamel embarked Monday on a tour of North African countries, including the eastern region in Libya, to curb Turkey’s influence in the region. The Egyptian official’s tour is aimed at building “intelligence cooperation among North African government” and ways “to confront terrorism in the region,” reports Middle East Monitor […]
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passes away
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91, state television announced Tuesday. The former leader had undergone surgery just weeks prior to his death, local media reported. Hosni Mubarak had succeeded in 1981 President Anouar al-Sadat, who made Egypt the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. He […]
Egypt: Production of electric buses to begin in November
Egypt will start manufacturing electric buses as of November this year under an agreement with China’s Foton Motor. Under the agreement, Foton Motor, which designs and manufactures trucks and buses, will manufacture 2,000 buses over four years, 500 vehicles per year. Production can be increased to 5,000 buses. Minister of Military Production Mohamed […]
Palestine: Egypt begins construction of wall at border with Gaza
Egypt Wednesday began construction of a concrete wall along border with Gaza to thwart illegal trafficking from inside the enclave controlled by the Hamas movement. Egyptian cranes and workers launched the construction along the lines of an old, lower barrier that stretches three kilometers (two miles) from Gaza’s southeastern tip at Karem Shalom to the […]
Italy to Sell Egypt Two Frigates as Ties are Thawing
Italy is on the verge on selling two FREMM frigates to Egypt as relation between the two countries are improving. The talks for the sale of the two vessels, in the pipeline for some time, have been confirmed by Italy’s Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, and by Fincantieri CEO, Giuseppe Bono, Defense News reports. The […]
Mohammed VI Cup: Raja Casablanca lost first leg in semi-final bout with Al Ismaily
Raja Casablanca, Morocco’s only side left in the Mohammed VI Cup (Arab Club Championship) lost Sunday the first leg of the semi-final match with Egypt’s Al Ismaily. Al Ismaily scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute from Fakhereeen Ben Youssef on penalty. The Egyptians dominated the match with possession rated 58 […]
Egypt’s EGAS Signs $43m Oil Exploration Deal with Wintershall Dea
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources signed a new agreement with the Egyptian Holding Company for Natural Gases “EGAS” and the German company Wintershall Dea to search for and produce oil and natural gas in eastern Damanhur area in the Nile Delta with a minimum investment of $43 million and $11 million grants […]
Egypt to build $228 mln facility to turn rice straw into wood
Egypt will set up a facility to convert rice straw into wood in a bid to limit air pollution resulting from burning the straw. The $228 million plant, located in the Nile Delta’s Beheira Province, will produce 205,000 square meters a year of medium-density fiberboards (MDF), using technologies developed by German engineering firm Siempelkamp. The […]
UAE: CAFU to open shop in Egypt, first market in Africa
Emirati on-demand petroleum product supplier, CAFU, will begin operations in Egypt under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. The agreement will enable CAFU to launch fuel delivery services in Egypt in line with regulations and safety standards. Launched in the UAE in 2018, CAFU uses mobile app to provide service anytime […]
Egypt: 17 terrorists killed in Sinai (Interior Ministry)
The Egyptian Interior Ministry said that police killed 17 terrorists in the al-Obaidat district of the city of al-Arich, in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. Several firearms and explosives were seized by the response forces. Egypt has been facing, for years, insurrections by Muslim Brothers across the country, as well as by a local […]








