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Two pilots killed in private aircraft crash at Egypt’s El Gouna Airport
The pilots of the crushed Apollo Fox aircraft, of Airman Sky Sports, were immediately transferred to a hospital where they died of serious injuries sustained during a forced landing at El Gouna Airport after a test flight, the ministry’s Media Advisor Bassem Abdel Kerim said in a statement.
Egypt, Greece sign maritime demarcation agreement
New deal comes amid growing tensions in Eastern Mediterranean, due to illegal Turkish attempts to explore for oil in region
Egyptian aircraft arrives in Beirut to deliver lifesaving supplies
Al-Sisi offers condolences to his Lebanese President Michel Aoun over Beirut blast
Renewing religious discourse aims to improve image of Islam: Grand Mufti Adviser
Up to 2,000 hours of audio and video lectures produced to renew religious discourse
Egypt sees continued decline in COVID-19 figures
Ministry of Health reports 123 new coronavirus infectionson Wednesday
Two Egyptians killed, another missing in Beirut blast
Egypt’s Embassy in Beirut is working with Lebanese authorities in search for missing Egyptians
Egypt ready to use all capabilities to support Lebanon: Al-Sisi
Beirut explosions kill at least 100 people, with over 4,000 others injured
Egypt’s daily COVID-19 infections decline for third consecutive week
Country records 112 new cases, bringing total number of infections to 94,752
Nile dam dispute: Egypt and Sudan suspend GERD talks as Ethiopia bluffs
Egypt and Sudan requested to adjourn the meeting to consider Ethiopian version of guidelines and rules on GERD filling submitted by Addis Ababa on 24 July
Draft law on protecting identities of sexual abuse survivors initially approved
Law was submitted after scores of women shared testimonies of sexual assault against university student
Parliament approves amendment to Penal Code to criminalise bullying
Those found guilty of bullying will be punished with no less than six-month imprisonment
Egypt’s Thanaweyya Amma results announced with 81.5% success rate
Shawky, who gave his approval to the results for the 2020 Thanaweyya Amma exams, said that about 18% of students who sat the exams gained an average score of over 95%.
Ethiopia’s disputed dam back to negotiating table
Current talks reveal AU sympathy with Ethiopia’s claimed rights to construct projects over Blue Nile without agreement
Egyptian expatriates to vote in Senate elections next week
Egyptian embassies adopt absentee voting as part of precautionary measures against COVID-19
Egypt’s COVID-19 infections keep dropping, with 157 new cases Monday
Egyptian researchers have started developing a COVID-19 vaccine, with experiments on four potential vaccines already underway
COVID-19 causes significant drop in Arab import bill: CAEU Secretary General
In response to rumours, Ambassador Mohamed Al-Rabei says he remains in his position until 2022
GERD parties aim for binding agreement as legal, technical talks resume
Egypt stresses this round of talks will not address future projects over Blue Nile
Transport Minister inspects new metro station in Zamalek, affected building rehabilitation
Minister also inspected metro stations along Line 3’s fourth stage in preparation for their inauguration
Egypt ranks third in Arab world for quality of education: official
Higher Education Minister said that Egypt’s high regional ranking is based on increasing number of universities, with at least 1 university in almost every governorate
Historical maps of Egypt (Part I): The Golden Age of Egypt’s interest in the Nile
In the fifth century BCE, the Greek historian Herodotus described Egypt as a “gift of the Nile”. He was, in fact, referring to the Nile Delta, created thanks to the alluvial accumulations at the expense of the retreating sea coast
Egypt reports 167 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily rise in over 100 days
31 COVID-19 patients died on the same day, bringing death toll to 4,865, while 1,318 others were cured, increasing total recoveries to 42,455
GERD parties to reboot AU-guided talks on Monday
New negotiations round has been postponed a week upon Sudan request, for further internal consultation
Egypt follows up on murder of Egyptian expat in Jordan
Murder suspect was arrested by Jordanian authorities
Banning Egypt-Kuwait flights is temporary, will be reviewed soon: Kuwaiti FM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Al Sabah discussed over the phone the conditions of Egyptian and Kuwaiti expatriates in both countries, confirming the distinguished relations between Egypt and Kuwait.
Musk statements on alien construction of Egypt Pyramids denounced as ‘hallucinations’
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat has invited Musk to visit Egypt, “to explore the writings about how the pyramids were built.”
Egypt stresses strong relations with Kuwait, condemns attempts to disrupt them
In the Friday statement, the ministry noted that the bilateral cooperation is aimed at achieving the common interests of the Egyptian and Kuwaiti peoples.
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announces gradual reopening measures from Monday
Announcement was made in statement via Church’s official social media pages
Egypt reports 321 new coronavirus cases, 1,402 recoveries
Megahed said that 31 patients died from the respiratory disease in the past 24 hours, raising coronavirus death toll to 4,805.
Egypt’s FM discusses Libya crisis with UN chief
Shoukry affirmed Egypt’s keenness to coordinate with United Nations Support Mission in Libya to push for a political solution based on Cairo Declaration
Egypt reports 401 new coronavirus cases amid highest daily recoveries
Egypt saw record daily recoveries, as 1,211 coronavirus patients were cured and discharged from hospitals, increasing the total recoveries to 38,236