EGYPT

Egypt chairs African Peace and Security Council

Published on: November 1, 2021
08:06

Cairo, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) Egypt assumed today the pro tempore presidency of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) with the challenge of facing terrorism and several conflicts that shake the continent.

Egyptian archaeologists discover tomb of the treasurer of Ramses II

Published on: October 31, 2021
09:49

Cairo, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian archaeologists discovered the tomb of the treasurer of Pharaoh Ramses II in the Saqqara necropolis, about 30 kilometers from the capital, an official source reported.

Italian ENI makes new oil discovery in Egypt

Published on: October 27, 2021
08:46

Cairo, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Italian energy giant ENI made three new oil and gas discoveries in western Egypt with total reserves of 50 million barrels of crude oil equivalent, an official source announced on Wednesday.

Egypt, Sudan hold joint military drills

Published on: October 20, 2021
08:01

Cairo, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Egypt and Sudan started on Wednesday the joint military drill dubbed 'Guardians of the South,' to the west of northern Alexandria, a military communique announced.

Egypt’s poverty rate falls

Published on: October 19, 2021
11:19

Cairo, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Egypt's poverty rate fell 2.8 percent during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, recording 29.7 percent of the population, the state's statistics agency CAPMAS revealed on Tuesday.

El-Sisi claims a fair and balanced agreement on Ethiopian dam

Published on: October 15, 2021
07:46

Cairo, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah has reiterated the need to reach a fair and balanced agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a communique informed on Friday.

Egypt’s trade deficit dips in July

Published on: October 13, 2021
07:52

Cairo, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) Egypt's trade deficit lessened 14.6 percent year-on-year in July, recording 2.88 billion dollars, the state's statistics agency CAPMAS reported on Wednesday.

IMF projects solid economic growth in Egypt

Published on: October 12, 2021
14:05

Cairo, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its growth projections for Egypt in 2021 to 3.3 percent and kept its estimates for next year unchanged at 5.2 percent.

Egypt accelerates preparations to supply gas to Lebanon

Published on: October 6, 2021
09:42

Cairo, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The Oil Minister of Egypt Tarek El-Molla affirmed that his country is working rapidly to start supplying gas in the coming weeks to Lebanon, which is suffering from a severe energy crisis.

Egypt calls on rich countries to keep promises on climate change

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:29

Cairo, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad urged developed countries to fulfill their promise to allot 00 billion per year to back up climate actions on less favored nations.

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