The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Ethiopia on Tuesday accused the United States of being ‘undiplomatic’ in its role facilitating talks between three countries on the Nile River over a giant dam. Ethiopia’s remarks which included a commitment to continue massive negotiations comes amidst reports that U.S. president Donald Trump called his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledging his support. The […]
Egypt’s Ministry of Education is following 12 students at the Collège De La Salle in Cairo after their participation at the Creative Theater Competition in Italy to ensure none are infected with the coronavirus, a Ministry of Education source said Saturday. No symptoms of the virus appear to be present among the students, the source […]
The Chinese Embassy in Egypt held on Wednesday the first Chinese-Arab Diplomatic Salon on Coronavirus Crisis. The symposium, organised at Cairo’s Conrad Hotel, was chaired by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Cairo Xiao Junzheng, with the participation of the Director of Early Warning Unit at the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision […]
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Organization, said that Egypt’s economy is set to become the sixth strongest in the world by the year 2030, during an interview with Russia Today (RT) on Thursday, February 20. Highlighting a US study, Ghazaleh pointed out that Egypt will follow close behind the globe’s major economies in 2030, such as China, […]
Egyptian authorities have sped up efforts to construct a wall on the border with the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to end the infiltration of extremists to and from Sinai. Palestinian sources in Gaza said the Egyptian army intensified its construction work, which it started in late January. The construction intensified after an Egyptian intelligence […]
Egypt is eager to reach a political solution to resolve the Libyan crisis, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday during the International Follow-up Committee for the Berlin Security Conference. Shoukry explained the focus should fall on fighting extremist organizations parallel to reaching a comprehensive settlement of the crisis, according to Egyptian Foreign Ministry […]
Cameroon’s under 23 lions have lost all hopes of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after host country Egypt defeated them 2-1 yesterday in a decisive match at the ongoing U23 African Cup of Nations. A brace from Mustapha Mohhamed sealed Egypt’s victory on Cameroon yesterday at the Stade international du Caire. In a […]
Talks between Egypt and Ethiopia over the latter’s dam project on the River Nile, have hit yet another deadlock, even as ministers from the two countries met with Sudan on Monday. The meeting, which was the first in over a year, produced no agreements or disagreements, according to the spokesperson at Ethiopia’s foreign ministry, Nebiat […]
The most famous of the structures at Giza, near Cairo, the Pyramid of King Cheops was built around 2650 BC from 2.5 million blocks of limestone. Its sides are oriented exactly to the north, south, east and west. The Chephren pyramid, built by Cheops’ son, is similar in size and incorporates the entrances to a […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against this rule. He had been serving a seven-year sentence for […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son, Ahmed Mursi, said on his Facebook page on Tuesday. The burial was attended by members of the family in Cairo’s Nasr City after authorities refused burial in Mursi’s home province of Sharqiya in the Nile […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said. “He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died,” a judicial source said. Morsi […]
At least eight Egyptian police officers have been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the restive northern Sinai peninsula, officials say. Five militants were also killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the interior ministry said in a statement. No group immediately said it was behind the attack, which took place west […]
Liverpool erased the disappointment of last season’s Champions League final loss by claiming the trophy for the sixth time with victory over Tottenham in Madrid. It was Mohamed Salah, such a disconsolate figure when he was injured early in that loss to Real Madrid, who set Liverpool on their way with a penalty after two […]
Former British secretary of state for defence Gavin Williamson has said that reports alleging he wanted to “invade Africa” by instigating military action in countries including Zimbabwe, Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya were leaked to discredit him. TAGS: AfricaEast AfricaEgyptEurope and AfricaExternal RelationsGovernanceKenyaNigeriaNorth AfricaWest AfricaZimbabwe