Egypt
Egypt's president says he supports interim Libya government
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has given his support to a transitional government that would lead neighboring Libya through elections late this year.
7 peacekeepers killed in Sinai helicopter crash
A helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, killing at least seven people including several Americans, an Israeli and an Egyptian official said. Both sides said the crash appeared to be an accident.
#MeToo wave hit Egypt
More than 100 accusers have emerged online in the past two weeks, triggering a new #MeToo movement in Egypt.
Cumilla’s popular batik industry ready to evolve with govt support
Cumilla’s traditional apparel with aesthetic batik design is now being exported to foreign countries after fulfilling the local demands.
Egypt interested to help Bangladesh in fisheries, livestock sectors
Egypt has expressed interest to help Bangladesh to boost production of fish and livestock.
Egypt's COVID-19 cases rise to 126
Egypt detected 16 new cases of COVID-19, raising the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country to 126, the Egyptian Health Ministry said Sunday.
Egypt says cruise ship quarantined over new virus cluster
A cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew was in quarantine Saturday in the southern city of Luxor, after 12 people tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Egypt, China's Huawei plan ICT training for talented Egyptian students
Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chinese corporation Huawei have discussed plans to provide training to develop the skills of Egyptian university students talented in information and communications technology (ICT).
Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Middle East, died on Tuesday, the country's state television said, ending his days after a swift and ignominious tumble from power in the Arab world's pro-democracy upheaval. He was 91.
Egypt court acquits former president's sons of corruption
An Egyptian court on Saturday acquitted the two sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of stock market manipulation, the latest in a series of trials of Mubarak's family since the 2011 uprising that toppled the longtime autocrat after nearly three decades in power.