News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria beat Senegal to win final
Algeria win the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time as a freak early goal secures a 1-0 win against Senegal in Cairo.
BBC News. Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:00:34 GMT. - Australian miner sues Egyptian government over collapse of billion-dollar deal
A Perth company will seek 'significant' damages under an ISDS clause after the military-run nation backtracked on plans for one of the world's largest rare earth mines.
Paul Sakkal. Sydney Morning Herald. Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +1000. - Health officials warn of food poisoning threat to travellers to Egypt
Public Health England has said people are returning from the Hurghada region on the east coast of Egypt with a Shia toxin-producing strain of the food poisoning bug E.coli, which can turn deadly.
Daily Mail. Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:30:01 +0100. - Two killed in suicide bombing in Egypt's North Sinai
Suicide attack follows discovery of four headless bodies in the conflict-wracked peninsula a day earlier.
Al Jazeera. Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:10:45 GMT. - Trekking 10,000km across Africa for a football match
A Zimbabwean football fan travels from Cape Town to Cairo by road and finds "Africa is not friendly to Africans".
BBC News. Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:08:32 GMT. - Egyptian scholar says Jewish people use human blood in matzah
Fouad AbdelWahed, a professor at a Saudi university, tells TV station that only 'extremist' ultra-Orthodox Jews use the recipe
Times of Israel. Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:58:21 +0000. - Sudan's ruling military, pro-democracy movement sign political document as part of power-sharing dea
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's ruling military, pro-democracy movement sign political document as part of power-sharing deal to end deadlock.
Washington Times. Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:36:11 -0400. - Egypt Revamps Law Curbing NGOs, Critics Unimpressed
Justified by officials to protect national security from meddling by foreign-funded charities, 2017 law restricted NGOs' activity to developmental and social work, with jail terms of up to five years for non-compliance.
Voice of America. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:36:52 -0400. - Egypt's 'Bent Pyramid' Opens for First Time in More Than 50 Years
For the first time since 1965, two pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians, including the unique "Bent Pyramid," are being opened to the public, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
Live Science. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 03:56:00 EDT. - Egypt resumes efforts to prevent Hamas-Israel truce collapse
Egyptian delegation arrives in Gaza to prevent collapse of ceasefire understandings; Greenblatt jabs at Gaza march in tweet.
Jerusalem Post. Sat, 13 Jul 2019 23:11:32 GMT. - Iberia Launches a New Route From Cairo to Madrid
Starting on March 2, 2020, the Spanish airline will offer four flights a week between Madrid and Cairo.
Travel Industry Wire. Mon, 8 Jul 2019 12:27:27 EST. - UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites
The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt.
Josh Axelrod. NPR. Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:35:08 -0400.
Facts About Egypt
The Arab Republic of Egypt, located in northeast Africa, is governed by
a People's Assembly and by a President who appoints a Prime Minister and
a Cabinet. Egypt's capital city is Cairo, and its currency is the
Egyptian Pound. The primary spoken language of Egyptians is Arabic
and, in 2007, Egypt's estimated population was 80,335,000.
For more news and information about Egypt, visit this official Egyptian government website. For detailed maps of Egypt, visit this Egypt map website.