News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon beat Comoros 3-0 to qualify
Cameroon secure their place at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with a 3-0 win over Comoros in Yaounde on Saturday in the final Group B qualifier.
BBC News. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 16:54:43 GMT. - Italy to grant citizenship to 13-year-old Egyptian boy who saved children on hijacked school bus
Ramy Shehat pretended to pray in Arabic while he secretly alerted his father of attack
Emma Snaith. The Independent. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 14:57:00 +0000. - Security tops agenda as Iraqi PM visits Egypt in first foreign trip
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi sought Egypt's support for efforts to tackle Islamist militants in the region during a visit to Cairo on Saturday, his first trip abroad since taking office in October.
Reuters. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 09:42:04 -0400. - Major exhibit of Tutankhamun artifacts opens in Paris
A new exhibit of artifacts from the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun opens on Saturday in Paris more than 50 years after a similar exhibit set a visitor attendance record that still stands in the French capital.
France 24. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:40:27 GMT. - Energizing diplomacy with our neighbors
Forty years on, Israel-Egypt energy cooperation opens the door to warmer relations
Jerusalem Post. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:20:53 GMT. - Italian citizenship urged for boy whose SOS call saved lives
The leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement called Thursday to award speedy citizenship to a 13-year-old Egyptian boy hailed as a hero for being the first to alert police that he and scores of his middle school classmates had been ...
New Zealand Herald. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:43:35 +1200. - Sudan summons Egypt ambassador over 'illegal' Red Sea oil bids
Khartoum protests Cairo offering oil and gas exploration blocks 'in Red Sea areas subject to Sudanese sovereignty'.
Al Jazeera. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:20:06 GMT. - Egypt: At least eight killed in chemical blast
Eight people confirmed dead in an explosion at a military-owned chemical plant in Egypt.
BBC News. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:46:19 GMT. - Call to speed Italian citizenship for boy who made SOS call
The leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement says the country should grant citizenship to a 13-year-old Egyptian boy hailed as a hero for alerting police that he and his middle school classmates had been abducted by their bus driver.
Fox News. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:12:34 GMT. - Equinor Inks Deal With AcuPetroleo for Oil Transshipment
Equinor's (EQNR) contract with AcuPetroleo will facilitate it to operate through class Suezmax and VLCC vessels.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:20:00 GMT. - Egypt tightens restrictions on media, social networks
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's top media regulator has put into effect tighter restrictions that allow the state to block websites and even social media accounts with over 5,000 followers if they're deemed a threat to national security. ...
Washington Times. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:44:52 -0400. - Sweet Stunt Skyrockets Sales at Egyptian Family Juice Shop
[[A juice shop in Egypt has come up with a stunt that spiked sales so much that the family-owned store's business is booming as never before. Arash Arabasadi reports.
Voice of America. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:28:00 -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.