Egypt
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Society
10/31/2024 12:08:01 PM
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was recorded 12 kilometres northeast of Sharm El-Sheikh in South Sinai on Thursday morning, according to Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
8/27/2024 7:28:25 PM
An earthquake measuring 2.0 on the Richter scale was felt in Cairo Tuesday afternoon with no damages or casualties were reported, reported the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
3/29/2024 3:00:00 PM
Tremors from a moderate 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Greece on Friday morning were felt as far away as Egypt, according to local media reports.
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Egypt
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Society
3/10/2024 11:58:13 PM
Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta, the authority responsible for issuing religious edicts, announced on Sunday that the Islamic holy month of Ramadan of the Hijri year 1445 will start on Monday, 11 March.
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Egypt
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Society
3/10/2024 8:23:15 PM
An earthquake measuring 4.77 on the Richter scale hit West Turkey on Sunday and was felt in Egypt, the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) announced.
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Egypt
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Society
2/21/2024 10:07:00 PM
The Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan, will begin on 11 March in Egypt and last for 30 days, said Gad El-Qadi, head of the Cairo-based National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
1/23/2024 2:27:00 PM
Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) recorded on Tuesday an earthquake with a magnitude exceeding 4.4 on the Richter scale in Luxor.
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Egypt
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Society
10/26/2023 10:33:17 PM
Egypt will witness a partial lunar eclipse next Saturday, during which Earth's shadow will cover approximately 12.2 percent of the moon's surface, a statement by the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) said on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/9/2023 10:53:01 AM
On Saturday, Egypt conveyed its heartfelt condolences to Morocco in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the country late on Friday, claiming the lives of over 600 people.
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Egypt
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Society
8/10/2023 7:39:23 PM
An earthquake measuring 4.76 on the Richter scale hit Cyprus Thursday and was felt in Egypt, the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) announced.
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Egypt
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Society
5/17/2023 12:57:46 PM
An earthquake measuring 4.37 on the Richter scale slammed north of Sharm El-Sheikh on Tuesday night, reported Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
5/14/2023 11:26:13 AM
An earthquake registering 3.85 on the Richter scale hit 33 kilometres southwest of Sinai’s governorate El-Tor late Saturday, announced the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
4/26/2023 11:17:14 PM
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Greece on Wednesday evening, with tremors felt in various Egyptian cities, according to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
4/17/2023 4:06:25 PM
An announcement by a UAE-based astronomical centre saying that Friday 21 April will be the last day of Ramadan – contradicting a calculation by an Egypt-based centre that Thursday 20 April will be the last day of the fasting month – caused confusion on when Eid El-Fitr will start this year.
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Egypt
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Society
4/15/2023 3:41:28 PM
An earthquake measuring 4.57 on the Richter scale hit 37 kilometres northeast of Hurghada along the Red Sea coast Saturday morning, according to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
3/22/2023 12:42:52 PM
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit 45 kilometres northeast of Upper Egypt's governorate of Aswan in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Egypt
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Society
3/12/2023 2:37:24 PM
The Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan, will begin on 23 March this year in Egypt and most Arab countries, according to astronomical calculations by the Cairo-based National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
2/25/2023 11:29:56 AM
Egypt’s earthquake monitoring stations did not detect any earthquakes on Friday evening, according to President of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) Gad El-Qady.
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Egypt
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Society
2/24/2023 12:53:52 PM
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit 27 kilometres north of Suez early Friday, according to the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG).
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Egypt
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Society
2/23/2023 4:03:40 PM
Last week Egypt announced plans to construct in Sinai the largest astronomical observatory in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
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