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Antiquities
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Museums
4/13/2023 12:45:06 PM
The magnificent colossus of King Ramses II, proudly on display at at its permanent location at the Grand Egyptian Museum's atrium, was unaffected by Thursday’s heavy rain, according to Major General Atef Moftah, the supervisor of the museum project and the surrounding area.
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Business
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Economy
4/12/2023 10:49:57 PM
The Ministry of Environment signed a cooperation agreement with the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) to finance environmental projects for companies in the zone, according to a statement released by the ministry on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
4/12/2023 9:19:02 PM
Egypt and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed on Tuesday a project document for Transforming Financial Systems for Climate in Egypt (TFSC Egypt) via a grant from the French Development Agency (AFD) worth 1.5 million Euros.
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Business
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Economy
4/12/2023 2:13:13 PM
Egypt's general government gross debt is projected to reach 92.9 percent of GDP in 2023, read a Fiscal Monitor report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This would be the highest ratio since 2018, when it stood at 87.9 percent.
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Business
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Economy
4/11/2023 3:08:52 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down Egypt’s expected real GDP growth for the second time since October, according to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report the fund released on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
4/11/2023 11:05:09 AM
The government is allocating alternative housing units for the relocated residents of Warraq Island in Ard El-Matar urban development project in nearby Imbaba as well as in several new cities, Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar announced on Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
4/10/2023 2:16:29 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Local Development announced on Monday that it has allocated an additional EGP 7.7 million (around $250,000) to fund 464 small and micro enterprises in villages across the country.
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Business
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Tech
4/9/2023 11:32:00 PM
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), witnessed the unveiling of the cornerstone for the Indian Flex-Egypt factory project, with $110 million investments, in Ain Sokhna, according to an official statement on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/8/2023 11:05:38 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday followed up on Saturday on the progress in the Julius Nyerere Hydropower plant and dam (JNHPP) in Tanzania as well as major development projects at home in Cairo and South Sinai.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
4/8/2023 12:25:09 PM
The Egyptian mezzo-soprano Farrah El-Dibany reveals to Al-Ahram Hebdo the impact of her dual culture on her career as a singer, and talks about her future projects.
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Business
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Economy
4/6/2023 8:13:33 PM
The World Bank has revised down its forecasts for Egypt’s real GDP growth in FY2022/2023 and FY2023/2024 to four percent in each of these two fiscal years, down from 4.5 percent it projected in December of 2022.
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Business
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Energy
4/5/2023 11:07:51 AM
French energy giant TotalEnergies announced Wednesday an agreement with Iraq on a $10 billion project that had been delayed due to disagreements over the terms of a deal aimed at improving the country's electricity supply.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/2/2023 11:03:00 AM
Egypt is digging a 174-kilometre watercourse in the Western Desert to irrigate its largest ever agricultural project with reused water
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Business
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Economy
4/1/2023 11:53:25 PM
The board of executive directors for the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) approved $344.5 million fund on Saturday to finance Phase I of Egypt's Electric Express Train Project during the bank's 350th meeting.
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World
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Region
3/30/2023 1:32:29 PM
Cash-strapped Lebanon has scrapped a deal for a second terminal at Beirut's international airport, the transport minister said Thursday, after critics raised transparency concerns in the $122 million project.
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Sports
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World
3/29/2023 3:29:19 PM
New Spain coach Luis de la Fuente's project suffered an early setback in a chastening defeat by Scotland in Glasgow on Tuesday in Euro 2024 qualifying.
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Business
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Economy
3/23/2023 6:53:36 PM
China’s Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Corporation is set to invest $2 billion to establish a cast iron pipes and steel production project at China-Egypt TEDA cooperation zone within Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), a statement by the cabinet stated on Thursday.
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World
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International
3/22/2023 7:08:38 PM
More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
3/22/2023 7:07:00 PM
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has approved several partnership projects with Abu Dhabi Ports Group, with investments worth hundreds of millions of pounds to be implemented within the zone.
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World
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International
3/20/2023 2:59:29 PM
With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.
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