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Egypt | Aug 29, 2022

Egypt looks further afield for wheat

Egypt recently bought 240,000 tons of wheat from Russia directly, as the government continues to work on plans to avert a food crisis and preserve local supplies.

Egypt | Aug 27, 2022

Cairo evicts Nile island residents for development project

Egyptian security forces and residents of the Nile River's Warraq Island are clashing as the government tries to evict them as part of a development plan.

An aerial view of Warraq Island on the Nile River on the northern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, May 14, 2021.

Egypt | Aug 25, 2022

Egypt builds virtual hospital to reach remote Sinai patients

Cairo is building a virtual hospital connected to mobile clinics to serve the Bedouin communities in South Sinai.

Egypt | Aug 24, 2022

Egypt’s foreign reserves drop 19% due to economic crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war

Egypt’s public budget is facing a major deficit due to the increase in expenditures and national currency depreciation.

A view of construction work ongoing at the business and finance district of the New Administrative Capital megaproject, some 45 kilometers east of Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 3, 2021.

Egypt | Aug 22, 2022

Egypt army makes gains against Islamic State in western Sinai

Egyptian Army troops and tribal fighters are working to liberate the northwestern Sinai village of Gilbana from IS control as the terrorist group tries to move its command center there.

Mourners and soldiers carry the casket of Egyptian 1st Lt. Soleman Ali Soleman, one of 11 soldiers killed in an attack claimed by Wilayat Sinai, during his funeral at a mosque in the village of Jazirat al-Ahrar in Qalyoubiya province, Egypt, May 9, 2022.

Egypt | Aug 20, 2022

Deadly church fire prompts wide-scale safety inspections in Egypt

After a blaze in a Giza church killed dozens, the Egyptian government says it will systematically review the safety conditions of churches across the country.

Egypt | Aug 19, 2022

Egypt creates plan to reduce electricity consumption

The government's plan to reduce wasted electricity is meant to boost natural gas exports to Europe but is receiving some pushback from domestic users.

Egypt | Aug 15, 2022

Egypt to plant 100 million trees, stop using plastic bags ahead of COP27

Egypt has announced initiatives aimed at addressing climate change, in the midst of its preparations to host the COP27, prioritizing the planting of 100 million trees and reducing the use of single-use plastic bags.

Partially cut-off trees are seen in a street in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27, 2020.

Egypt | Jul 28, 2022

New fatwa reignites hijab controversy in Egypt

Al-Azhar's new fatwa prohibiting women from praying without a headscarf has renewed the hijab debate in Egypt.

Egypt | Jul 22, 2022

Russian painter claims paintings illegally used in Cairo metro mural

A Russian artist revealed his paintings have been displayed in the national metro project in Egypt without his consent and without mentioning his name, threatening to take legal action.

A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt looks further afield for wheat

Cairo evicts Nile island residents for development project

Egypt builds virtual hospital to reach remote Sinai patients

Egypt’s foreign reserves drop 19% due to economic crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war

Egypt army makes gains against Islamic State in western Sinai

Deadly church fire prompts wide-scale safety inspections in Egypt

Egypt creates plan to reduce electricity consumption

Egypt to plant 100 million trees, stop using plastic bags ahead of COP27

New fatwa reignites hijab controversy in Egypt

Russian painter claims paintings illegally used in Cairo metro mural

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A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt looks further afield for wheat

Cairo evicts Nile island residents for development project

Egypt builds virtual hospital to reach remote Sinai patients

Egypt’s foreign reserves drop 19% due to economic crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war

Egypt army makes gains against Islamic State in western Sinai

Deadly church fire prompts wide-scale safety inspections in Egypt

Egypt creates plan to reduce electricity consumption

Egypt to plant 100 million trees, stop using plastic bags ahead of COP27

New fatwa reignites hijab controversy in Egypt

Russian painter claims paintings illegally used in Cairo metro mural

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