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British Museum launches hieroglyphs exhibition to mark special anniversary

Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt will open on October 13.

The Independent UK

Egypt-UK Inaugurate First Partnership Council

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry kicked off an official visit to London on Monday to inaugurate the first Egypt-UK partnership council. The council will be co-chaired by Shoukry and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. It will include political consultations and discussions on economic and trade issues, with the participation of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt's National Dialogue Kicks off on Tuesday

Egypt will kick off on Tuesday national dialogue called for by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. All political forces are invited, except for the one that had resorted to violence, namely the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Member of the National Dialogue's Board of Trustees Mahmoud Alameddine described the dialogue as "important and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ancient Egyptians Used Leg Crutches to Help Rehabilitate Stroke Patients, New Discovery Shows

Doctors usually recommend several measures for stroke survivors, including exercising that require a walker or a cane, in addition to a leg crutch that maintains the body’s balance and stability during the walking retraining. A team including researchers from Spain’s Universidad de Alcalá (UAH), New Jersey City University, and the…

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Egypt family keeps alive tradition behind hajj centrepiece

Cairo (AFP) - Under the steady hum of a ceiling fan, Ahmed Othman weaves golden threads through black fabric, creating Koranic verses, a century after his grandfather's work adorned the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque.

AFP

Family of activist jailed in Egypt urge Liz Truss to pressure counterpart

Family of Alaa Abd El Fattah join wife of Karim Ennarah, under travel ban, in demanding more action from foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK

Fatal shark attack victim’s final words to husband before ‘arm torn off’ snorkelling in Red Sea

Former Austrian councillor named as first victim as Romanian tourist killed in second attack just 650ft away

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Demolition deadline about to pass for Cairo’s historic houseboats

Egyptian authorities adamant that Nile houseboats will be destroyed or towed, but residents are hoping for a miracle.

Al Jazeera

Austria Backs Egypt’s Right to its Share of Nile Waters

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, in Cairo on Sunday. They both underscored the depth of bilateral cooperation in various fields. Following official talks, Shoukry and Schallenberg held a joint press conference in which they touched on several bilateral and regional issues, including…

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Egypt Plans to Develop Sustainable Transport Sector

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat said that climate action had become a top concern for world governments and the international community due to its paramount importance on livelihoods and life. Mashat stated the repercussions of climate change on the economic, social, and environmental aspects, noting that climate action…

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Shark in Egypt’s Red Sea kills two tourists, an Austrian and a Romanian

Both the attacks took place within 600 metres of each other

The Independent UK

Suez Canal records highest ever annual revenue of $7 bn

Cairo (AFP) - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority announced Monday an all-time revenue record, earning $7 billion during the last fiscal year following a series of toll hikes for vessels transiting the vital waterway.

AFP

Egypt’s Suez Canal Revenue Rises 20.7% in 2021/22 to $7 Bln

Egypt's Suez Canal recorded $7 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2021/22, up 20.7% from a year earlier, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabea said in a statement on Monday. Egypt's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The canal is the fastest shipping route between Europe…

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Lifeguards 'laughed at shark warnings from tourists minutes before fatal attack'

Yesterday two female holidaymakers in Egypt fell victim to horrific shark attacks in the Red Sea - with a clip of one mauling showing the moment an Austrian pensioner, 68, desperately tries to get back to shore after her limbs were torn off

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Egypt: Sisi Inaugurates Huge Transportation Projects

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Adly Mansour Central Interchange Station, the largest such station in the Middle East and Africa. The inauguration of the new projects coincided with the country's celebration of the ninth anniversary of ousting the banned Muslim Brotherhood. In 2013, Sisi, Minister of Defense at the…

Evening Standard

Two women killed in shark attacks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast only hours apart

Egyptian authorities have closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline around the resort town of Hurghada

AFP

Ukrainians look to Kyiv beaches as respite from war

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ivan Sukhanov and his family used to holiday by the Black Sea.This year, the family from Kyiv dreamt of travelling to Egypt.Then Russian troops invaded.

Daily Mirror

Woman killed in shark attack entered shallow water saying 'I'll go back in for a moment'

Two women have been killed by sharks in separate attacks just 650ft away from each other at a popular Egyptian tourist beach

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2nd Woman Killed in Shark Attack in Egypt's Red Sea

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday. Two sources told Reuters that the body of a Romanian tourist in her late forties was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old…

Daily Mirror

Last words of tourist killed in horror shark attack on final day of holiday revealed

The 68-year-old Austrian woman died in an ambulance from "shock" after "losing an arm and leg" in the horror shark attack at a popular Egyptian resort on Friday

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, EIB Boost Cooperation to Enhance Private Sector Engagement

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said that the fruitful cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) is reinforcing joint development efforts and therefore the private sector's growth. EIB Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti will be heading on a four-day visit to Egypt to strengthen cooperation with Egyptian public and…

Reuters

Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday.

Daily Record

Woman dies after shark rips off leg and arm in horrifying attack at beach resort

The woman died of shock as doctors desperately tried to save her following the terrifying ordeal at a resort on the Red Sea in Egypt.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abu Dhabi Ports Group Acquires 70% Equity Stake in Egypt’s Transmar, Transcargo

Abu Dhabi Ports Group announced Friday reaching an agreement to acquire a 70% equity stake in International Associated Cargo Carrier BV, which wholly owns two Egypt-based maritime companies, Transmar International Shipping Company and Transcargo International (TCI). The total purchase consideration (Enterprise Value) of this transaction amounts to AED514 million ($140…

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Lebanon: US Ensures Egypt, Jordan are Exempted from Caesar Act on Gas Deal

The US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea assured that progress has been made on the agreement to secure Egypt and Jordan from the Caesar Act in order to deliver natural gas to cash-strapped Lebanon. Shea made her assurance during a meeting with Lebanon’s caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad on Friday.…

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