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Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

Ukraine's military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from the leading grain and oilseeds exporters.

Reuters

Ancient Egyptians Recycled Wood to Build Coffins, New Study

The culture of recycling has become more common in our world to serve a more important goal: preserving the environment and preventing pollution.

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Hungary’s FM lauds Egypt effort to stem migration to Europe

Hungary’s foreign minister has praised Egypt’s efforts to stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants through its Mediterranean Sea shores

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Egypt Plans to Raise Debt Maturity to Ease Pressure on Public Treasury

Egypt plans to raise its average debt maturity to 3.7 years from 1.3 years to ease pressure on the public treasury, the country’s finance minister said on Tuesday in a statement. Mohamed Maait’s remarks were made during the opening session of the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX). “The ambitious program adopted…

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Egypt Develops Water Network as Ethiopia Beings Producing Electricity from GERD

The Egyptian government said Tuesday it continues to implement its comprehensive plan to develop the country’s water network. The government’s efforts come in light of a national comprehensive development plan to address limited water resources, a population increase and the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on…

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Sisi Says Security of Egypt, Kuwait, GCC States Indivisible

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made on Tuesday a one-day visit to Kuwait where he met with Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah. Sisi also held talks with Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad Al Sabah. He affirmed that the…

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Sudan Slams Ethiopia Move at Controversial Nile Dam

Sudan has condemned neighboring Ethiopia for launching power generation at a controversial dam on the Blue Nile without the agreement of downstream nations, saying the "unilateral move" violated international commitments. Sudan "has emphasized its rejection of all unilateral measures with regard to filling and operation" of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

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Arab Support for Egypt, Sudan Following Ethiopia’s Unilateral GERD Operation

The Arab Parliament expressed support for Egypt and Sudan after Ethiopia announced its unilateral operation of the mega-dam it is building on the Blue Nile. The Parliament slammed Addis Ababa’s “rejected” move, noting that it represents a “serious violation of the water rights” of the two downstream countries. Ethiopia started…

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Jordan’s PM tests positive for COVID while in Egypt

A government spokesman says Jordan’s Prime Minister Bishr al-Khasawneh has tested positive for the coronavirus with no visible symptoms

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Egypt investigates journalist who questioned miracle attributed to Prophet Mohammed

Ibrahim Issa says ‘Isra and Miraj’, a night journey taken by the Prophet, is a ‘completely delusional story’

The Independent UK

Six African countries selected to kick off Covid-19 jab production

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will receive the know-how to manufacture their own Covid jabs

Evening Standard

US, Egypt Launch Group to Prepare for COP27 Climate Summit

The United States and Egypt on Monday launched a joint working group to prepare for the next climate change summit in November, the American envoy for climate issues said. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said the group is focused on the United Nations' COP27 conference in Egypt's Red…

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Jordan's Prime Minister Contracts COVID-19

Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh has tested positive for COVID-19 during an official visit to Egypt, the state news agency Petra quoted the information minister as saying on Monday. COVID tests after a meeting between Khasawneh and his Egyptian counterpart proved positive and all other official meetings were cancelled, including…

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Saudi, Egyptian Housing Ministers Review Urban Projects

Egypt’s Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, Assem el-Gazzar, visited Saudi Arabia and inspected major housing projects in Madinah. A press statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry said that the Minister listened to a detailed explanation of the residential projects in the city and other housing projects that the…

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Egypt Prepares to Export Locally Made Covid Vaccines to Africa

Egypt is preparing to export locally-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines to African nations, looking forward to becoming a hub for inoculations on the continent grappling with the virus. Egyptian authorities are expected to discuss potential export plans with a Chinese delegation in late February, Bloomberg news site quoted Heba Wali, president of…

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US, Egypt launch group to prepare for COP27 climate summit

The United States and Egypt have launched a joint work group to prepare for the next United Nations climate change summit in November

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Egypt's Sisi Stresses Commitment to Advance Cooperation with Kuwait

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi lauded Egyptian-Kuwaiti ties, reiterating Cairo's commitment to further advancing the cooperation between the two countries across various levels. Sisi received Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, Marzouq al-Ghanim, and tackled various aspects of the two countries' relations and consultations on the latest developments in the…

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Palestine Expresses Reservations over Statements on Normalizing Ties with Israel

The Palestinian Authority on Sunday expressed reservations about a clause referring to the Arab normalization with Israel in the final statement of a quadripartite meeting held Saturday in Munich, Germany. A meeting for Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, France and Germany was held Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich…

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Six African Nations to Get Own mRNA Jab Production

Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were selected as the first recipients of technology from the WHO's global…

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Ethiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam

Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam that is being built on the Blue Nile

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia starts generating electricity at controversial Nile dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated electricity production at the controversial, multi-billion-euro Grand Renaissance dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday. Downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan view the project as a threat to their share of Nile waters.

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Ethiopia Starts Generating Power at Nile Mega-Dam

Ethiopia began generating electricity from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, accompanied by high-ranking officials, toured the power station and pressed a series of buttons on an electronic screen, a move that officials said initiated production.…

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Egypt to Receive New Batches of Pfizer Covid Vaccines

Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt is set to receive a new shipment containing 2,158,650 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. In statements to the MENA news agency on Saturday, the spokesman added that the shipment is part of the state’s plan to provide various kinds of vaccines…

Reuters

Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia starts electricity production at Blue Nile mega-dam

Sudan and Egypt see the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a threat, but Ethiopia sees it as vital for development.

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