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Egypt Unveils Major Gas Discovery at Zohr Field

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, has announced the completion of drilling…

Egypt Begins Export of High-Tech Potato Seeds to Uzbekistan

Egypt has dispatched its first export of locally developed, high-tech “mini tuber” potato seeds to…

Nigeria and Egypt Strengthen Aviation Ties With New Bilateral Agreement

Nigeria and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening cooperation in…

Egypt Deploys First Domestically Built Marine Ambulance to Boost Emergency Response at Sea

Egypt has officially launched its first marine ambulance in Alexandria, enhancing emergency medical services along…

Egypt Signs 7 Agreements On Green Energy Projects

Egyptian authorities have signed agreements with seven international developers to implement green hydrogen and renewable energy projects. The contracts will help attract more than US$40 billion in investment into the country’s economy over the next 10 years. This is reported by Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS. The agreements also cover the production of green ammonia. The projects are expected to be realised in the Suez Canal economic zone. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development revealed…

Egyptian President Issues Decree To Improve Quality Of Higher Education

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour held a meeting on Saturday. During the meeting, the dignitaries discussed improving the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of Egypt’s university education. The Minister of Higher Education reported on the government’s strategy for technological education and the establishment of technological universities in all governorates. The president also instructed to continue working on the Egyptian Knowledge Bank initiative, which contributes to improving…

Egypt Applies For BRICS Membership

EGYPT has applied to join the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc. Georgy Borisenko, the Russian ambassador to the North African country, revealed the development. The envoy said Egypt had applied to join the group because one of the initiatives that BRICS was currently engaged in, such as the maximum transfer of trade to alternative currencies or the creation of a joint currency, was important to them. “Egypt is very interested in this,” Borisenko said, as per…

Egypt To import 170,000 Cattle, Sheep For Eid Al-Adha Amid Soaring Meat Prices

CAIRO, May 22 (Xinhua) — Egypt will import 170,000 cattle and sheep for the upcoming Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha, the Egyptian Agriculture Ministry announced on Monday. The imports include 150,000 calves and 20,000 sheep, the ministry said, adding that in which 45,000 will be slaughtered immediately, and the remaining 105,000 will be fattened.  The measure aims to provide sufficient meat at reasonable prices for Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims, Egypt’s Agriculture Minister Al-Said Al-Qusair said…

Three-day ceasefire holding in Sudan as countries race to evacuate citizens

KHARTOUM The security situation in Sudan has deteriorated sharply in recent days, prompting many countries to evacuate their diplomats and citizens. A three-day nationwide ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian efforts and evacuations appears to be holding. After 48 hours of intense negotiations, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its rival, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours. Previous attempted ceasefires have failed.The two parties continued to…

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