Egypt

Mega-ship in Suez Canal moved ‘80%’ in right direction

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The enormous container ship blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week has been turned 80…

Megaship blocking Suez Canal may be refloated Saturday: owner

by Bassem Aboualabass CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The owner of a megaship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal hopes to refloat it…

Egypt shuts Suez Canal amid struggle to refloat grounded megaship

by Farid Farid with AFP bureaus CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez…

Suez Canal suspends traffic as bid to refloat grounded ship hits trouble

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez Canal said Thursday they were facing…

Israeli firm in Gaza extracts drinking water from air

by Guillaume Lavallee Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — The densely populated Gaza Strip has long lacked sufficient…

Egypt approves Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt has approved the use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm with…

Highest Nile waters for a century swamp Sudan

by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — On Sudan's Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet,…

Fire in Egypt hospital kills 7 coronavirus patients

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- A fire at a hospital in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Monday killed seven coronavirus…

UN urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to ‘work together’ in Nile dam dispute

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN on Monday urged Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to "work together" to resolve…

Coronavirus infects medics at Egypt cancer centre

  CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt's main cancer institute has confirmed 15 cases of the novel coronavirus among its medical…

Virus kills 2 senior military officers in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- A second senior military officer in Egypt has died of the new coronavirus, state television reported…

13 injured as trains collide in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Thirteen people were injured when two passenger trains collided Thursday in the Egyptian capital, the health…

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