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Ethiopia Storing 7 Billion Cubic Meters of Nile Waters

Ethiopia has stored around 7 billion cubic meters of water since starting the third round of water collection from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Addis Ababa began building the GERD on the Blue Nile River in 2011, raising tension with the downstream states, Egypt and Sudan. Abbas Sharaki, Egyptian…

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Apache Seeks to Pump New Investments in Egypt

US corporation Apache is scheduled to pump more investments in its concession areas in the Western Desert, announced Egypt's Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ministry. The move aims to improve the productivity of aging wells, intensify research and exploration activities and make new discoveries in light of the significant results of…

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Egypt, World Bank Discuss Activating Food Security Agreement

Cairo is discussing with the World Bank a $500 million development funding deal, which is meant to boost Egypt’s efforts to help achieve food security and to strengthen the Egyptian economy to confront the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war. Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Minister of Supply Ali…

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Israel re-opens Gaza crossings as truce with Palestinians holds

Israel reopened border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the bloodiest escalation of fighting around the volatile Palestinian enclave in more than a year.

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60 Trucks Enter Gaza as Israel Crossing Reopens

Up to 60 trucks entered Gaza on Monday as an Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in the Palestinian enclave held. The trucks passed from Israel through the Kerem Shalom goods crossing to southern Gaza, an AFP journalist said, hours after a ceasefire deal came into effect ending…

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Israel, Islamic Jihad Declare Truce in Gaza After Three Days of Bloody Clashes

Islamic Jihad Movement and Israel agreed on the terms of the Egyptian-brokered truce Sunday, after three days of heavy fighting that left 41 Palestinians dead. Senior Islamic Jihad member Mohammad al-Hindi said in a statement that the "wording" of the Egyptian truce agreement was reached, including Egypt's commitment to work…

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Gaza truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad 'fragile' but holding

An Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza appeared to be holding early Monday, raising hopes that the conflict, which cost at least 44 Palestinian lives, has ended. Fuel trucks have been allowed into southern Gaza.

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Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad declare truce in Gaza

Egypt-brokered truce holding in Gaza after three days of Israeli bombardment that killed at least 44 Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Egypt mediates truce to end Israel-Gaza fighting

Egypt mediated a deal to end three days of violence between Israel and the Islamic Jihad that left 44 people dead in the Gaza Strip, including two senior militants and 15 children, and sent thousands of Israelis into shelters to avoid the almost 1,000 rockets launched at Israel.

Tribune News Service

A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants has taken effect in Gaza

Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians.

WEKU

The Gaza Strip explained in maps

The Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli-imposed land, sea and air blockade for the past 15 years.

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Egypt’s Suez Canal Records All-time Highest Daily Traffic Rate on Saturday

Traffic passing through Egypt's Suez Canal on Saturday reached an all-time record per day in the canal's history with 89 ships carrying a total net tonnage of 5.2 million tons passing through both directions. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabea said in a statement that a total of 44…

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Ohio State basketball gets first exhibition win in the Bahamas

A winning effort to start the trip off right for Ohio State hoops in the Bahamas. #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda head who spread terror and violence around the world

Al-Zawahiri pioneered a brand of terrorism that prized spectacular attacks and later took up leadership after the death of Osama Bin Laden

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Egypt to Raise Awareness About Water Pollution Risks

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation will carry out a major clean-up campaign along the Nile River. A statement by the Ministry on Friday stated that the campaign will protect and clean the Nile River from pollution and plastic waste, preserve aquatic biodiversity, and raise environmental awareness.

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Egypt’s Saladin Citadel Festival to Feature 42 Concerts

The Cairo Opera House is preparing to launch the 30th edition of the International Saladin Citadel Music Festival in mid-August. He in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the concerts of the 18-day festival will be performed by artists including Hani Shaker, Nawal el-Zoghbi, and Medhat Saleh.

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Gold Compartment at Egypt’s Habu Temple Regains Luster

Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities completed the restoration of the gold compartment at Habu Temple on the western bank of Luxor Governorate. “The restoration work was carried out by Egyptian restorers from the Supreme Council of Antiquities,” Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziry, said in a…

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Egypt Mediating to End War on Gaza

Egypt is mediating to end the latest Israeli war on the Palestinian Gaza Strip that erupted on Friday when Tel Aviv killed a senior “Islamic Jihad” commander in an air strike on the coastal enclave.

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PIF Launches Saudi Egyptian Investment Company

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) launched on Friday the Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC) to invest in promising sectors throughout Egypt, one of the world’s emerging markets. SEIC will invest in priority sectors including but not limited to, infrastructure, real estate development, health care, financial services, food and agriculture,…

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A tiny meteorite holds interstellar material from a distant supernova

The Hypatia stone is a fragment of a comet or asteroid found in Egypt. Within it are materials that formed outside our Solar System.

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Cairo Hopes UAE Can Play ‘Effective’ Role in GERD Crisis

The United Arab Emirates is seeking to play an “effective” role to advance negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). It is also aiming to resolve the 11-year conflict by relying on its political rapprochement with parties to the case, namely Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. An informed source said…

Reuters

India bids to sell fighter jets to Malaysia, says six other countries interested

India has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) "Tejas" to Malaysia, the defence ministry said on Friday, adding that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet.

Zenger

Long-Lost Egyptian Sun Temple Found After 4,500 Years

A mysterious ancient sun temple dating back 4,500 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in an Egyptian cemetery for the pharaohs.

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Egypt Seeks to Strengthen Position as Sustainable Energy Hub

Egypt is seeking to become a regional hub for renewable energy, as part of its 2030 sustainable development strategy, especially in the field of green hydrogen. In April, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Cairo is accelerating steps to adopt proposals aimed at attracting more foreign investments in the field of…

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Suez Canal Records All-time Highest Monthly Revenue

Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue reached $704 million in July, Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabea said on Tuesday. The figure represents a 32.4% increase from the same month last year, when the canal only recorded $531.8 million. The canal is the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia and one of…

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