Egypt - breaking news (June 4, 2023)

Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt's Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway


A spokesperson for Egypt's Suez Canal says a tanker transporting crude oil broke down in the canal, briefly disrupting ...

Jill Biden tours Egypt on birthday after attending Jordan's royal wedding


The First Lady Jill Biden enjoys a birthday trip with her daughter Ashley Biden to the  historic Giza Pyramids and Sphinx ...

Three Israeli soldiers killed near Egypt border


Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by an Egyptian security officer in exchanges of fire on the Israeli side of the ...

Israel demands Egypt help in full probe of deadly attack at border


JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called the killing of three soldiers by a member of ...

Ancient Egypt, Vol 3 by John Romer review — an alternative history


Y ou might be expecting the big payoff with this, the third instalment of John Romer’s magisterial history of ancient Egypt.

Egypt, Israel Defense Ministers Discuss Border Gunfire Incident and Ways of Prevention


In a phone call with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, Egypt’s Minister of Defence and Military Production, Mohamed Zaki ...

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks for Egypt's help in full probe of deadly attack at border


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the killing of three soldiers by a member of the Egyptian security services is ...

Brits told not to travel to these parts of Egypt due to the risk


Whereas Sharm El Sheikh and Luxor are popular with tourists, there are many parts of the country the Government advises ...

Three Israeli soldiers killed after incident on Egypt's border


Relations between the two countries have been reasonably good in recent years since a peace agreement was signed in 1979, and ...

‘You were a ray of sunlight’: 3 IDF troops killed in Egypt border shooting buried


Families and friends are paying their last respects to Lia Ben Nun, Ohad Dahan and Ori Iluz in their respective hometowns of ...

Three Israel soldiers, Egypt security force member killed in border shootings


An Egyptian "policeman" killed three Israeli soldiers Saturday in a rare exchange of fire near the border between the two ...

Israel, Egypt launch probe into fatal border clash


Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian security officer were killed near the countries' border today, Israel and Egypt said, ...

Egypt ranks 1st regionally, 14th globally in terms of recycling rates: IDSC


Egypt ranked 1st regionally and 14th globally in terms of recycling rates, according to the Cabinet's Information and ...

Three Israel soldiers, Egypt security force member killed in border shooting


Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egypt's security forces were killed Saturday in a rare exchange of fire near the ...

Huge sandstorm sweeps across Suez Canal in Egypt


A video posted online shows a sandstorm surrounding the Suez Canal, which led to authorities closing two ports. Parts of ...

Jill Biden celebrates birthday among the pyramids of Egypt


First lady Jill Biden celebrated her birthday among the pyramids in Egypt on Saturday, part of a six-day trip to the Middle ...

The Egypt border attack: Key questions


The first key question is whether the terrorist, who was armed with an AK-47, acted on his own, or as a member of a larger terrorist group that has infiltrated Egypt’s security forces. Egypt’s initial ...

Israeli army kills gunman in shootout along Egypt's border


Israeli troops shot and killed a gunman on Saturday in a shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border, the military ...

Border incident kills Israel, Egypt security forces


STORY: Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian security officer were killed near the countries' border on Saturday, Israel and ...

Gunman kills 3 Israeli troops near border with Egypt


Three Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack near Egypt’s border after a gunman wearing an Egyptian police uniform opened ...

Are Egypt and Iran ready to start a new chapter?


Security concerns and the interference of countries that see Egypt-Iran's re-opening of relations as a threat challenge this ...

In aftermath of deadly incident, Israel, Egypt reportedly to set up surveillance towers on border


Drug-smuggling attempts have grown in frequency on the Israeli-Egyptian frontier, including one preceding Saturday's deadly ...

Israel demands Egypt help in full probe of 'terrorist' attack at border


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called the killing of three soldiers by an Egyptian border guard a terrorist attack and demanded a full joint investigation with Cairo. "Israel ...

Ancient tombs and large mummification workshops unearthed in Egypt


Egypt has announced the discovery of two of the largest workshops ever used to mummify human and animal corpses in ancient ...

Egypt: a sandstorm topples a billboard, killing 1 person


A sandstorm killed one person and injured five others in Egypt on Thursday after an advertising billboard fell onto a busy ...

Egypt and Israel's defence ministers discuss border shooting incident


Egypt's defence minister Mohamed Zaki offered his condolences on Saturday to his Israeli counterpart following a shooting incident that left three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian security officer ...

Egypt Suez Canal


In this photo provided by Egypt's Suez Canal Authority, a tugboat pushes the Malta-flagged Seavigour after it suffered a ...

Gov’t to boost Egypt oil production by 11% in 2023


Egypt is working on boosting oil production by 11 percent in 2023, up to 650 thousand barrels per day, compared to 587 thousand, Bloomberg reported Sunday.Annually, Egypt consumes around 12 million ...

Egypt's Population Count Has Just Passed 105 Million


According to the latest report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt's population has exceeded 105 million citizens, marking a significant milestone.The report ...

What we could learn from higher education in Egypt


My focus was specifically on aligning higher education with labour market needs and I had an intensive five days of meetings ...

Egypt's Suez Canal resumes traffic after stranded tanker freed


An oil tanker that broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal has been towed away, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Sunday. "Traffic in both directions had resumed as normal after ...

Jill Biden in Egypt to empower women, youth


US first lady Jill Biden arrived in Cairo on the second leg of her six-day trip across the Middle East, North Africa and ...