Egypt’s Ambassador: Armenia–Egypt Relations Enter “Golden Era” of Cooperation

Thu 29 May 2025 | 11:09 PM Egypt’s Ambassador to Armenia, Serenade Soliman Gamil, has described current Armenia–Egypt relations as entering a “golden era,” marked by deepening diplomatic, economic, cultural, and people-to-people ties. In an interview with …

Egypt Denies Confiscation Claims Related to Saint Catherine Monastery

Thu 29 May 2025 | 11:28 PM Egypt flag waving cloudy sky background realistic 3d illustration On Thursday, Egypt firmly rejected recent claims suggesting the confiscation of land belonging to the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, …

Construction of Egypt’s Kom Ombo 500-MW solar power plant completed

CAIRO - 29 May 2025: Construction of the 500-megawatt Kom Ombo solar power plant project in Egypt has been completed, Chinese Ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang announced Thursday.    Kom Ombo solar power plant is the largest solar photovoltaic plant of its …

Historic St. Catherine’s Monastery Faces Closure and Seizure by Egypt

ATHENS – In a drastic and controversial move, Egypt has closed St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, the oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the world. This decision has drawn strong criticism from Archbishop Ieronymos, who has described it …

Egypt closes world's OLDEST continuously functioning Christian monastery founded 15 centuries ago: 'Unprecedented and ...

Egypt has ordered the closure of the world's oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery, much to the fury of Christian groups. The Egyptian government has decided to shut down Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sina and expel the 20 …

Greece-Egypt Contacts Over Historic Sinai Monastery Scuppered by Shock Court Decision

Successive legal challenges aimed at the venerable St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai, which began under the short-lived Muslim Brotherhood government more than a decade ago, apparently succeeded this week with an appellate court …

Egypt's Mamdouh 'Big Ramy' Elssbiay wins second straight Mr Olympia title

Egyptian bodybuilder Mamdouh Elssbiay, also known as “Big Ramy” has been crowned Mr Olympia for the second straight year. Last year, he became only the second bodybuilder from the Arab world to win the honour since the contest started in 1965. Samir …

Feature: Sowing gains: innovation drives Egypt's wheat surge

QALYUBIA, Egypt, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Islam Ezz, a farmer in Qalyubia governorate north of Cairo, has an unprecedented yield in his wheat fields this year. "Wheat cultivation is beaming this season thanks to the new seeds we obtained from the research …

Archaeologist shares new secrets from Egypt's past

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Delivers President Sisi’s Message to Moroccan King Mohammed VI

Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty hands over to Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita a written message from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to King Mohammed VI of Morocco- press photo CAIRO – 29 May 2025: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration …