Tag: Egypt
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Egypt to launch cruise lines with Greece in latest efforts to revive tourism
As part of the state’s continuous efforts to attract additional tourists and revive the country’s ailing tourism industry, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism reached an agreement with Greece last week to launch cruise lines between the two countries, international relations advisor to the Tourism Minister Samy Mahmoud said. The trips will begin with medium-sized cruise ships…
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Value of trade between Egypt, Greece drops to $1.3bn in 2016
Trade exchange between Egypt and Greece dropped 21.9% in 2016 to $1.3 billion from $1.7 billion in 2015, said chairman of the Greek side to the Egyptian-Greek business council Ioannis Yiotis. Yiotis was addressing the third forum of the council which was hosted by the Egyptian Businessmen Association on Wednesday. He asserted that both sides work on promoting economic relations,…
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Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis
An Egyptian archaeological mission has found a necropolis holding at least 17 mummies near the Nile Valley city of Minya, in the first such find in the area, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday. The discovery was made in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert.…
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E-Khorda: An Opportunity for Egyptians to Make Gold from E-Waste
E-waste is one of the fastest growing wastes in the world. Communication and technological literacy is increasing, and access to electronics and electric appliances is rapidly growing, and consequently so is electronic waste. Material such as lead, cadmium, mercury, zinc, and many more, are all found in all electronic and electrical devices used daily in…
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New Pyramid Discovered in Egypt
After thousands of years, researchers are still making incredible finds in Egypt (case in point, the giant statue unearthed in Cairo last month). Now, researchers have made another big find: earlier this week the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of their archaeologists discovered the remains of pyramid dating back to the 13th Dynasty,…
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6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
Six local and international excavation missions have obtained the necessary approvals to resume their underwater archeological excavations for antiquities along the shores of Alexandria and Red Sea governorates, according to the Department of Underwater Antiquities in the Ministry of Antiquities. The head of the department, Mohamed Abdel Maguid, said the missions submitted their papers for approval…
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EBRD is studying financing five feed-in tariff projects in its 2nd phase
Janet Heckman, managing director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), said that the bank is currently studying to finance five projects in the second phase of the feed-in tariff projects starting from the second half of this year. Heckman told Daily News Egypt that…
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Egypt, Russia to finalise contracts for Dabaa nuclear plant within two months
The government is set to complete the agreement on two contracts with Russia regarding the Dabaa nuclear power plant within two months. The two contracts include provisions on technical support, operation, maintenance, and fuel depots. Government sources said that Egyptian and Russian officials are meeting daily, in presence of the technical advisor for the project,…
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Egypt, EU launch new phase of strategic partnership: Foreign ministry
The Egyptian foreign minister’s visit to Brussels has launched a new phase of strategic partnership between Egypt and the European Union, paving the way for an EU-Egypt association agreement in the upcoming period, the ministry said on Tuesday. The agreement — which has been under negotiation since February 2016 — would frame the country’s relationship…
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Dahab’s Underwater Museum: a Kiss of Life to the Red Sea Ecosystem
When the IDive Tribe started an underwater museum in Sinai’s Dahab four years ago, people thought they were insane. Now, the team of divers is planning their second museum in Hurghada. February witnessed the latest addition to the museum: a statue to honor the Egyptian diver and holder of the world record of the deepest…