Tag: Egypt
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Grand Egyptian Museum construction to be completed by the end of 2016
The Ministry of Antiquities is planning to finish construction of the first phase of the Grand Egyptian Museum before 2016’s end. The ministry aims to have the museum partially-opened by mid-2017, keeping in mind several suggestions to increase its resources. According to dailynewsegypt.com, the Minister of Antiquities, Khaled El-Anany has discussed new sources of revenue for the ministry, such as offering…
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Egypt Government Approves Five Oil And Gas Exploration Deals
Egypt’s government has approved five oil and gas drilling and exploration agreements with foreign companies, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Wednesday. Once an energy exporter, Egypt has turned into a net importer because of declining oil and gas production and increasing consumption. It is trying to speed up production at recent discoveries to…
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Bronze medal for Egypt in Taekwondo
Hedaya Malak won a bronze medal after defeating Belgium’s Raheleh Asemani in the women’s 57kg event. This marked the first time an Egyptian (and Arab) woman has won a medal in Taekwondo.
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Prime minister, foreign minister meet with Cypriot foreign affairs minister
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met with Cypriot minister of foreign affairs loannis Kasoulidis early on Tuesday in the presence of Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and Cyprus’ ambassador in Egypt to discuss bilateral relations, according to a statement from the prime minister’s spokesperson Hossam Qawesh. During the meeting, Ismail pointed out the depth…