Egyptians will cast their votes in the 2024 Presidential Elections on December 10, 11, and 12, 2023 domestically, while eligible voters living abroad will vote on December 1, 2, and 3, 2023, announced Head of the Egyptian National Election Authority (NEA) Walid Hamza in a press conference on Monday.
The ancient
sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion in Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, submerged when a
destructive earthquake hit Egypt during the second century BCE, continues to
reveal more of its secrets.
Sept 24, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A new round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
(GERD) began in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in the presence of
relevant ministers from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia and negotiating delegations.
Sept 22, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
A ship carrying wheat has left a Ukrainian port and was heading to Egypt,
the second such trip since Russia reimposed its Black Sea blockade in July,
Ukranian Infrastructure Minister said Friday.
The US government has included Egypt in its Human Trafficking Report for employing child soldiers, particularly in the North Sinai region.
Sept 19, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The US government has for the first time included Egypt in its list of countries employing child soldiers, focusing primarily on the North Sinai region where Egypt has been battling an insurgency for about a decade.
Sept 18, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Cairo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visits the United Arab Emirates, where he is set to hold discussions with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.
Sept 16,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The Biden administration has allowed much of US foreign military aid to
Egypt to go ahead, saying the country was vital for US national security
interests, despite what critics have said about widespread human rights
abuses, Reuters reports.
A beach in
the city of Dahab in South Sinai was closed after a shark attacked an Egyptian
swimmer on Wednesday, causing her a severe injury, Environment Minister Yasmine
Fouad confirmed.
In response
to the devastating storm that struck Libya, three military transport planes
loaded with humanitarian aid departed Cairo.
The activities of the joint Egyptian-American training “Bright Star 2023”
were launched, and its activities will continue until September 14 at the
combat training fields at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base and a number of
naval and air bases in Egypt.
September 1,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
The US and
Egyptian militaries kicked off joint exercises this week to focus on
conventional and irregular warfare scenarios.
Cairo, Egypt
Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan said their countries have resumed
negotiations over a controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River's
main tributary.
August 29, 2023. Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Cairo.
Sudan's army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, for
his first foreign visit since the outbreak of clashes between the army and the
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
Cairo.
The liberal Congress Party has announced backing incumbent President Abdel
Fattah El-Sisi to run for a third presidential term during the 2024 elections.
