News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Egypt composer's star rises with 'Moon Knight' fame

Bassem Aboualabass, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 01:39 PM

For nearly 30 years, his music has made its way to every young Egyptian's ringtone -- but it's the country's ancient history that recently propelled composer Hesham Nazih to the realm of superheroes. Read more »

Mane sinks Egypt again, Partey sends Ghana to World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 10:11 AM

Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 18, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 12:16 AM

Here are the day's top stories on photos. Read more »

Ms Philippines Kathleen Paton crowned Miss Eco International

Screengrab from Miss Eco International 2022
Posted at Mar 18 10:53 AM

Miss Eco International 2022 Kathleen Paton from the Philippines is crowned at the Triumph Luxury Hotel in Cairo , Egypt on Friday. Read more »

US to sell F-15s to Egypt: general

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 16 07:00 AM

A senior US general told Congress Tuesday that the United States will sell Egypt advanced F-15 fighter jets. Read more »

Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ+ phones

Maya Gebeily and Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Mar 07 09:57 AM

Police forces in Tunisia, Egypt, and Lebanon are increasingly relying on digital tools to identify, entrap and prosecute LGBTQ+ people. Read more »

Nagpanggap na sikat na football player sa exam timbog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 11:41 AM

Sinabi umano ng impostor na tinutulungan lamang niya ang kaibigang si Mostafa Mohamed na kasalukuyang naglalaro sa Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

US approves potential sale of radars, planes to Egypt

Mike Stone, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 26 10:30 AM

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of air defense radars and C-130 Super Hercules planes to Egypt. Read more »

3rd case ng omicron variant sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 12:15 AM

Isang lalaking OFW na umuwi sa bansa noong November 28 ang nagpositibo sa omicron variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

PH detects 3rd case of omicron variant

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 03:15 PM

The Philippines has detected its 3rd omicron case in a returning Filipino from Qatar who had travel history in Egypt, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Egypt to tax social media stars

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 27 11:43 AM

CAIRO - Egypt said it will tax social media content creators in a revenue raising exercise as more citizens look to online platforms to make a living. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 2, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 12:39 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Egypt plans to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines

Khaled Desouki, AFP
Posted at Sep 02 06:29 PM

A laboratory technician prepares to work on the production of vials of China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, produced by the Egyptian company VACSERA, in the capital Cairo, on Wednesday. Read more »

Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt

Mahmoud Mourad, Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 08:45 AM

Scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt. Read more »

Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of 4th COVID-19 wave

Reuters
Posted at Aug 24 01:29 AM

CAIRO - Egypt will vaccinate all 4.5 million of its state employees against COVID-19 in August and September as it seeks to accelerate vaccinations ahead of a likely fourth wave of infections, the health minister said on Monday. Read more »

Ever Given finally arrives in Rotterdam after Suez block

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 03:13 PM

The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port early Thursday, more than 4 months after it got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world's busiest waterways. Read more »

Record revenues flow from Suez despite megaship blockage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 06:53 AM

The Suez Canal netted Egypt a record $5.84 billion in the last tax year, its chief said Sunday, despite the coronavirus pandemic's impact on world trade plus a six-day blockage by a giant cargo ship. Read more »

Ever Given container ship begins exit from Suez Canal 106 days after

Nadeen Ebrahim, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 08:13 PM

ISMAILIA, Egypt - The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, resumed its journey to leave the Suez Canal on Wednesday, 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for nearly a week and disrupting global trade. Read more »

Megatanker that blocked Suez Canal to be released

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 05 08:34 AM

The megatanker retained by Egypt since it blocked the Suez Canal in March will be released Wednesday, after the authority that manages the vital waterway said a deal was reached with its Japanese owners.   Read more »

More than 5 million COVID-19 cases in Africa, Agence tally shows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 11:13 PM

Africa is now the only region where the COVID-19 pandemic is still on the rise, with a weekly increase of 30 percent, and it is at risk of a third wave of the disease.   Read more »