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Egyptian ambassador invites Marcos to attend COP27

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 12:49 PM

Egyptian Ambassador to the Philippines Ahmed Shehabeldin Ibrahim on Monday invited President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). Read more »

Shanon Tampon wins 1st runner up in Miss Elite 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 06:17 PM

Shanon Tampon proudly raised the country’s flag in Egypt as she went home to win first runner up at the Miss Elite 2022 Saturday (Manila time). Read more »

Egypt court sentences ex-presidential candidate to 15 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 11:14 PM

An Egyptian emergency court on Sunday sentenced former presidential candidate Abdelmoneim Aboul Fotouh to 15 years in prison for "spreading false news" and "incitement against state institutions", judiciary sources said. Read more »

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 »