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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 »

Egyptian court delays hearing in Suez container ship compensation case

Reuters
Posted at May 31 08:17 AM

An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed a hearing in a compensation case filed by the Suez Canal authority against the owners of a container ship that blocked the canal for six days in March, giving the sides more time to negotiate, legal sources said. Read more »

Court allows Suez Canal to keep holding Ever Given: lawyers

Reuters
Posted at May 24 08:51 AM

The complaint was attached to a case at the economic court in Ismailia in which the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) sought $916 million in compensation from the Ever Given's owner Shoei Kisen. Read more »

France to sell Egypt 30 fighter jets in $4.5 billion deal

John Irish, Reuters
Posted at May 04 08:24 AM

PARIS - Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets, its defense ministry said in a statement early on Tuesday, in a deal that investigative website Disclose said on Monday was worth 3.75 billion euro ($4.5 billion) Read more »

Egyptologists uncover rare tombs from before the Pharaohs

Patrick Werr, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 07:13 PM

CAIRO - Egyptian archaeologists working on the Nile Delta have uncovered dozens of rare predynastic tombs dating to the period before Egypt's Pharaonic kingdoms first emerged more than 5,000 years ago. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 19, 2021

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Posted at Apr 20 12:17 AM

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

11 dead in Egypt railway accident

Ayman Aref, AFP
Posted at Apr 19 08:26 AM

People climb an overturned train carriage as they gather at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh in Egypt's central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya on Sunday. Read more »

Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 11:13 PM

Ninety-seven people were injured on Sunday when some train carriages derailed in Egypt's Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. Read more »

Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old 'lost' city near Luxor

Emmanuel Parisse, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 09:29 PM

Archaeologists Saturday showed off their finds at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 5, 2021

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Posted at Apr 05 11:44 PM

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

Majestic Cairo parade as Egyptian mummies move museum

Nadeen Ebrahim, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 12:03 AM

A grand parade will convey 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in specially designed capsules across the capital Cairo on Saturday to a new museum home where they can be displayed in greater splendor. Read more »

PH bet Kelley Day wins Best National Costume in Miss Eco International

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Updated as of Apr 03 05:32 PM

MANILA - Pinay bet Kelley Day won the nod for the Best National Costume at the preliminaries of the Miss Eco International pageant held in Baron Resort Sharm El Sheikh in South Sinai, Egypt on Good Friday, April 2.  Read more »

Investigation begins into how ship got stuck on Suez Canal

Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 04:46 PM

Formal investigations into how the giant container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, shutting down shipping in the major global waterway for almost a week, begin on Wednesday, a canal official told Reuters. Read more »

Suez Canal works to clear backlog as shipping convoys resume

Nadeen Ebrahim, Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 09:57 AM

"We want to reaffirm in a clear message to the world that everything is back to the way it was," Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told reporters on Tuesday from a platform on the canal, as container ships passed behind him. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 30, 2021

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Posted at Mar 31 12:45 AM

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

Ever Given refloated in Suez Canal

Suez Canal Authority/Handout via Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 05:30 PM

A man waves an Egyptian flag as Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, was fully refloated in Suez Canal, Egypt on Monday. Read more »

China to see minor raw material disruptions as Suez Canal blockage exposes supply chain ‘risks’

Su-Lin Tan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 30 01:22 PM

The Suez Canal blockage will have limited impact on China’s economy, but may prompt firms to once again consider diversifying global supply chains. The ultra-large container ship Ever Given has broken free from the banks of the Suez Canal after a five-day salvage effort, but the rescue mission is still under way. Read more »

Backlog of ships at Suez Canal could be cleared in up to 3.5 days: chairman

Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 10:51 AM

A backlog of shipping around the Suez Canal that built up while the waterway was blocked by a giant container ship could be cleared in three or three-and-a-half days, the canal authority's chairman said on Monday.   Read more »

Ever Given container ship 'has turned' but not afloat: owner

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 03:19 PM

The massive container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week "has turned" but is not yet afloat, a spokesman for the vessel's owner told AFP Monday. Read more »

Stranded Suez Canal ship re-floated, marine services firm says

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 29 01:47 PM

The stranded container ship blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week was re-floated on Monday and is currently being secured, Inchcape Shipping Services said, raising hopes the busy waterway will soon be reopened. Read more »