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Egypt is gearing up to launch a round of tenders for oil and gas exploration in waters west of the Nile Delta and through to the border with Libya, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla said at an AmCham event yesterday, Ahram Gate reports. The minister did not get into specifics on the timeline or size […]
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OC nominates BESIX chairman to join BOD
MOVES- Orascom Construction’s board of directors nominated Johan Beerlandt as non-executive independent Director, the company announced. Beerlandt is the Chairman of BESIX Group and former CEO from 2004 to 2017.
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Smart people wanted
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Posted inImage of the Day
Egyptian artist Andrew Magdy tells stories with sand
Andrew Magdy is a sand artist. Not only does he use sand to draw layered and detailed portraits, but the Egyptian-born artist holds live performances where he tells his audiences stories using images made out of dust. The former lawyer and self-taught artist tells Egypt Today that live drawing with sand is as complicated, challenging, […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Egypt in the News on 30 April
It’s a slow news day for Egypt in the international press, with stories including a small, quickly-contained fire (AP) at the site of the new Egyptian Museum and the “comeback of curly hair in Egypt” (BBC) dueling for attention. Elsewhere: Egypt is attracting the renewed interest of Irish exporters as Africa’s second-largest economy, the Independent […]
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Ukraine marks Chernobyl disaster anniversary with new solar power plant
The site of the world's worst nuclear accident is now home to a solar power plant, BBC reports. Marking the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine’s Evgeniy Variagin has built a small solar power plant alongside the old reactor, which exploded in April 1986, causing what is now considered the most disastrous nuclear power […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Sisi, Le Drian meet for Libya-focused talks
Sisi, Le Drian meet for Libya-focused talks: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Cairo sat down yesterday for a meeting that was largely focused on the issue in Libya, which saw them agree that the war-torn country should hold elections by year’s end, according to an Ittihadiya statement. […]
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Egypt wants to expedite GERD talks, says Shoukry
Sudan and Ethiopia have yet to respond to Egypt’s request to hold another round of GERD negotiations on 15 May, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told the press yesterday, Reuters reports. Shoukry stressed the need to “accelerate the pace of negotiations” over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which have remained frozen since officials failed to […]
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Japan shows interest in Egypt’s SMEs, exports
Japan is interested in cooperating with Egypt’s Export Development Authority (EDA) to increase trade between the two countries, the Chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Hiroyuki Ishige said yesterday, according to an Ittihadiya statement. Ishige, who met with President Abdel Fattah EL Sisi and Trade Minister Tarek Kabil, also told Prime Minister Sherif […]