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You have an unstable Erdogan to thank for Israel playing ball with our ambitions to become a regional export hub for natural gas: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s escalation of his anti-Israel rhetoric over the past year has been a major driver for Israel to turn away from a US-backed initiative to build an undersea […]
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Posted inImage of the Day
The face of Nefertiti
A forensic project is attempting to reconstruct the face of Queen Nefertiti, according to PR Newswire. The team, whose work will be featured in a two-part special of the Travel Channel’s Expedition Unknown, received the Antiquities Ministry’s blessing to use 3D imaging technology to reconstruct the face of King Tut’s mother from a mummified skull […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Security cooperation between Israel and Egypt tops the conversation
The New York Times’ report on security cooperation between Egypt and Israel in Sinai continues to dominate the narrative on Egypt in the international press. The Egyptian military has denied the report, which is being rehashed by folks with nothing to add, including the Washington Times’ Ihsaan Tharoor, who regurgitates David Kirkpatrick’s piece without adding […]
Posted inOn Deadline
The nation’s writers remain fixated on poultry and the elections, making for an insipid column selection
Today’s selection of columns is rather insipid, with the nation’s ink-stained wretches remaining fixated for the most part on lower poultry prices and the upcoming presidential elections. Al Masry Al Youm’s Hamdy Rizk discusses the necessity for dialogue between the state and opposition, Mohamed Aboul Ghar recaps the state’s shortcomings in engineering the elections in […]
Posted inWorth watching
New Star Wars movie for Han Solo
Han Solo is getting his own movie. Lucasfilm is coming out with another Star Wars film in May, this time telling the story of Han Solo. Alden Ehrenreich takes on Harrison Ford’s iconic role, alongside Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke as Qi'Ra and Woody Harrelson as Tobias Beckett. We agree with Forbes that it’s not […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt to sign loan agreement with EIB, EU for Fayoum wastewater treatment project
Gov’t to ink loan contracts with EIB, EU for Fayoum wastewater project by month’s end: The government is expecting to sign a loan agreement by month’s end with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union Neighborhood Investment Facility to help upgrade sewage and wastewater systems in Fayoum, Al Borsa reports. The contracts are […]
Posted inEnergy
Electricity Ministry receives four offers for USD 400 mn-worth of new solar power projects
The Electricity Ministry is reviewing offers from four global and regional energy firms for USD 400 mn-worth of new solar power projects with a total generation capacity of 400 MW, ministry sources reveal to Al Borsa. The companies offered tariffs ranging from USD 0.031-0.038 per kWh, the sources add, explaining that the ministry will not […]
Posted inEnergy
Empower awarded contract for 1 MW WtE power plant in New Nubaria
Energy group Empower won a contract to establish a 1 MW waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Behera’s New Nubaria City with initial investments of EGP 94 mn, CEO Hatem El Gamal tells Al Mal. The company will sell power to the Behera Electricity Distribution Company at a feed-in tariff of EGP 1.45 per kWh for 20 […]
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EGAS to issue natural gas exploration tender in 11 blocks before June
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) is planning on issuing natural gas exploration tenders in 11 offshore and onshore blocks before June, an unnamed EGAS source tells Al Shorouk. EGAS Chairman Osama El Bakly had previously announced the company’s plans to have a bid round for oil and gas exploration in east Mediterranean and […]