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900 Participants from 50 countries attend Aswan Forum next week

Ahram Online The third round of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development will be held under the auspices of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Tuesday 21 June. The event is expected to host 900 representatives from 50 countries, including ministers, senior officials, think tanks, the private sector …

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‘Strawberry Moon’ phenomenon decorate Egyptian skies

Egypt Independent The ‘Strawberry Moon’, also called ‘Giant Moon’, phenomenon decorated the skies of Egypt and the Arab world throughout Tuesday night. The June occurring phenomenon is associated with the strawberry season in North America. The name was first used by native Americans, because it coincides with the harvesting season …

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Khufu era foundation blocks discovered in Matariya

Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has recently unearthed the foundation blocks of the Temple of the Sun at the open-air museum of Matariya, in Cairo’s Heliopolis. The uncovered foundations date back to the reign of the pharaoh Khufu. “For the first-time fragments of the Fourth Dynasty …

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UNSMIL concerned over developments in Libya

Egypt Today The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern over recent developments in the Libyan capital Tripoli. “The mission received reports about the deployment of groups armed with heavy weapons in Tripoli areas, which poses danger to civilians”, a statement by the UNSMIL read. “Such developments …

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Egypt expands ambulance service coverage to marine emergencies

Egypt Independent The Egyptian Ambulance Authority contracted the Suez Canal Authority to manufacture six marine ambulance boats last Thursday. The boats will operate around Egyptian coasts in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates to serve the tourism sector, cruises, fishing trips and various marine activities. “The vessels will include …

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The British ambassador: Egypt an emerging renewable energy power

Ahram Online British Ambassador to Egypt Gareth Bayley described Egypt as an “emerging renewable energy power”, at an event organised by the British Embassy in Cairo and the British Council in Egypt last Wedensday. “It is high time that the country moves to become one of the top renewable energy …

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98 million year old predatory dinosaur fossil unearthed in Egypt

Zeinab al-Gundy – Ahram Online “A fossil of a predatory dinosaur which lived 98 million years ago has been found in Al-Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s Western desert”, the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced. “An Egyptian team of vertebrate palaeontologists in association with the Mansoura University Vertebrate …

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