Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and director of the German KfW Development Bank in Egypt Bernd Siegfried signed a €26 Million financing agreement on Wednesday. The bank will fund the second phase of a rehabilitation project of hydroelectric power plants in Aswan. The …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online The remains of a large administrative facility dating back to the First Intermediate Period were uncovered by an Austrian-Egyptian archaeological mission led by Eriny Foster this week in Kom Ombo, 45 km North of Aswan. The facility consists of many rooms, which contain cellars, staircases, …
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Ezzat Sameh – Ahram Online In a spectacular scene, the sun aligned this Tuesday morning on the statue of King Ramses II in the massive Abu Simbel temple in Aswan. The rare alignment was admired by hundreds of visitors. The sun rays aligned at exactly 6:20am and lasted for approximately 20 minutes. The unique celestial …
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Mai Ghandour – Ahram Online The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation signed a contract to build the new Dairout barrages on Bahr Youssef canal with Japan’s Dai Nippon Construction on Thursday. “The deal was signed in the presence of Egyptian Minister Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Director of Dai Nippon Construction …
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Egypt Independent Restorers at the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities began preparations for necessary studies to restore and redevelop the Aswan Museum in Elephantine Island. “This project will not be limited to the restoration of the building only but include improving the museum display scenario, the general site, services …
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Egypt Today The second annual ‘Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development’ kicked off virtually, on Monday. The forum is organized by ‘The Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping’. Sameh Shokry, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, delivered the opening speech at the event which take place on …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian excavation mission has uncovered the remains of a Roman fort, an early Coptic church and a Ptolemaic temple at the Shiha Fort in Aswan, Upper Egypt. Mohamed Abdel-Badie, director of the Upper Egypt Antiquities Department, explained that “excavation work revealed the plan of the …
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Egypt Today Khaled el-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Major General Ashraf Attia, Governor of Aswan, inaugurated the Isis Temple on Friday. Restoration works were completed to develop and raise the efficiency of the temple’s tourism services. The reopening coincides with the celebration of the National Day of Aswan, …
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Amr Mohamed Kandil – Egypt Today Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said, in a video published on Tuesday, that the upcoming Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development would support central goals of the African Union by seeking solutions for problems in the continent. Shoukry said that the forum, which …
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Egyptianstreets In coordination with the Ministry of Tourism, Aswan governor Ahmed Ibrahim announced a “project to renovate the Philae Island, turning it into an open tourist attraction to be placed within the agenda of tourism programs in a way that is compatible with the nature conservation plans”, reports Sada …
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