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Egypt approves two new $506M gas and oil exploration deals

Monna Alaa al-Din – Ahram Online The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources signed two oil exploration deals in the Western and Eastern Desert worth $506 Million with Canada’s Trans Globe Energy Corporation and Pharos Energy on Thursday. The first agreement was signed with the Canadian oil corporation Trans Globe, …

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EgyptAir suspends flights with Canada, following Omicron concerns

Egypt Independent EgyptAir announced the suspension of its flights to and from Toronto, Canada, starting from Thursday, 2 December, until further notice. The decision was announced after Canada had barred the entry of people arriving from Egypt on Tuesday as a part of precautionary measures taken to confront the spread …

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Canada bans entry of travellers from Egypt, Malawi and Nigeria

Egypt Independent Amid concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’, which was first reported in South Africa, the Canadian government announced Tuesday an entry ban on travellers from Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt. “These countries have been added as an update to the list which includes South Africa, Mozambique, …

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Air Canada resumes flights between Montreal and Cairo

Egypt Independent Cairo’s International Airport announced, “Air Canada will operate direct flights from Montreal to Cairo starting on Friday 18 June”, according to Ahram Gate Website on Thursday. All landing procedures will be completed through Terminal 3 at Cairo Airport, which is designated for Star Alliance flight companies. According to …

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Canada provides US $500K health grant to Egypt

Egypt Today Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation, Rania al-Mashat, confirmed, on Tuesday, that “Canada has activated a $500,000 grant, as a contribution to the priorities of the Egyptian government and the Ministry of Health to combat the negative effects of the Corona pandemic”. The Ministry of Health allocated the sum …

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Egypt retrieves smuggled statue of ancient Egyptian goddess ‘Bastet’ from Canada

Egypt Independent Egyptian Ambassador to Canada Ahmed Abu-Zeid received a bronze statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess ‘Bastet’, during a small ceremony at the Ambassador’s residence on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the departments of Heritage and Foreign Affairs, the Canadian Border Services Agency and correspondents from …

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Egypt signs five gold exploration contracts totalling $13M

Egypt Today “The Government of Egypt signed five contracts for gold exploration with an estimated total cost at $13 Million”, Petroleum Ministry announced on Thursday. The contracts were signed by the Egyptian General Authority for Mineral Resources, Canadian and Egyptian companies, in presence of Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources …

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Niagara Falls celebrates Egypt July revolution with a light show

Egypt Today Niagara Falls lit up in the colours of the Egyptian flag in celebration of Egypt’s National Day (the 68thanniversary of the 23 July revolution) on Thursday evening.  The Egyptian embassy in Ottawa led by Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zaid coordinated with the Canadian side to prepare for this distinguished …

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Canada celebrates Egyptian Coptic Festival

Ahram Online   The Canadian city of Mississauga, hosted the second edition of the Egyptian Coptic Festival, which celebrates Egyptian culture, history and arts in a public square for the purpose of creating awareness about Coptic Canadians, their heritage and role in society. “The second edition of the festival succeeded …

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