Tag: Egypt
Al-Sissi sworn in as Egypt’s president for third term
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi was sworn in before parliament for a third term on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Al-Sissi was sworn in in a...
Egypt raises interest rate by 600 bps as currency falls
The Central Bank of Egypt has increased the interest rate by 600 basis points to allow the exchange rate to be set by market...
Biden refers Egypt’s president as ‘president of Mexico’
United States President, Joe Biden, has suffered a gaffe while speaking on an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and struggled to...
DR Congo dump out Egypt from AFCON as Guinea reach quarter-finals
Egypt were on Sunday knocked out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against the...
Shaibu: Edo cannot return to Egypt, I won’t be intimidated out...
The deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says he won’t be intimidated out of the September 21 governorship election in the state, stressing...
2023 AFCON draw: Nigeria face Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt meet Ghana
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn against hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea in Group A of the 2023 African Cup...
38 injured in Egypt police station fire
A huge fire broke out at a police headquarters in Ismailia, Egypt on Monday, injuring at least 38 people.
No fatalities were immediately reported but...
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, S’Arabia, UAE join BRICS countries
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries on Thursday invited Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United...
7 family members, one other die in Cairo building collapse
Eight people, including seven members of one family, were killed in Cairo on Monday when a residential building in Egypt's capital collapsed.
A statement issued...
Sudan: Reps probe Egypt’s refusal to grant access to stranded Nigerians
The House of Representatives will investigate the circumstances that led to the hard diplomatic stance of the Egyptian authorities over the plight of Nigerians...
