Top Headlines
- Egypt receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine
- 1,315 medical staff vaccinated against COVID in first four days of inoculation in Egypt
- Egypt-Greece Cary out Naval Drills in the Mediterranean Sea
- Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to Lebanon amid pandemic crisis
- Egypt to reopen LNG plant in a push to be a major European supplier
- Egypt places 50 Muslim Brotherhood leaders on terrorism list

The iconic Nile Fountain is back after a 40-year hiatus
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt places 50 Muslim Brotherhood leaders on terrorism list
- Coptic Orthodox Church to resume daily masses at 25% capacity
- Egypt’s education minister says no intention to cancel or postpone mid-year exams
- Egyptian female Islamic preacher Abla El-Kahlawy dies from coronavirus at 72
Tuesday
- Ethiopia is acting unilaterally and intransigently in the GERD dispute: Egyptian FM
- ‘No reports of serious side-effects from Chinese vaccine used in Egypt,’ says health ministry official
- Egypt’s mega projects represent ‘a big opportunity’ for foreign companies, says Sisi
Wednesday
- Handball: Brave Egypt suffers heart-breaking loss to Denmark in World Championship quarters
- Egypt’s prosecution detains dentist on sexually harassing male patients charges
- Egypt court orders release of female TikTok influencer; renews detention of another in human trafficking case
- Egypt cabinet approves contract with French RATP to manage Cairo’s new electric train line
Thursday
- Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to Lebanon amid pandemic crisis
- UN is working with Egypt to vaccinate migrants and refugees against COVID-19
- Egypt has passed second peak coronavirus wave: Presidential advisor
Parliament member issues request for further studies into Cairo Eye project
Friday
- Egypt-Greece carry out naval drills in Mediterranean
- Criminal gang holds 38 Egyptians hostages in western Libya
- Calls for justice after influential businessman’s son kills a woman in Egypt
- Egypt retrieves 5,000 artefacts from US
Saturday
- Egypt detects 589 new coronavirus cases, 48 fatalities on Friday
- Egypt’s Sisi checks on Tunisian President following poison letter incident
- 1,315 of the medical staff nationwide have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine
- Egypt re-nominates Ahmed Abul-Gheit as Arab League secretary-general
- Egypt plans to drop 50% of pesticide use by 2030
Sunday
- Egypt receives the first 50,000 doses batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
- Egypt seeks to produce Covid-19 vaccines
- Egypt’s Sisi stresses need for binding deal on GERD in meeting with African Union commission head
Reports
- The region took a hard hit from the pandemic, and it’s far from over, but Egypt and Saudi Arabia are managing better than expected. Al-Monitor
- Egypt to reopen LNG plant in a push to be a major European supplier
- Eye in the storm: Cairo wheel creates controversy. Nesmahar Sayed
Read
- A Mediterranean Duel: Erdogan and Sisi and the Fate of Egyptian-Turkish relations. Nicholas Danforth
- Cairo-Doha: Conditional ties. Dina Ezzat
- Egypt’s latest bid to ease public frustrations through its new parliament. Haisam Hassanein
- Egyptian thinkers challenge religious persecution. Samir Zedan
- Islamists still seek power a decade after Arab-Spring revolutions. Hany Ghoraba
Timeline
- Egypt’s year of revolution
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Photo-Gallery
- The iconic Nile Fountain is back after a 40-year hiatus
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- Egypt’s “floating” pyramid mystery is solved with 4,000-year-old ‘treasure trove’ discovery