Apology for not posting the last week of 2021, due to travel commitment. But back to normal now with the start of 2022. Wishing all my followers a great New Year
Top Headlines
- Ethiopia to generate electricity from GERD amid negotiations deadlock
- Egypt and Saudi Arabia start joint military drills Tabuk 5
- Record cargo shipped through Egypt’s Suez Canal last year
- Activist Ramy Shaath arrives in France after release from Egyptian detention
- Egypt urges all Sudanese parties to select a new transitional PM
- Egypt awards BP, ENI, others eight oil exploration blocks
- Egyptian media tycoon arrested over sexual assault on girls at orphanage
- Egyptians celebrate Orthodox Christmas, Egypt’s Sisi attends Christmas mass
Main Headlines
Monday
- Record cargo shipped through Egypt’s Suez Canal last year
- Egypt awards BP, ENI, others eight oil exploration blocks
- 100,000 were vaccinated against coronavirus at malls, metro stations in December
- Egypt releases Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath; set to deport him
Tuesday
- Egypt’s Suez Canal to offer incentives for eco friendly ships
- France says Egypt informed it of pending release of activist Ramy Shaath
- Egypt’s Purchasing Managers’ Index PMI improves to 49.0 in December from 48.7 in November
- Al-Azhar grand imam, Awqaf minister visit Coptic Cathedral to offer greetings on Christmas
Wednesday
- Egypt targets 5.7% growth in draft budget for next fiscal year
- Egypt eyes $10 billion in chemical exports boom by 2025
- Egypt is keen on supporting Chad during transitional phase
- Travellers to Dubai from Egypt, several countries required to take PCR test upon arrival
- Byzantine, Ptolemaic chandelier, coins were seized at airport before smuggling
- Man who decapitated neighbour in Ismailia receives death sentence
Thursday
- Egypt’s Sisi attends Christmas mass at the New Administrative Capital’s Cathedral
- Thursday paid day off for public sector in Egypt to celebrate Coptic Christmas
- Egypt’s external debt declines by $439m for the first time in 18 months
- Arrests in Egypt as schoolgirl commits suicide over internet shaming
- Egypt will introduce high capacity bus-based public transport system (BRT) on Cairo’s Ring Road in mid-2022
Friday
- Israel’s IDF captures 100-kilogram drug shipment on border with Egypt
- U.S. charges New York man with acting for as an Egyptian agent, tracking political opponents
- Egypt to become largest country in the world in water reuse : Ministry
- Egypt delay flight to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations after Covid- after covid-19 cases
Saturday
- Egypt urges Sudanese to select new PM, and form a government
- Activist Ramy Shaath arrives in France after release from Egyptian detention
- Egyptian media tycoon arrested over sexual assault on girls at orphanage
- At least 16 killed in car crash in Egypt’s Sinai
- The Egyptian stock market (EGX) is on difficult mission to stay above 12,000 points
Sunday
- Egypt and Saudi Arabia start joint military drills Tabuk 5
- Cairo court lifts travel ban on political activist Esraa Abdel-Fattah in foreign funding case
- Egypt’s first woman judge Tahany El-Gebaly passes away due to coronavirus complications
Reports
- Ethiopia to generate electricity from GERD amid negotiations deadlock. Mohamed Saied
- Israel-Gulf railway and pipeline have Cairo worried. Zvi Bar’el
- Sinai tribes participate in military action against jihadi organizations. Al-Monitor
- Critics in Egypt say Citroen advert promotes sexual harassment. Samy Magdy
- Suez Canal to establish sovereign wealth fund. Amr Emam
From Twitter
Plus
- Why Copts celebrate Christmas on 7th of January?
- Lights and joy all around: It’s Christmas time in Shubra