The head of the National Authority for Tunnels, Tarek Goweily, told the Extra News TV channel that trial operations for the high-speed electric train project will begin in October on the section from Ain Sokhna to 6th of October City. He explained that the first line of the project, extending from Ain Sokhna to Marsa …
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Toronto, Canada —  Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist, took a leap in the 1980s — leaving a well-funded post at Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a little-studied area of machine learning research at the University of Toronto. Four decades later, Hinton and that research paved the way for how modern AI systems function, all …
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Creative Investments Holding has secured $20m in initial commitments at the first close of its founding round, as the investment company seeks to raise up to $50m to build a regional platform focused on brands and experiences across the Middle East and North Africa. The Abu Dhabi-based company, also known as Creative Holding, said the […]
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Modon Developments is investing around EGP 5bn in its Green River Tower project in the New Administrative Capital, with approximately EGP 1bn already deployed, according to Jihad Fathy, the company’s Head of New Capital Projects. Fathy said construction completion has reached around 52%, with the company targeting completion of the tower within eight months. Façade, […]
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Egypt has dispatched a legal team to Saudi Arabia to follow up on a bus crash that killed two Egyptian Umrah pilgrims and injured 25 others near Al-Jumum, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday, 6 September. The bus was travelling from Medina to Mecca on Saturday evening when the accident occurred. It was carrying 47 Egyptian pilgrims travelling with a private tourism company. Seven of the injured remain in intensive care, while the others were treated and discharged from hospitals before being accommodated at their hotels in Mecca. The injuries range from minor to moderate, according to the ministry. Following the accident, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty directed the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah to provide the affected pilgrims with consular and legal assistance and to coordinate with Saudi authorities investigating the cause of the crash. The consulate dispatched a delegation to the accident site and hospitals to check on the injured, help them contact their families in Egypt, and coordinate burial procedures for the two deceased pilgrims. Egyptian authorities are awaiting the results of the Saudi investigation, which will determine the circumstances and cause ofContinue reading "Egyptian Pilgrims Among Dead and Injured in Saudi Bus Crash"
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EgyptAir has launched its first direct flight between Cairo International Airport and Zanzibar, Tanzania, according to a statement by the national carrier on Saturday, 5 September. The new route will operate twice a week on Fridays and Sundays, using EgyptAir’s Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft. The inaugural flight recorded a load factor of more than 90 percent, according to the airline. The route connects Cairo with Zanzibar, a popular tourist destination in East Africa, while expanding EgyptAir’s network across the African continent. Ahmed Adel, Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company, said the new route is part of the airline’s plans to expand its presence in Africa and connect Egypt with strategically important destinations across the continent. He added that the expansion is intended to support tourism and investment ties between Egypt and other African countries while offering passengers more direct travel options. Mohamed Alian, Chairman of EgyptAir Airlines, said the airline introduced special fares in Economy and Business Class to mark the launch of the new route. Tickets for the Cairo-Zanzibar route are available through EgyptAir’s website, its offices worldwide, and travel agents.
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Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, said raising the utilization rate of Egypt’s refineries from 66% to 80% will increase reliance on locally refined petroleum products and help reduce the country’s fuel import bill. Badawi made the remarks during Cairo Oil Refining Company’s (CORC) general assembly to approve its FY 2025/26 results. Mahmoud […]
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The Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG) has released a video overview of the South East Bir El Nus block in the Western Desert, one of the 14 blocks included in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR)’s 2026 international bid round, launched on August 11. The names of the blocks on offer were not revealed […]
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