Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistan wishes to improve economic relations with Egypt

Pakistan

A seminar planned by the Cairo-based Pakistan Embassy to spot the “Pakistan-Egypt Friendship Day”.

At the start of the seminar titled “Pakistan’s Engagement with Africa – the Continent of the Future”, a video note of the Foreign Minister of Pakistan opening upon the Engage Africa Policy of the government was played for the audience.

The audience was assessed by Ambassador Sajid Bilal about the steps taken to enhance the engagement of Pak with Africa. In this regard, he highlighted the advancement made in consolidating Pakistan’s two-sided relationship with Egypt in all areas of mutual interest containing political, economic, commercial, and defense fields.

He expressed that modern Pakistan provides itself as a melting pot for optimistic worldwide interest by offering greater connectivity and economic bases as a progress strategy. He also marked the unstable focus of Pak from geo-politics to geo-economics.

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Egypt starts work on $9 billion first high-speed train project

RIYADH: Egypt began implementing its first high-speed train project from Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea coast to Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean coast, with a length of 660km, and a cost of up to $9 billion, Arab News reported. The Egyptian contracting companies are completing the preparation of the road path on which the … Read more

Discovery of a of four legged whale from Egypt

Cairo: An important discovery has now been made in Egypt about the amazing fossils of the whale. Here are the bones of a 43 million-year-old whale that had four legs and lived on land and in water at the same time.

Fossils of the whale have been found on the Fayum slope in a desert area of Egypt. It has been given the interesting name ‘Phyomecetes Avenue Bus’. It should be noted that Anubis was the name of the god of death in ancient Egypt. The fossil belongs to the Middle Eocene era.

This is a new type of whale that belongs to the first whale (protect dye). All the whales of this era are old, preparing to go to sea by land. Egyptian experts have played a key role in this discovery, which tells the amazing story of the evolution of the whale.

The whale was then taken to the Center for Vertebrate Extinction at Mansoura University, where further research was conducted. According to experts, this whale was a very agile hunter despite its weight. Although only a partial structure has been found, it is estimated to be the oldest species of whale found in Africa that began its journey from land to water.

The entire investigation is being led by Dr Abdullah Gohar, who is affiliated with Mansura University. He and his team have published the details in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

“She was a cunning hunter and we believe she was the goddess of death for other creatures around her,” said Dr Abdullah. He said the new discovery would help in understanding the various evolutionary stages of the whale.

It should be noted that these relics of the New Whale have also been discovered in the famous desert valley of Egypt, Al-Hayden Valley, where many amazing relics of the ancient whale have been found. The most important of these are the Bacillus saris, a type of long snake-like whale. Its details are very complete. That is why UNESCO has listed the Al-Hayden Valley as a ‘World Heritage Site’

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Egypt sends military plane to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan

CAIRO: Members of the Egyptian community, Al Azhar mission, and the Egyptian embassy staff in Afghanistan returned home safely in the early hours of Tuesday, state-run MENA news agency reported. “Upon directives of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the Armed Forces dispatched a military plane to Afghanistan to safely evacuate the Egyptians from Kabul,” it said. More … Read more

Liverpool denies to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt’s games over Covid-19 restrictions

Liverpool denies to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt's games over Covid-19 restrictions

On Monday, The England football association said that Liverpool will not release Mohamed Salah for Egypt’s coming World Cup qualifying matches because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Salah would be quarantined on his return from Cairo and will miss 2 Premier League games, as Egypt is on England’s red list.

On 2nd September Egypt is scheduled to play Angola in Cairo before facing Gabon 3 days later in Franceville.

The association said, “continues its contacts with the FIFA …. to have international players be exempted from travel restrictions imposed on them in countries where they play due to coronavirus .”

The Egyptian federation wants Mohamed Salah to play for Egypt at the Tokyo Olympics, on the other hand, Liverpool denied the request. Liverpool is not obligated to release players for the men’s Olympic tournament.

Salah has won the Premier League’s Golden Boot award twice, he tested positive for Covid-19 during a visit to Cairo in November, where he attended his brother’s wedding ceremony. At that time, he was to join the Egypt team for its match against Togo.

Mohamed Salah was the first player from Egypt who became a Premier League champion after joining Liverpool in 2018 from Roma. Liverpool is looking to strike a new deal to keep Salah with them.

Egypt sees Mohamed Salah as a sign of hope for a country battered by poverty and years of political turmoil.

 

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Agreement signed for developing indigenous ICT resources in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Inovatian-Asia (Private) Limited, a sister concern of international technology firm Inovatian Inc with offices in Canada, the UK, the US and Egypt, a statement said on Saturday. The Inovatian-Asia (Private) Limited was founded by renowned scientist and innovator Dr Hatim … Read more

UAE, Egypt military exercise ‘Zayed 3’ concluded

UAE

The multi-day military exercise entitled ‘Zayed 3’ between the United Arab Emirates and Egypt concluded on Saturday, WAM reported. The exercise is part of the UAE’s efforts to enhance military cooperation between the UAE and Egyptian Armed Forces, enabling them to leverage one another’s capabilities, and deal with threats to the region’s security and stability. … Read more

Egypt, UAE firms in deal to make pickup vehicles 

UAE

CAIRO: Firms from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Monday a deal to manufacture natural gas and diesel-fueled pickup vehicles, Egypt’s Ministry of State for Military Production said in a statement. “The deal is part of Egypt’s 2030 vision to localize modern industries and create professional technical cadres,” it said, adding that … Read more

Libya is the first Arab country to mine bitcoin

Libya

The CBECI (Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index) data shows that in the Arab world, Libya ranked first with 0.13% of global mining. This followed the uproar over Bitcoin mining in Libya and its link to the country’s electrical situation.

Following is the ranking of the Arab countries:

Libya is in 1st place, with a 0.13 percent share.

UAE and Kuwait are in 2nd place with a 0.08% share for each nation.

Egypt and Jordan are in 3rd place with a 0.04% share for each nation.

Lebanon ranked 4th with a 0.01% share.

In particular, the price of Bitcoin in Libyan dinars is 192,912.13.

Bitcoin mining is the method by which new bitcoins are entered into the flow. It is also a critical factor in the maintenance and development of the blockchain ledger. It is executed using very sophisticated computers that resolve enormously complex computational math glitches.

Cryptocurrency mining is difficult, expensive, and only intermittently rewarding. However, mining has an attractive appeal for many investors involved in cryptocurrency because miners are satisfied with their work with crypto tokens. This may be for the reason that entrepreneurs see mining as “pennies from heaven”.

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IsDB, Bloomberg LP launch financial education programme in 9 countries

Islamic Development Bank announces final issuances

LONDON: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Bloomberg LP will work together to deliver a financial education programme for university students in nine countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, WAM reported. The nine IsDB member countries involved in the programme are Bangladesh, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. IsDB … Read more

Almost 80% of Gazans suffer from extreme power outage: ICRC 

GAZA: Nearly 80 per cent of the population in Gaza live in complete darkness as per a recent study published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Study posted on Xinhua News said electricity in Gaza is mostly available for eight hours a day only. “This problem is more threatening to the health … Read more

Makkah Grand Mosque gets ready to receive Umrah pilgrims

Umrah pilgrimage

MAKKAH: The Technical and Service Authority at the Grand Mosque in Makkah has intensified its preparations amid Covid avoidance for the Umrah season which allowed recently for the green-list countries.  In this regard sterilization and perfuming processes of the Grand Mosque and its outdoor parks are going on round-the-clock to prevent the spread of the … Read more

Car-like jet skis attract tourists in Egypt’s Mediterranean resort 

ALAMEIN, (Egypt): In Egypt’s Mediterranean tourist resort city of New Alamein, beachgoers now start to enjoy riding car-like jet skis which were designed and built by a young man and his two friends.  “I used to live abroad and I thought about designing the car and putting it up for sale in the Egyptian market,” … Read more

Saudi Arabia to impose 3-year travel ban for citizens who visit ‘red list’ states

Hajj 2021

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom’s ‘red list’ under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA quoted as saying on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed interior ministry official as saying some Saudi citizens, who in May … Read more

Egypt allowing vaccinated tourists without a PCR test.

Egypt’s government has stated that fully vaccinated tourists are allowed to enter the country without having to take a PCR test. Moreover; Sputnik, Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sinovac, and Johnson & Johnson are among the vaccines licensed by the Egyptian Drug Authority and the WHO. Visitors should also have their official issued QR-coded vaccination certificates … Read more

Pak-Egypt Joint Air Defence Exercise “Sky Guards-1” Closing Ceremony Held In Cairo

Pak-Egypt Joint Air Defence Exercise “Sky Guards-1” Closing Ceremony Held In Cairo

Commander Army Air Defence Command (AAD) Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan witnessed the final phase of the live firing exercise and closing ceremony of the Pakistan-Egypt Joint Air Defence Exercise “Sky Guards-1” held today in Cairo, Egypt. According to the military media wing, troops of Pakistan Army Air Defence, Pakistan Air Force Air Defence … Read more

Egypt lifts coronavirus restrictions across country from today

Egypt lifts coronavirus restrictions

Egyptian authorities have decided to end coronavirus restrictions from June 1st, 2021.

According to the details, the Egyptian authorities have announced the lifting of the ban imposed across the country due to coronavirus from June 1.

Moreover, business centers will be open as per usual from today.

Egyptian officials said that curfews across the country will be lifted from today, after which shops, malls, cafes and restaurants will reopen as per usual.

Egyptian officials also said that after the lifting of the Corona sanctions, tourism companies hope that large numbers of tourists will return to Egypt.

The Egyptian government had imposed strict restrictions across the country since May 6, with shopping malls closing at 9 pm.

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France, Egypt, Jordan to work jointly for the relief of Gazans

France, Egypt, Jordan to work jointly for the relief of Gazans

France, Egypt, and Jordan have emphasized that the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the two-state solution remains indispensable for a comprehensive peace in the region. According to the details, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sissi, and the King of the … Read more

Egypt Police Attack: 9 Men Executed for attack on police in 2013

Egypt Police Attack

Egypt Police Attack – On Monday, Egyptian authorities executed nine men who were convicted of murder during an attack on police station in 2013, stated by security officials and rights lawyers. During the assault in question, 15 people died which included 11 police officers. According to the officials, the nine men were found guilty of … Read more

Pakistan extends condolences on the loss of lives in a train accident in Egypt

Zahid Hafeez

Pakistan on Monday extended condolences on the loss of lives in a tragic train accident in Egypt. According to the details, in a tweet today, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said our thoughts and prayers are with the government and the brotherly people of Egypt besides the families of those who lost their loved … Read more

MoFa Extends Condolences To Government & People Of Egypt

Pakistan strongly condemns extra-judicial killing of two more Kashmiris: MoFA

After two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Sohag province, killing 32 people and leaving several injured, the spokesperson to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) extended condolences to Egypt’s government and people.

In a tweet, MoFA wrote,

We extend sincere condolences to the government & people of #Egypt on loss of life & injuries in a train collision in #Sohag governorate today.”

“We stand in solidarity with brotherly Egypt, pray for the lives lost & wish speedy recovery to those injured,” MoFA tweeted.

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Turkey offers help to Egypt with Suez canal blockage

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Turkey has sent its tugboat to help Egypt because of the blockage of the Suez Canal and free a giant ship. Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said, Turkey’s Nene Hatun ship was “one of the few machines in the world capable of carrying out an operation of this magnitude”. “We offered to help … Read more

32 killed, Multiple Injured As Trains Collide In Egypt

32 killed, Multiple Injured As Trains Collide In Egypt

Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Sohag province, killing 32people and multiple injuries were reported. According to the reports, in the incident that took place on Friday, the bogies of the trains collided with each other, while in the video that appeared on social media after the incident, it can be seen that the passengers … Read more

Pakistan, Egypt Could Also Share Their Experience In Countering Terrorism, Extremism: FM

Pakistan, Egypt Could Also Share Their Experience In Countering Terrorism, Extremism: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo and discussed with him the geopolitics of Pakistan and said that the two countries could also share their experiences on counter-terrorism and counter-extremism efforts. According to the national news agency APP, during his official visit to Egypt, the Foreign Minister said … Read more

Egypt: 7 COVID-19 Patients Die In Hospital Fire

Egypt: 7 COVID-19 Patients Die In Hospital Fire

A fire in a hospital’s intensive care unit in Egypt has killed seven COVID-19 patients and injured five others. According to the foreign news agency ‘AP’, the local police said that the fire broke out in a private hospital in Cairo’s suburban district Obour. The injured and other patients were taken to nearby hospitals after … Read more

FM Qureshi Holds Telephone Call With Egyptian Counter Part

FM Qureshi Expresses Grief Over Death Of Pakistanis In Canada House Fire

Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi had a telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry in which the two Foreign Ministers agreed to make joint efforts to promote bilateral economic cooperation between Pakistan and Egypt. During the talks, important regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the development of bilateral relations between … Read more

UAE And Egypt Welcome Morocco-Israel Normalization Decision

UAE And Egypt Welcome Morocco-Israel Normalization Decision

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed has welcomed the agreement between Morocco and Israel. In a statement on Thursday, he welcomed the US decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty in Western Sahara, and for Rabat to resume contacts with Israel and establish diplomatic relations. Mohammed bin Zayed said that the agreement is an important … Read more

Saudi Arabia grants $6.4 million for digital future of Egypt

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed confidence in the digital future of Egypt by providing one of its largest banks a $6.4 million grant. According to the reports, this grant has been given to finance the digital transformation and encourage local crafts programs in Egypt. Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat said that … Read more