Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people.
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The Pyramids of Giza — including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure — and the Great Sphinx are among the most iconic monuments of ancient Egypt, part of the Giza Plateau just outside modern Cairo. They remain top destinations for travelers exploring Egyptian history. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
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New York — TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, reached a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department over children’s privacy litigation on Friday, one of the largest amounts yet for a case of this kind. The Justice Department first sued TikTok in 2024, claiming the app failed to stop children from joining the app …
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The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz rose 27 percent in the past week, according to a CNN analysis of figures from the UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO), which recorded 103 entering and 89 leaving. However, that is only 20 percent of the seven-day pre-war average, with the waterway still a focal …
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The United States and Iran have escalated their rhetoric ahead of expected new American economic sanctions, which Washington describes as the “harshest in history”, amid persistent military threats and ongoing traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled to hold a news conference at noon on Monday in […]
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The Suez Canal has successfully restored several shipping services operating on the trade route between Europe and Asia, recording a noticeable increase in daily transit rates by Maersk container vessels, Canal Authority Chairperson Osama Rabie stated on Saturday. Rabie’s comments coincided with the inaugural transit of the BANGKOK MAERSK, a 190,000-tonne container ship that […]
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The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Los Angeles, California, Field Office has returned 48 Egyptian cultural artifacts on 21 August to the Egyptian government after an investigation determined that the objects had been illicitly trafficked out of Egypt. The artifacts were formally handed over to Egyptian government representatives during a repatriation ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday. The returned objects include carved figures, amulets and tomb equipment dating to the Pharaonic, Roman and Coptic periods. The FBI’s Art Crime Team investigated the objects after their most recent possessor contacted the bureau following research that raised questions about how the artifacts had entered the US. Investigators found no records showing that the objects had been legally removed from Egypt. The original suspected trafficker is now deceased. During the ceremony, Ambassador . Hossam Eldeen Aly, Consul General of Egypt in Los Angeles, thanked the US government for returning the artifacts. “These handed-over artifacts represent an integral part of the history and cultural heritage of Egypt and its people,” Aly said, describing the return as an honor for Egypt. The repatriation followed a 2016 cultural property agreement between the US andContinue reading "Egypt Recovers 48 Cultural Artifacts Returned by FBI in Los Angeles"
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Egypt has approved the establishment of a special free zone for the newly established Fujairah Alamein Oil and Gas Company in New Alamein on Friday, 21 August, as part of a project focused on the storage and handling of crude oil and petroleum products. The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade announced that the company was officially established following Cabinet approval to create a private free zone spanning approximately 738,000 square metres in New Alamein, Matrouh Governorate. The project will focus on storing and handling crude oil and petroleum products, taking advantage of New Alamein’s location and infrastructure, according to the ministry. Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid said the project reflects efforts to use different investment mechanisms, including free zones, to accelerate the implementation of projects, particularly in the energy sector. He added that the ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and other relevant authorities to complete the remaining procedures required for the project to begin. The announcement marks the latest development in the Fujairah Alamein project, which follows cooperation between Egypt and the Emirate of Fujairah in the oil and petroleum productsContinue reading "Egypt Approves New Oil and Gas Free Zone in New Alamein"
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Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, praised Alexandria National Refining & Petrochemicals (ANRPC) for raising high-octane gasoline production and called for wider energy-efficiency projects across the petroleum sector. Badawi said Egypt’s refineries have an increasingly important role in meeting local demand and reducing the petroleum import bill, supported by higher crude supplies and […]
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Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, highlighted Amreya Petroleum Refining Company’s (APRC) higher production and urged refineries to improve efficiency and make better use of available production capacity to reduce imports. Badawi made the remarks during APRC’s general assembly, held via video conference with the participation of the ministers of electricity and renewable […]
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