The recent discovery of the largest natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian offshore is expected to rescue Egypt from energy shortage and trouble, said experts here.
Since taking office last May, Egypt' s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has been working hard to diversify the country's strategic relations with foreign powers after decades of submission to the political will of the United States, political observers said on Wednesday.
Sameh, a man in his 30s, was wearing a white traditional garment and holding a flag of Egypt in his hand while heading to iconic Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to express his happiness and excitement on the eve of the opening of Egypt's "New Suez Canal."
The United States and Egypt on Sunday reopened their strategic dialogues in Cairo, which is a sign seen by many experts that may improve the two nations' long-estranged ties since the downfall of Egypt's former Islamic President Mohammad Morsi.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers would make Egypt and the region "safer than they otherwise would be."
The nuclear deal reached Tuesday between Iran and the world powers is likely to change the political map in the Middle East, said Egyptian experts.
A wave of attacks by a local Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Egypt's Sinai on Wednesday have received wide condemnation from the international community.
On the same day last year - on June 8, 2014 - former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was surrounded by a massive motorcade while heading to the Supreme Constitutional Court at a Nile River bank in Cairo to take oath of office as Egypt's new president.
Egypt decided Tuesday that foreigners wishing to enter the country need to obtain a visa before departure, and will not be issued at the airport upon arrival, state-run Ahram online website reported Tuesday.
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As the three-day Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) ended on Sunday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, the total value of the investment deals agreed at the meeting hit about 60 billion U.S. dollars.
Hamas militants will retaliate if the Egyptian army wages attacks against the Islamic movement in the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas official warned on Sunday.
Egypt conducted airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) positions in Libya on Monday, a day after the militant group released a video purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians in the neighboring country.
The lingering problems in relations between Turkey and Egypt added yet another trouble in ties, this time over TV networks broadcasting online to Arab nation via Turkey.
Besides their economic interests for both sides, the continuous closeness between Egypt and Russia and their growing strategic partnership indicate shared position on rejection of "U.S. hegemony."
Egypt decided to deport jailed reporter Peter Greste back to his native Australia, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported on Sunday.
At least 16 people were killed in Egypt as hundreds of protestors loyal to ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi clashed with police in protests on Sunday.
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