Modern Egypt in the News

Hurghada hotels display endangered species on buffet tables Two hotels from the Pickalbatros chain in Hurghada have been serving up buffets of endangered fish and sharks. With the corpses of the sharks, rays and parrot fish hanging from the ceiling, chefs stand by to cut and grill them to order, horrifying some tourists who sounded the alarm to the Hurghada Environmental Protection and [...]

Groundwater lowering project at Temple of Edfu The Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) along with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) kicked-off a new groundwater lowering project at Temple Edfu.  The project will construct a drainage system to lower the groundwater level that threatens antiquities in the Edfu Temple and will be carried out over approximately 20 months. The Government of [...]

Three original copies of “Description de l’Egypte” in Egypt Egypt has three original copies of the historic book “Description de l’Egypte” (Description of Egypt) other than the one that was consumed by fire at the Scientific Academy in Downtown Cairo, Culture Minister Shaker Abdel-Hamid said. An original copy is stored at the National Library and Archives, another at the Egyptian Geographic Society and an incomplete [...]

OCI/BESIX joint venture chosen for Egyptian Grand Museum Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced today that a 50/50 joint venture with the BESIX Group has been selected for the award of the third phase of the Egyptian Grand Museum valued at approximately US$ 810 million. The project is 65% funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). A joint venture between Hill International and EHAF Consulting [...]

Historic library in Cairo set on fire A fire that erupted on Saturday in Egypt’s Institute for the Advancement of Scientific Research amid clashes between protestors and the military has resulted in the loss of several precious manuscripts. The original manuscript of Napoleon’s historic “Description De L’Egypt” was reportedly among the losses. Nearly 30,000 books were reportedly rescued. The institute is considered the [...]

Efforts to reintroduce the African Sacred Ibis to Egypt The ibis has a special place in ancient Egyptian history, as it was once associated with Thoth, ancient Egyptian god and patron of writing, wisdom and magic. Three species of ibis have been known to exist throughout Egypt: the Glossy Ibis, the Northern Bald Ibis and the African Sacred Ibis. The Glossy Ibis, with its reddish brown [...]

Egypt currency weakens as democracy demands stay unresolved Egypt’s stock exchange urged citizens to exercise their duty to vote in the parliamentary elections, and announced the bourse will be closed on Nov. 28, the start of the first phase of voting. With Sunday already a holiday for Islamic New Year, this means Egypt’s market will reopen for trading on Nov. 29. By the end of [...]

Egypt currency headed for crisis due to unrest Violent unrest in Egypt threatens to accelerate the country’s slide toward a currency crisis, forcing a sharp depreciation of the Egyptian pound in coming months and conceivably prompting Cairo to impose capital controls. Even before this month’s clashes between government forces and protestors in Cairo, Egypt was heading toward monetary turmoil as the central bank battled [...]

To Egypt O Land that once shone bright Cry loud in the silence of the night Weave echoes of your ancient light - Ben Morales-Correa

Breast cancer in Egypt According to official statistics of the National Cancer Institute (Cairo University), breast cancer accounts for 35.1% of the cases of cancer in Egypt and is the most prevalent cancer among Egyptian women.  In Egypt, the median age at diagnosis for breast cancer is ten years younger than in the United States and Europe. Many Egyptian [...]

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