Nearly 65% of adults in the Arab region remain excluded from formal financial systems, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Annual SDG Review 2025 paints a sobering picture of persistent financial exclusion that is undermining the region’s ability …
On Tuesday, Egypt's Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker inaugurated the first phase of the Benban solar park in Aswan. The event celebrates Infinity Solar’s 50MW power plant, which began trial operation last December, Ahram online reported. Read more: Infinity 50 Solar Park reaches financial close The PV Park is being …
While passers-by try to avoid the bad smells of tons of piled-up garbage at the far southern end of Manshiyat Naser slum in the capital Cairo, some women are working here to turn the waste into beautiful products. "Women can get water out of stone," said Nagat, a mother of …
Egypt was once called the "gift of the Nile" by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. But today, more than 2,000 years later, Egyptians fret about the existential threat of a faraway dam to their water supply. Nearly seven years after Ethiopia began construction of the Renaissance Dam on the Nile …
The Egyptian government announced on Tuesday that it will not sell the land of the Petrified Forest Protected Area in New Cairo, according to a report issued by the Information and Decision Support Centre. According to the report, the Ministry of Environment denied all news regarding selling the land, stressing …
The government plans to sign a loan agreement worth €300m to develop Lake Qarun by the end of February. Government sources said that three parties will finance the project, including the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the European Union (EU). The government …
Amsterdam – A shift has occurred in the MENA region over the past 30 years, seeing chronic diseases take more lives than their infectious counterparts. This same shift is taking place in developing areas across the world where the rate of death by infectious diseases has begun to decrease, thanks …
Leaders of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to form a permanent committee to follow up on all issues of common concern particularly regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (L), Sudanese president Omer al-Bashir (C) and Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn shake hands …
The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) period saw dramatic gains in health goals MDG 4 and MDG 5 for improving child and maternal health. However, many Muslim countries in the south Asian, Middle Eastern, and African regions lagged behind. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the status of, progress in, …
The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will meet on Monday in a bid to break a deadlock in negotiations over a hydroelectric dam Addis Ababa is building along its share of the Nile river. The dispute threatens to undermine unity at the African Union's annual gathering in Addis Ababa, …
EETC will buy energy from the solar power plants for 25 years at 8.4 US cents per kWh Mohamed Farag 48 mins ago 0 Comments The Ministry of Electricity sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance to issue financial guarantees for 30 solar power plants companies within the second …
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has rejected a call by Egypt for World Bank arbitration in a dispute over a hydroelectric dam Addis Ababa is building along its share of the Nile. The two countries are at odds over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, with Cairo fearing …
Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu has held talks in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, before heading to Egypt for a four-day state visit. The official is trying to defuse tension over a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile. Ethiopia aims to be the largest producer of …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) board of directors has approved a $500 million loan to finance Egypt’s economic governance and Energy Support Programme Phase III. This is the last in a series of three annual loans worth a total of $1.5 billion covering the fiscal years 2015-2016 to 2017-2018 for …
Cairo - Egypt's president says he expressed his "extreme concern" over the lack of progress in talks over the construction of a massive Nile dam in Ethiopia during a meeting with that country's visiting prime minister. Egypt fears the dam, which is about 60% complete, will significantly reduce its vital …
CAIRO Egypt (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that he would not allow the state to be hit by a water shortage crisis, official Ahram Online reported. Sisi made the comments as he announced the construction of Egypt’s biggest water treatment and desalination project, at a cost of …
Egypt has proposed excluding Sudan from contentious negotiations over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa, according to an Ethiopian newspaper. The Egyptian proposal, sent by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopia's prime minister, has suggested the talks proceed …
Conflict and protracted crises in a handful of countries in the Near East and North Africa are hamstringing efforts to eradicate hunger in the region by 2030, according to a new FAO report. The 2017 edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in the Near East and …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is considering financing solar energy projects west of the Nile with a capacity of 600 MW. The bank’s representative, Khaled El-Askari, told Daily News Egypt that two international companies have requested to obtain funding to finance part of the tender offered by the Egyptian Electricity …
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has posed a tender to establish solar energy plants west of the Nile, with a total capacity of 600 MW. The EETC called on Arab and international companies to present the required documents for establishing the power projects. The New and Renewable Energy Authority …
Checking El Nagila site to ensure it is suitable for establishment of reactors next month Mohamed Farag 5 hours ago 0 Comments According to sources at the Ministry of Electricity, protocols of cooperation have been signed with ten countries for the establishment of a peaceful nuclear reactor. Cooperation protocols and …
