Egypt

US President Donald Trump has told ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan that he would "cut the ribbon" at the inauguration of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam when it is completed, an Ethiopian minister says.Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia's minister...

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have said they will continue trying to resolve a conflict over plans for a massive Ethiopian-run dam along the river Nile, a project that has raised concerns about shortages of drinking water in Sudan and...

Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are in the US capital of Washington DC for Wednesday's crunch talks on the controversial building of a mega dam along the River Nile.The Grand Renaissance dam under construction in northern Ethiopia,...

Egyptian security forces have killed 83 suspected Islamist militants in operations in central and North Sinai over the past month, the military said on Monday.It did not name the militants or their affiliation. The military also said forces detained...

Egypt’s first smartphone maker, SICO, said it will begin exporting its devices to Germany in November as part of its expansion plan to sell its products in Europe and Africa, its chairman told Reuters.Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), which already...

An exiled Egyptian businessman, who sparked rare small-scale protests in Egypt in September, says he is working with the opposition to topple President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and calling for fresh demonstrations."We will put out a call to the masses...

Egypt said on Tuesday it had accepted a U.S. invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers over a project for a giant hydro-power dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile that is causing an escalating spat between the two African countries.The...

Ethiopia's Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed has said that "no force can stop Ethiopia from building a dam" on the River Nile despite objections from Egypt about the possible impact downstream."That should be underlined," he added while addressing parliamentarians in...

Egypt will push Ethiopia this week to agree to an external mediator to help resolve a deepening dispute over a giant hydropower dam being built on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, officials said on Sunday.‮‮ ‬Egypt sees the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...

In the absence of an agreement on the Renaissance dam that Ethiopia intends to build on the Nile, Egypt appear set to approach international court of Justice.Speaking on the floor of the parliament on Wednesday, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh...