La nouvelle capitale égyptienne prend forme dans le désert

 

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Sisi mulls with Chinese firms to build fast tram around Cairo

Egyptian President Sisi met a coalition of Chinese firms Tuesday over building a light rail transit around Cairo.

Egypt braces for continued heatwave of 40 degrees Sunday

Egypt is to experience a continued heat wave Sunday, with experts predicting 40 degrees Celsius in the capital.

Temperatures to continue rising in Egypt Sunday, Cairo to see highs of 39 C

Egypt's temperatures will continue rising Sunday following brief moderate weather with Cairo expected to witness highs of 39 degrees Celsius and lows of 21 degrees, state news agency MENA reported.
The coastal city of Alexandria will see highs of 31 and lows of 20 degrees celsius.

Cairo at bottom of list for efforts to minimise transport emissions

A report by the independent London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has ranked Cairo at the bottom of a list of 35 cities ranked for their efforts to minimise greenhouse gas emissions from transport, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Solar Plane Completes Historic Round-the-World Flight

The Solar Impulse 2 has become the first plane to complete a round-the-world trip powered only by the sun's energy.

Solar Plane Leaves Cairo on Last Leg of Flight Around World

Solar Impulse 2, an aircraft powered only by the sun's rays, took off from Cairo Sunday morning on what should be the last leg of its history-making flight around the world.

Solar Impulse 2 may take off Sunday from Cairo in 'most technically challenging' flight of world tour

Solar Impulse 2's final 48-hour flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi may take begin on Sunday at 1:00 AM Cairo time, a “provisional time” for a trip that will be the most technically challenging of the round-the-world tour, Solar Impulse announced Friday.

Solar Impulse lands in Cairo

Solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo Wednesday at 7:10 AM (CET) on the penultimate flight of the plane's world tour after a 48 hour and 50 minute voyage from Seville, Spain to Cairo, according to a travel update from the Solar Impulse website.

Solar Impulse II takes off from Seville for Cairo

After two weeks in Seville, Solar Impulse II, a solar-powered aircraft flying all over the world, took off at 6.18am (4.18 GMT) Monday morning en route to Cairo.

Signals detected from crashed EgyptAir black boxes in Mediterranean

Signals have been detected from the emergency transmitter on crashed EgyptAir Flight MS804, investigators said Thursday.

'Terrorism' more likely than technical failure in missing plane: Egypt minister

Egypt's aviation minister said on Thursday that a "terror" attack was a more probable explanation for the disappearance of an EgyptAir flight carrying 66 people from Paris than technical failure.

EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar'. The search operation is being co-ordinated with the Greek authorities.

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the Egyptian airline says.

Summer heatwave to hit Egypt this weekend

 A heatwave will bring summer temperatures to Egypt this weekend, with the mercury reaching a scorching 40 degrees in Cairo on Friday.