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Photos: Egyptian scientists document fossil of 98-million-year-old dinosaur in Bahariya Oasis
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June 9, 2022
Photos: Egyptian scientists document fossil of 98-million-year-old dinosaur in Bahariya Oasis
An Egyptian team of paleontologists took part in documenting the fossil of a large, carnivorous predatory dinosaur that lived 98…
Eni discovers new petroleum well in western desert
Business
April 15, 2022
Eni discovers new petroleum well in western desert
The Italian company, Eni, announced the discovery of a new petroleum well in the concessions of the Mleiha, western desert.…
Earthquake hits south of Egypt’s western desert
Egypt
March 15, 2022
Earthquake hits south of Egypt’s western desert
The stations of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in Egypt recorded an earthquake that hit Egypt…
US$1 billion in new investments for Khaleda and Qarun oil fields
Business
April 28, 2021
US$1 billion in new investments for Khaleda and Qarun oil fields
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek al-Molla, chaired, on Wednesday, the meeting of the general assembly of both…
Eni announces new oil discovery in Egypt’s Western Desert
Business
December 24, 2020
Eni announces new oil discovery in Egypt’s Western Desert
The Italian Oil Company Eni announced on Wednesday the discovery of new oil resources in Egypt’s Western Desert, adding 10,000…
Siwa Oasis reopens archaeological and tourist sites
Egypt
September 23, 2020
Siwa Oasis reopens archaeological and tourist sites
Archaeological and tourist sites opened to visitors in Egypt’s Siwa Oasis on September 1. Fathi Diab, Director-General of Siwa Antiquities,…
Egypt signs agreements worth US$155 million for oil and natural gas exploration
Business
December 25, 2019
Egypt signs agreements worth US$155 million for oil and natural gas exploration
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek al-Molla signed on Wednesday four new petroleum agreements for the exploration and…
Output in Western Desert stands at 7,000 barrels per day: Ministry
Egypt
December 19, 2019
Output in Western Desert stands at 7,000 barrels per day: Ministry
The Borg El-Arab Petroleum Company (BORAPETCO) has drilled 7,000 barrels of crude oil per day and 10,000 million cubic feet of gas…
12 militants killed in Western Desert police crackdown
Egypt
December 6, 2018
12 militants killed in Western Desert police crackdown
Twelve militants were killed, two police-guiding Bedouins shot dead, and four others injured in clashes between Sinai extremists and…
President Sisi expresses condolences for terrorist attack on Christians in Minya
Egypt
November 3, 2018
President Sisi expresses condolences for terrorist attack on Christians in Minya
Following the terrorist attack on Friday targeted at a bus of Coptic Christians at the western desert near Minya,…