Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011 with a $4-billion budget, is considered Africa’s largest hydroelectric project stretching 1.8 kilometres (just over one…
In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built. The man, whose remains were found buried in a sealed clay pot in Nuwayrat, a village south of Cairo, lived…
Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home. High-profile cases like jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai have spotlighted the plight of Britons held in…
A coming Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition displaying Egyptian relics, including a Tutankhamen statue and feline mummies, is just the beginning of plans for further collaborations and events, the custodian of the African nation’s treasures has said. Dr Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, also told the Post that it…
A coming Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition displaying Egyptian relics, including a Tutankhamen statue and feline mummies, is just the beginning of plans for further collaborations and events, the custodian of the African nation’s treasures has said. Dr Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, also told the Post that it…
Home » TRAVEL NEWS UPDATES » Now, Hong Kong Joins With Iran, Israel, Azerbaijan And Egypt In Enhancing Summer Travel Surge Management And Global Citizen Assistance Saturday, June 28, 2025 As Hong Kong approaches the July 1 holiday, the Immigration Department is anticipating a significant rise in border traffic. Director Benson Kwok has projected around…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » United Kingdom Airline Stocks Soar as Fragile Iran- Israel Ceasefire Ignites Powerful Market Optimism, Boosting Confidence Across United States, Germany, Qatar, Egypt and Global Travel Sectors Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Airline and travel stocks in the United Kingdom surged sharply following the announcement of a fragile ceasefire between Iran and…
Western airlines risk suffering greater disruption than their Chinese rivals this summer, as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel – compounded by US military strikes – forces most carriers to avoid flying over dangerous airspace on China-Europe routes. Analysts said that while almost all carriers have diverted services to bypass Iran and parts of…
The warring African nations said in a joint statement on Wednesday that they had initialled an agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC – to be formally signed in the US capital next week. “This is a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!” Trump said in…
Home » Australia Travel News » Türkiye Joins Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, United Kingdom, Jamaica, France As Australia Issues New Travel Alert During Peak Travel Season Friday, June 20, 2025 Türkiye has officially joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Jamaica, and France on Australia’s growing list of high-risk travel destinations as…