western desert
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,…
Police kill 11 terrorists in shootout in Upper Egypt desert area: Interior Min.
Egypt
October 24, 2018
Police kill 11 terrorists in shootout in Upper Egypt desert area: Interior Min.
Egypt’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday said that 11 terrorists were killed in a shootout with security forces in a mountainous…
New gas discovery in Western Desert: Eni
Business
August 31, 2018
New gas discovery in Western Desert: Eni
Italian oil company Eni has made a gas discovery in the Obayed concession in the Egyptian Western Desert, according to a…
Apache to increase Egyptian oil exploration, production
Business
August 22, 2018
Apache to increase Egyptian oil exploration, production
Minister of Petroleum Tariq al-Mulla met with a high-level delegation from Apache Oil Corporation, to discuss the means of developing…
Eni reveals second oil discovery in Egypt’s Western desert
Egypt
July 9, 2018
Eni reveals second oil discovery in Egypt’s Western desert
Italian drilling company Eni revealed the discovery of a second oil well in Egypt’s Western Desert, according to press release…
British historians outraged at Egyptian modifications to British WW2 warplane
Egypt
January 4, 2018
British historians outraged at Egyptian modifications to British WW2 warplane
British historians expressed outrage at modifications carried out on a British warplane that fell in the Western Desert during the…
Little-known militant group claims responsibility for Egypt attack
Egypt
November 3, 2017
Little-known militant group claims responsibility for Egypt attack
A militant group called Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility for an attack in Egypt’s Western Desert that killed several policemen last…
Police personnel killed in western desert shoot-out reaches 52
Egypt
October 21, 2017
Police personnel killed in western desert shoot-out reaches 52
52 Egyptian security personnel died during a clash with suspected Islamist militants in the western desert late on Friday, two security…