Egypt has brought new natural gas wells online in the Mediterranean Sea and the Western Desert, aiming to increase domestic energy production and reduce reliance on imports.

HOUSTON, Feb. 23-- Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum extended Apache Corp.’s Khalda Offset and East Bahariya concessions in the Western Desert through July 2016 and July 2012, respectively. Apache ...

What makes Wadi al-Hitan extraordinary is the type of fossils found here. The valley contains the remains of Archaeoceti, an ...

Italian major Eni has made three new oil and gas discoveries on its Meleiha concession in Egypt’s Western Desert. The latest finds add 8500 barrels of oil equivalent per day to its production in the ...

Apache Corp. said its exploration program in Egypt's Western Desert yielded seven oil and gas discoveries in four geologic basins in the quarter ended June 30. Four discoveries are in the Faghur basin ...

CAIRO — Egyptian forces hunting militants in the country’s western desert mistakenly opened fire on Mexican tourists on safari, killing 12 people and dealing a further blow to the government’s efforts ...

It is the oldest known fossil of the species found in northeastern Africa. A fossil from a a carnivorous dinosaur that lived about 98 million years ago was unearthed by an Egyptian-led team of ...

52 Egyptian security personnel died during a clash with suspected Islamist militants in the western desert late on Friday, two security sources stated. The police convoy came under attack by militants ...