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Ministry of Education asserts new academic year to start in October
Minister of Education and Technical Education, Tarek Shawky, asserted that the new school year 2021-2022, will start on 9 October despite the emergence of the Delta Plus coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister confirmed, in a statement on Wednesday, that coordination has been made with the Supreme Committee for Corona Crisis Management, before taking any action for …

Egypt aims to provide insurance for expatriate workers
Egyptâs Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan met with Saleh Farhoud, the head of the Egyptian community in France, to discuss boosting cooperation between both sides to provide insurance for Egyptian workers abroad. Farhoud hailed the role of the Ministry of Manpower in caring for the people in all countries around the world, stressing that the …

Egyptian, French air forces conduct joint exercises
The Egyptian Air Force and their French counterpart have conducted a joint military exercise with multirole fighter jets, including Mirage 2000, Rafale, and Egyptian F-16s, the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson said on Tuesday. During the exercise, the Egyptian and French forces carried out an air-to-air refueling exercise with the participation of French aerial refueling aircraft …

Egypt, Sierra Leone sign agreement for culture, youth cooperation
An official session was held on a number of bilateral and regional issues of common interest, in addition to signing a number of bilateral agreements to enhance cooperation between the two countries.

Egyptian President awards first-class order to Administrative Prosecutionâs former chief
Ezzat Abu Zaid was sworn in before President Al-Sisi as new head of APA

Egyptian government follows up on progress of âDecent Lifeâ projects
Total of 300 km of electric train project have been completed

Egypt to turn 1st Islamic capital in Africa âFustatâ into open museum: Prime Minister
Project aims to transform region into touristic site representing Historic Cairo

Health Minister reports first cases of delta variant in Egypt
Total of 15 million doses of Sinovac-VACSERA vaccine to be distributed on Tuesday

Egypt opens 5th edition of Higher Education Exhibition
Egyptâs Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, and Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea inaugurated, on Sunday, the fifth Higher Education Exhibition, with the participation of 40 universities and institutes. The exhibition will run for two days, providing an opportunity for all universities and institutes to promote their best programmes. …

Egypt, Sudan discuss enhancing military production cooperation
The Egyptian Minister said that this meeting also aimed at discussing financing mechanisms for contracts between the two sides.

Serbia invites Egypt President Al-Sisi to attend Non-Aligned Movementâs 60th anniversary celebration
Serbia FM praises Egypt’s efforts in combating extremism

Egypt to launch of 4 satellites for scientific research by 2022
Project is part of Egyptian strategy to localise, develop peaceful use of space science

Egypt organises training on conflict resolution, mediationfor African diplomats
Total of 20 trainees from South Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, and Cameroon participated in course

African Union inspects Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Development Center in Cairo
Delegation completes operation procedures of AUC-PCRD in preparation for official opening

Egyptian consortium installs 1st hydroelectric turbine at Tanzaniaâs Julius Nyerere Station
Consortium consists of Arab Contractors, Elsewedy Electric companies.

Health Minister briefs cabinet on pandemic situation, COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Vaccination centres increase to 657 nationwide

Egyptâs intelligence chief visits Ramallah, Tel Aviv to push peace process forward
Egypt previously mediated ceasefire between Israel, Hamas ending 11-day assault on Gaza in May

Egypt, Somalia discuss bilateral relations , regional issues Â
Shoukry affirmed Egypt’s keenness to support the Somali side and to provide it with various aspects of assistance.

Irrigation Minister leads meeting to discuss status of Aswan High Dam, its reservoir
Meeting also discussed current flood situation

Egyptâs plasma collection centres receive 1,320 donors since 14 July: Health Minister
Donors should be between 18 and 60 years old, weigh over 50 kg

Egyptâs Thanaweyya Amma graduation rate records 74% for academic year 2020-2021
First stage of university admission requires 88% grade at least for scientific stream, 65% for literary stream

155,000 Egyptians get vaccinated on Sunday: Health Minister
Ministry is planning to vaccinate about 800,000 citizens per day

Egyptian President, Japanese FM tackle regional, international issues
Both sides exchange views on Afghanistan situation

137k students register to take university admission tests in Egypt
Application open until 19 August, says Higher Education Ministry

Egypt expresses condolences to Lebanon over Akkar explosion
Preparations are underway for urgent Egyptian medical aid to Lebanon

Egyptâs Al-Sisi, CIA Director address regional, international issues
Meeting tackles developments in Afghanistan, EastMed, Libya, GERD issue

Egypt receives 1.76 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
Total of 40 million doses expected to arrive Egypt under COVAX initiative

US Envoy for Horn of Africa visits Djibouti, Ethiopia, and UAE
Feltman’s nine-day tour aims to promote peace in Ethiopia

Egypt, UAE conclude âZayed-3â joint air forces training
It also included the multi-tasking fighters from both sides carrying out several joint sorties for training in attacking enemy targets and defending vital targets in perfect harmony, as well as training in refueling in the air.

No intention to remove subsidy, but rather âreorganiseâ its system: Egyptâs Al-Sisi
Developing Egyptian countryside will cost from EGP 700bn to EGP 800bn in 3 years: Al-Sisi