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Latest in Egypt

Egypt’s Al-Sisi applauds workers’ efforts in development process
âEgyptian citizens are real heroes who made governmentâs economic reform programme a success,â says Al-Sisi

Egypt participates in African fact-finding mission to Chad
Delegation reviews security situation in N’Djamena, efforts of restoring normality

Al-Sisi meets experts supervising Egyptian-Japanese school system
Egypt President praises great effort of Japanese experts in such vital national project that forms part of stateâs strategy to develop Egyptian citizens

Egypt, Canada hold intensive meetings on GERD issue
Discussions aim to inform Canadian parliamentary members of Egyptâs position on Ethiopiaâs Blue Nile dam

Ethiopia rejects international mediation in GERD deadlock, historic treaties on Nile waters
Both Egypt, Sudan announce their intention to resort to UN Security Council to resolve GERD disagreement

Arab League, UN warn against continued attacks on Yemenâs Marib city
Serious international pressure must be exerted on Houthis to set up immediate, comprehensive ceasefire: Aboul Gheit

Egyptâs PM Mostafa Madbouly receives 1st shot of COVID-19 vaccine
Madbouly urged citizens to speed up registering for vaccine in interest of their health and safety of society, amid surge in nationwide infections

Egyptâs Al-Sisi directs for continued comprehensive development in Sinai
Ministerial meeting reviews executive position of agricultural land reclamation project in Sinai

Egyptâs Transport Minister blames âextremist elementsâ for some train accidents
There is plan to develop fleet of mobile railway units at cost of EGP 53bn, said Kamel El-Wazir

Egypt, Croatia discuss strengthening bilateral economic, trade relations
During the meeting, the two sides also discussed a number of issues and files of mutual interest between the two countries.

GERD discord continues following repeated failure of negotiations
Ethiopia previously denies second GERD filling poses any potential damage to two downstream countries, rather protects Sudan from flood risks

Egyptian fishermen detained in Eritrea return home
Upon their arrival from Eritrea, the fishermen were received by Ambassador Amr Mahmoud Abbas, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs and Egyptians abroad, to check on their safety.

Sinai Liberation is model of conquering despair, frustration: Al-Sisi
Egypt’s current battle of construction is no less important than previous war

Egypt extends State of Emergency for 3 months
Nationwide State of Emergency first put in place in April 2017 after two deadly church bombings

Egypt’s Information Minister Osama Heikal resigns for âpersonal reasonsâ: Cabinet
Several members of newly elected House of Representatives call upon Heikal to resign in January

Security of GCC region is part of Egyptâs national security: Al-Sisi
Egypt, UAE discuss joint cooperation, regional issues

Egyptâs âTwo is Enoughâ project refers 853,643 women to family planning clinics
Project conducts 5.8 million door-to-door visits to encourage women to make use of family planning methods

Egyptâs COVID-19 infection rate in 3rd wave 10% higher than previous waves: Health Minister
115 doctors have died of COVID-19 caught while on duty, says Hala Zayed

Egyptâs Shoukry, Tunisian President discuss regional developments, GERD updates
Ambassador Ahmed Hafez, the official spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the message dealt with the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks and Egypt’s position in this regard.

Egyptian military’s brilliance behind 10th of Ramadan victory: Al-Sisi
10th of Ramadan victory is source of inspiration to win any battle in life, says Egyptian President

Egypt to manufacture 40 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine locally
Rollout of locally produce vaccine is expected to start in Q3 of 2021

Egypt’s Al-Sisi directs formulating integrated plan to develop local industrial sector
Al-Sisi remarks came during his meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea.

Al-Sisi affirms depth of Egypt-US ties, praises counterterrorism cooperation
Egyptian President holds high-level meetings, including with EBRD Head Odile Renaud-Basso

Egypt to locally manufacture China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
Chinese company grants VACSERA limited licence to locally produce formerâs COVID-19 vaccine

Ethiopian policy on GERD is leading to troubled region: Pundits
All options are open, President Al-Sisi’s warnings are clear, says Hany Raslan

Egypt, South Africa discuss latest GERD developments
It comes as part of Shoukryâs ongoing tour of several African countries, delivering messages from Egyptian President Al-Sisi

Egypt shows flexibility in decade-long GERD talks hoping for fair deal: Water Ministry
Addis Ababa calls on UN Security Council to urge Egypt and Sudan to return to negotiations on dam filling, operation

Egypt, China, Russia discuss manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines
China will send new batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses to Egypt before April end

Prime Minister Madbouly affirms Egypt’s strong support for Libya reconciliation efforts
Egyptian Prime Minister visits Libyan capital, Tripoli, along with 11 ministers to discuss bilateral cooperation

Egypt’s PM heads to Libya for joint cooperation discussion
Mostafa Madbouly travelled to Libyan capital, Tripoli, along with delegation of 11 ministers