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Egyptian-African Relations Committee discusses strengthening Egypt’s stance in Africa
The meeting was chaired by Egypt’s Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza, and took place in the presence of representatives from various ministries and government bodies.
Egypt’s Public Prosecution announces results of investigations into Sohag train crash
Investigations reveal negligence of several involved employees that led to train collision, leaving 20 people dead, 199 injured
Egypt takes measures against German company for discrimination against Muslim Egyptian
Nouran Hassanein applied for job at German company, but was subject to discrimination on account of her wearing hijab
Egypt rejects Ethiopian invitation to exchange data on second GERD filling
Egypt has rejected an Ethiopian invitation to form a tripartite group of representatives from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia to exchange data on the second filling of the disputed Ethiopian dam. In a statement on Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said that the Ethiopian proposal violates the outcomes of the African summits in this …
Egypt, Tunisia agree on Libya support, cooperation on African topics
‘Egypt’s national security is Tunisia’s national security, we will not accept compromise of Egyptian water security,’ says Tunisia’s President Qais Said
Ethiopia invites Egypt, Sudan to nominate operators in data exchange on GERD’s 2nd filling
Move comes as part of Ethiopia’s continued policy to impose fait accompli, limit negotiations to 2nd filling only, says Egyptian former minister
Egypt studies human rights recommendations from regional, international entities: Foreign Ministry
Egypt is keen to benefit from international experiences, best practices in human rights: Ambassador Alaa Rushdie
Egypt, Sudan see 10 years of Ethiopian dam negotiations fail to bear fruit
Ongoing Egypt-Ethiopia dispute revolves around Blue Nile dam operation, period of its reservoir’s filling
UN supports all national efforts to end FGM in Egypt
UN is looking forward to partnering with Egypt in advancing women’s and girls’ rights in many socio-economic fronts
4 Egyptian universities hold electronic tests for 1st semester
About 2,751 students take electronic exams in 34 academic subjects
Egypt, OECD discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in development efforts
OECD committed to speeding up all procedures for its development programme in Egypt, so that it can be launched during H1 of 2021: Organisation’s Secretary-General
Egypt continues all efforts to resolve Lebanon crisis: FM Shoukry
Egyptian Foreign Minister meets with Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun in Beirut
Egypt respects other countries’ development desires, provided its Nile water share unharmed: Al-Sisi
Sudanese Irrigation Minister says all options remain open to solve Ethiopian dam crisis
Sudan keeps all options open to solve Ethiopian dam crisis
Egypt’s Foreign Minister says his country will act if it suffers any water damage caused by dam
President Al-Sisi asserts justice of Egypt’s water cause
‘We respect desire of other countries to achieve development, provided that it does not affect Egypt’s share of water, says Al-Sisi
Arab-Chinese trade exchange rises to $240bn in 2020: Arab League
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Iraq are largest trading partners from Arab region with China
Egypt-Japan Education Partnership holds 6th steering committee meeting
Both sides review progress of ongoing projects under partnership, including Egypt-Japan Schools
Egypt’s Al-Sisi inspects harvest season of mega agricultural project in Western Desert
Presidency spokesperson Bassam Rady said, in an official statement, that the project is within the mega national project “New Delta” to cultivate one million feddan along the Rod Al-Farag – New Dabaa Axis.
Opinion|The Nile is a red line
I mean here his statement about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations, when he said, “We do not threaten anyone, but no one can take a drop of water from Egypt. Otherwise, the region will witness a state of instability that no one could imagine. And whoever wants to test us, let him please.”
No breakthrough in Ethiopia’s dam talks, Egypt blames Addis Ababa for failure
Egypt participates in Kinshasa meetings with good faith, but Ethiopia has no political will to end crisis: Egyptian FM Shoukry
Arab League Chief, Tunisian President discuss preparations for next Arab summit
Regional developments require all Arab countries to work collectively to bring stability and progress to them: Tunisia’s President Qais Saeed
Egypt fighting to complete current academic year amid COVID-19 fears: Education Minister
Combined exams in second semester will be short, simple, and straightforward, with exam duration of two hours during holy month of Ramadan
Egypt, Sudan conclude joint “Nile Eagles – 2” air force training
Officials of both countries held bilateral meeting to discuss issues of mutual interest, challenges, and military cooperation
Over 8 million students across Egypt screened under presidential medical initiative
Students screened in bid to detect several diseases, including anaemia, obesity, and stunted growth
Egypt’s ASRT jumps 257 ranks in Scimago academic classification
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said that the ASRT took the rank of 495 in the 2021 Scimago academic classification, significantly up on its 2020 ranking of 752.
President Al-Sisi asserts government’s efforts to protect Egyptian antiquities
UNESCO Head Audrey Azoulay praises Royal Mummy Parade and lauds Egypt’s efforts to protect its heritage
Egypt, Arab world announce support for Jordan after attempted plot foiled
Egyptian presidency also affirmed Jordan’s stability as integral part of national, Arab national security
Current Ethiopian dam negotiations to reveal Ethiopia’s credibility: Former Assistant Minister
The negotiations started in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) capital, Kinshasa, on Sunday.
Ethiopian dam dispute parties meet in DRC amid hopes for consensus
Ethiopia insists on conducting 2nd phase of filling, generate power from GERD in August
Egypt to provide tourism sector workers with COVID-19 vaccine
Country increases number of COVID-19 vaccination centres to 339 nationwide