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There are attractive opportunities for partnership with private sector: Finance Minister
Sovereign sukuk is quick development solution that do not place immediate burdens on state
Egypt is first Arab, African country to provide COVID-19 antiviral: Health Ministry
Drug helps in reducing odds of hospitalisation by 50%
US envoy for Horn of Africa visits Cairo amid regional tour
Shoukry stressed the importance of dealing with security and stability in the Horn of Africa from a comprehensive perspective that ensures the settlement of all the issues witnessed by it.
Egypt ready to resume talks on Ethiopia’s Nile dam: Madbouly
Prime Minister stresses Egypt’s keenness to contribute to development in Africa
Algeria supports Egypt’s call for binding agreement on GERD’s filling, operation
Al-Sisi, Tebboune agree to intensify coordination to resolve Libyan crisis
CCCPA holds retreat on post-2021 arrangements in Somalia
The Egyptian side will be chaired by Hamdy Loza, the Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, while the Somali side will be headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mahmoud Abdi Hassan.
Shoukry receives phone call from new Cypriot Foreign Minister
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafiz said that Shoukry congratulated his Cypriot counterpart on assuming his post and invited him to visit Cairo.
Foreign Minister participates in Egyptian-American Virtual Forum on Climate Change
US Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry also attended the forum.
6 Egyptian airports renew health accreditation certificates for safe travel
This step enhances confidence in health procedures at Egyptian airports: Minister of Aviation
Microfinance institutions pump EGP 3.7bn into ‘Decent Life’ initiative
48% of financing was directed to women-led projects
90k people receive medical services within early detection of liver cancer programme
Cost of treating one patient ranges between EGP 30,000 – 90,000 per month, depending on type of medication
Egypt sees Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, UAE as explicit threat to their security
Two attacks launched against UAE within few days
Journalists Syndicate hosts book signing event for writer Osama Abdel Latif
Play is about Palestinian cause, expresses rejection normalization with Israel
Egypt announces reducing the minimum age requirement to receive coronavirus vaccine to five years
The higher the rates of vaccination and the wider the coverage, the more quickly societies can return to normalcy, said Abdel Ghaffar.
UAE says intercepts 2 ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis
A ballistic missile launcher in Yemen’s Al Jawf governorate was destroyed shortly after it launched ballistic missiles against Abu Dhabi
Burkina Faso President Kabore detained by mutinous soldiers
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained overnight by mutinous soldiers, local media reported Monday
China-aided food supplies transported to Afghan provinces: official
Afghanistan’s caretaker government began to deliver the China-aided humanitarian food supplies on Saturday to at least 10 provinces of the country’s 34 provinces, an official said Saturday. The supplies including 440 tons of rice will be shipped by 20 trucks to 10 most vulnerable provinces, Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and …
Arab League calls for designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement as terrorist
The attack led to the explosion of three tankers transporting petroleum fuels and resulted in the death of three people and the injury of six.
Egypt updates its entry requirements effective 22 January
Arrivals with WHO-approved vaccination certificates will be granted entry
Cairo to co-chair Global Counterterrorism Forum’s coordination meeting
Egypt is one of founding countries of global forum
Egypt, Oman sign cooperation agreements in various fields
The two sides issued a joint statement in which they explained that the committee reviewed the existing bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and expressed their deep satisfaction at the high level reached by these relations.
FM Shoukry participates in Egyptian-Omani Business Council
Ahmed Hafez, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Shoukry praised the frequency of the meetings of the council since its establishment in 2019, which reflects the firm will of both sides to expand areas and frameworks of cooperation between the two brotherly countries.
Achieving stability, security requires conscious national police: Al-Sisi
Egyptian president attends Ministry of Interior’s celebration of National Police Day
Egypt, US sign partnership agreements to establish 6 applied technology schools
US government invests $1.7bn into education in Egypt over 40 years
Cairo launches 1st green flight from Africa
EgyptAir aims to reduce single-use plastic materials on its flights by 90%
Egyptian, French navies conduct joint drill in Mediterranean
Training includes range of naval combat activities, including joint air assault reconnaissance operations
UNFCCC aspires to work with Egypt to ensure success of COP27
Two sides agree to continue bilateral coordination to enhance international efforts in combating climate change
UN Secretary-General raises five alarms for 2022
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday raised five alarms for the world for 2022. “I want to begin the year by raising five alarms — on COVID-19, global finance, climate action, lawlessness in cyberspace, and peace and security,” he told the UN General Assembly in a briefing on his priorities for 2022. “We face a …
UN secretary-general warns of worse scenario than Cold War
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world is not on the verge of Cold War II, but something worse.
US politicians’ decoupling from China rhetoric “ignorant” and “arrogant,” say experts
Some U.S. politicians have recently ramped up the “decoupling from China” rhetoric, as both Democrats and Republicans look ahead to the midterm elections amid surging COVID-19 cases and bumpy economic recovery. Such rhetoric, according to experts, revealed the ignorance and arrogance of some American politicians, and decoupling from China will significantly hurt U.S. businesses and …