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Egypt launches national consultations with World Bank Group on climate action
‘Our strategic partnership with World Bank aims to review national efforts to combat climate change,’ says Al-Mashat
Trial operation of Egypt’s electric train to start within few months: PM Madbouly
Madbouly inspects new transport projects in Cairo
Egypt, Ukraine leaders discuss bilateral relations, regional crises
Zelensky affirms Ukraine’s keenness to coordinate with Egypt in various fields
Shoukry, AJC delegation affirm depth of strategic relations between Egypt, US
Holding general elections on time is important step towards stability in Libya, says Egypt’s Foreign Minister
Peace Mission 2021 counter-terrorism drill concludes in Russia
The “Peace Mission 2021” counter-terrorism military drill of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states wrapped up on Friday in Russia. The military exercise was successful and all the tasks were finished, Commander of the Russian Central Military District Alexander Lapin said at a closing ceremony at the Donguz training range in Russia’s Orenburg Region. …
Suicide bombing kills 7, injures 8 in Mogadishu
Seven people were killed and nine others wounded after a suicide car bomber detonated explosives at the El-Gab junction near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu on Saturday, the police said. Abdifatah Aden Hassan, the Somali police spokesman said a car laden with explosives detonated near a checkpoint. “We know that seven people were killed and …
Opinion| Who is the true beneficiary of US aid?
Controversy raged again in Cairo over the file of American aid to Egypt. This is after a US State Department spokesman said the Biden administration would suspend $130m in military aid. A State Department official also confirmed that the most prominent condition set by the Biden administration to release the rest of the aid is …
Opinion| Security Council statement: A victory for Egypt’s vision
The presidential statement issued by the Security Council on the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) provided important support to the African Union to carry out its mission in the mediation process in the dam negotiations, which faltered due to the intransigence of Addis Ababa. This thus enhances the role of the African …
Libya’s parliament withdraws confidence from government
The Libyan parliament announced, on Tuesday, the withdrawal of confidence from the national unity government led by Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba. This comes half a year after it assumed power and three months before the end of its duties and the holding of general elections in the country, in a step that may further complicate the …
Opinion| China-Africa Investment Cooperation is Mutually Beneficial with Promising Future
Facilitated by The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) established in 2000, China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has yielded fruitful results, and the contribution of investment cooperation cannot go unnoticed. Chinese business investment in Africa meets the development needs of Africa and has produced mutually beneficial and win-win results, gradually becoming a primary driver in China-Africa …
Environment Ministry, Zewail City sign cooperation protocol in research
Protocol includes technical services, consultations in solid, hazardous waste
Ethiopian dam is biggest threat to Egypt’s water security: Irrigation Minister
Egypt supports project to connect Lake Victoria to Mediterranean Sea
UN General Assembly adopts political declaration on fight against racism
UN General Assembly political declaration aims to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
Irrigation Minister reviews Egypt’s water situation, GERD talks during 5th Arab Water Forum
Reaching comprehensive agreement on GERD will pave way for economic integration, development
Egypt spares no effort to support Lebanon: FM Shoukry
Egypt’s FM congratulates Lebanon’s PM for forming new government
Egypt’s State Council, Libyan Supreme Judicial Council sign MoU to exchanging expertise
Egypt’s State Council and Libya’s Supreme Judicial Council signed, on Wednesday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to exchange expertise in jurisprudence, and provide training and qualification programmes. Earlier on Wednesday, Head of the State Council, Mohamed Hossam El-Din, and President of the Supreme Judicial Council in Libya, Mohamed El-Hafi, discussed ways to enhance cooperation between …
Egypt calls for finalizing Convention on Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry affirmed that racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance still exists and takes multiple forms. In his speech on Wednesday before the high-level meeting to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action, he indicated that the phenomenon of racism …
Arab League calls for holding Libyan elections on time, ending foreign military presence
Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has stressed the need to hold the general elections in Libya on 24 December, as planned, and to end the foreign military presence and disband local militias in the country. This came in Aboul Gheit’s statement on Wednesday before the “Follow-up to the Berlin track on …
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry discusses strengthening relations with EU countries
Meetings come on sidelines of current session of United Nations General Assembly
Health Ministry assigns 830 vaccination centres nationwide
Egypt is one of first countries in Africa that receive COVID-19 vaccines from multiple sources to ensure greatest coverage, says WHO
Sudan thwarts coup attempt by officers loyal to ousted President Al-Bashir
The Sudanese government announced that it had thwarted a coup attempt, on Tuesday, as the country is undergoing a fragile transition since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. The government said that officers and civilians linked to the ousted president’s regime attempted a coup, but the government quickly took control of matters. “We …
Germany provides Egypt with 850,560 COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX
A shipment of 850,560 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Cairo on Tuesday. The vaccine delivery was provided by Germany via the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative, in close cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Frank Hartmann, Ambassador of …
Houthi rebels advance toward oil fields in southern Yemen
The Houthi rebel fighters achieved on-ground military progress and captured key areas in southern Yemen’s oil-rich province of Shabwa on Tuesday, a military official told Xinhua. The local military source said on condition of anonymity that the Houthis carried out an all-out offensive and captured Bayhan district in the province, where key oil fields are …
Guterres sounds alarm of today’s world as General Debate of UN General Assembly opens
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to solve pressing issues as the world is in the throes of a still raging COVID-19 pandemic. “I am here to sound the alarm: the world must wake up. We are on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction,” Guterres said …
French FM sees AUKUS deal as “crisis of trust” between allies
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Monday that the nuclear submarine deal between the United States, Britain and Australia, known as AUKUS, represents a “crisis of trust” between allies that requires explanations. “It’s not so much about breaking a contract … It is of course having a negative impact on France. But of course, …
Russian security official says US biolabs pose threat to tens of millions globally
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that US biolabs around the world pose a threat to the health of tens of millions of people, according to an article published Tuesday in the Russian newspaper Argumenty I Fakty. “The West seems to care about human rights, but in fact violates them on a massive scale. …
Egypt’s PHCHR holds 1st meeting after national human rights strategy launch
Meeting discusses best ways to follow up on implementation of human rights strategy
US drone strike victims’ family demand justice, compensation
“US confession of the deadly attack on civilians in my house virtually demonstrates its arrogance in targeting innocent civilians. Killing civilians is a blatant crime and the perpetrators must be brought to justice,” Emal Ahmadi, brother of late Zamarai Ahmadi, told Xinhua. Zamarai, along with nine members of his family, including seven children aged 2-15 …
Al-Sisi inaugurates Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel II, several development projects in Sinai
Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel connects Africa to Asia, expected to double investments in Sinai
SCO “Peace Mission” anti-terrorism drills officially start in Russia
The “Peace Mission 2021,” a counter-terrorism military exercise for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, officially started on Monday in Orenburg, Russia. The participants are from eight SCO member states, including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. The participating troops consist of around 4,000 military personnel, among which 558 are from China. …