Latest in Politics Highlight
Latest in Politics
Egypt’s Health Minister outlines plan to ensure safety of school leaving exam takers
Ministry will provide 2,156 equipped ambulances at examination centres
Egypt welcomes Russian decision to lift ban on charter flights
Egypt, Russia agreed to resume full air traffic between the two countries in April
Egypt, UN discuss enhancing effectiveness of peacebuilding architecture
Meeting included rich dialogue, consensus on ways to enhance
Egypt’s Water Resources Minister reviews water situation, management mechanisms to meet demands
Ministry is continually working to achieve optimum use of Egypt’s water resources during period of maximum consumption
Egypt’s Foreign Minister full speech on GERD at UNSC
Statement Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt before UN Security Council session on GERD
Egypt’s Al-Sisi inaugurates 8th OIC ministerial conference on women
Conference launched ‘Women’s Development Organisation’ at its permanent headquarters in Egypt
Egypt stresses its position on binding GERD legal agreement
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry noted Egypt’s categorical rejection of Ethiopia’s announcement regarding start of the second filling process
Egypt aims to treat 1 million with Hepatitis C in Sudan
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed has met with her Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Najuib to discuss the Egyptian presidential initiative to treat 1 million people with Hepatitis C in Sudan. On Tuesday evening, Zayed received Al-Najuib at her ministry’s headquarters to discuss ways of joint cooperation, as part of the depth and interdependence …
Egypt resorted to UN Security Council after Ethiopia’s intransigence in GERD talks, Al-Sisi tells DRC’s Tshisekedi
Egypt has resorted to UN Security Council after Ethiopian intransigence during African Union (AU) led talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi. In a phone call with his counterpart, Al-Sisi stressed that Au-led talks faltered due to Ethiopia’s desire to impose …
Security Council may help change components of GERD talks: Hussein Haridi
Egypt is working to break up Ethiopia’s intransigence over GERD through negotiations, says ECSS Director Khaled Okasha
Arab League condemns Ethiopian attempt to cause rift with African Union
Regional organisation has right to voice opinion on any issue that affects its members, says Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry
Progress in Ethiopian dam issue depends on UN’s adoption of Tunisian proposal: Expert
Tunisian proposal urges Ethiopia to refrain from unilaterally filling Nile dam’s reservoir, resume talks
Approved COVID-19 vaccines effective against Delta mutation: WHO
All vaccines against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) are effective, even against the Delta mutation, according to Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking at a virtual press conference on Wednesday, Al-Mandhari outlined the latest developments in the pandemic, the conditions of the mutations, as …
Opinion| Trump and Biden’s war to assassinate democracy
American democracy has become more threatened than ever before, after it was, for two entire centuries, an example and a living model to be emulated. In fact, democracy, in general, is suffering from a crisis, especially after the protests by the yellow jackets in France and the implementation of Brexit in the UK. Nevertheless, the …
International rules should not be based on rules of the few: Xi
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Tuesday said international rules should be based on universally-recognized norms rather than rules of the few. Cooperation among countries should aim at serving all mankind instead of seeking hegemony by way of group politics, Xi said. Xi made …
Leave no country, nation behind in pursuit of human well-being: Xi
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Tuesday said that on the road to the well-being of all mankind, no country or nation should be left behind. All countries and nations are equally entitled to development opportunities and rights to development, Xi said. Xi made …
Opinion| Ethiopia and the UN Security Council
Perhaps within hours, a meeting of the UN Security Council will be held, to discuss the dispute between Egypt and Sudan on the one hand, and Ethiopia on the other, regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is being built on the Blue Nile. It seems that Addis Ababa is not interested in the …
Whether a country is democratic or not should not be judged by the handful of others: Xi
There are different pathways toward wellbeing, and people of all countries are entitled to choose their own development paths, Xi stressed.
Ethiopia: Blinken calls for withdrawal of Eritrean, Amhara forces from Tigray
Blinken condemned destruction of bridges into Tigray, stressing need for all parties to commit to immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire.
‘War optional’ to preserve Egypt’s water resources: Former Water Minister
Ethiopia has officially notified Egypt it has started the second filling of its controversial dam
Egypt, Sudan successfully internationalise Ethiopia dam crisis: Water expert
If controversial dam collapses due to natural or random causes, this would severely affect Sudan, says Water expert Hani Sewilam
Ethiopia continues grievous violations to international law with 2nd Nile dam filling: ex-official
Ethiopia is being ‘excessively selfish’ over Nile dam, issue, fuels hostility in region, says Ambassador Mohamed Hegazi
Egypt, UN address Nile dam crisis as Ethiopia closes ears to international community
Egypt showed flexibility in negotiations but has been met with Ethiopian intransigence, says Mohamed Abdel Atty
Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopia’s announcement of 2nd Nile dam filling
Egyptian, Sudanese foreign ministers call for legally binding agreement on filling, operating of controversial dam
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed begs ‘international understanding’ for Nile dam issue
As Egypt, Sudan head to UN Security Council, Ethiopia says it wants peace, prosperity
Egypt’s PM Madbouly witnesses start of Sinovac vaccine’s domestic production
Egypt already produced 1 million doses of vaccine, with enough reserves of raw materials to provide 600,000 doses daily, says Mostafa Madbouly
Egypt sends liquid oxygen supply to Libya to alleviate COVID-19 crisis
Egypt has sent several trucks loaded with liquid oxygen to cover the needs of the health sector in Libya. Libya’s Ministry of Health said, in a statement, that this will be the first of joint cooperation between the two countries. It also activates the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ministry and its Egyptian counterpart. …
Egypt’s Irrigation Minister, Hungarian Ambassador discuss water cooperation
Ambassador Kovács invited Abdel Atty to participate in Planet Budapest 2021 conference
Egypt, Vietnam discuss developments in GERD dispute
Shoukry in New York to participate in Security Council session on GERD
Egypt’s Health Ministry launches reproductive health convoys in 30 villages in 7 governorates
Convoys are part of ‘Our Better Days’ initiative to provide free family planning services