Latest in Tag: Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egypt

12 Egyptian drivers detained in Sudan return home safely
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday brought home 12 Egyptian drivers who were detained in the Northern state in Sudan.

Sudan delegation visits Cairo to discuss regional tensions
Visit comes amid troubled negotiations over GERD, border tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia

Egypt, Italy discuss cooperation in digital transformation, post services
Italian Ambassador welcomes strengthening of cooperation between Italy’s fintech institutions, Egypt Post

Egypt, ITFC sign finance cooperation programme worth $1.1bn
Programme to finance Egypt’s imports of basic commodities such as food and petroleum products

Egypt, Croatia Foreign Ministers discuss bilateral relations over phone
Shoukry stresses Egypt’s interest in strengthening economic, trade relations between two countries

Egypt condemns Israeli approval for new settlement construction in West Bank
Such steps undermine chances for two-state solution to long-running Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry

Egypt among 21 destinations recommended for 2021: CNN
Egypt in top five list of destinations Canada, Disney World, Dubai, and Antarctica

Meteorological Authority expects 3 days of sandy winds, dense fog over Egypt
Warm wave expected to break on Thursday, moderate weather to follow

Egypt investors in Ethiopia request compensations for losses due to Tigray conflict
Egyptian businesspeople give Addis Ababa six months to end crisis before resorting to international bodies

Egypt holds 3-day hearings in preparation for National Human Rights Strategy
Representatives from civil society organisations, labour unions attend sessions to provide their views

Al-Sisi expresses keenness to push on Egypt-France cooperation
Le Drian conveyed the greetings of French President Emmanuel Macron to Al-Sisi, hailing the strong and distinguished relations between France and Egypt.

Egyptian Navy receives locally manufactured stealth frigate
Egyptian Navy has recently witnessed a technological boom in its armament systems and combat efficiency, in accordance with the latest systems

Work ongoing to fulfil human rights obligations, “no opinion detainees in Egypt”: Shoukry
New US Administration, under Joe Biden, should assess human rights situation based on groups representing Egyptians, rather than groups targeting Egypt

Nile dam row: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan fail to reach consensus on negotiation mechanism
Sudan insists on mandating experts designated by AU to propose solutions, agreement over Nile dam. Both Egypt and Ethiopia rejected the Sudanese proposal.

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to meet Sunday to discuss future steps in GERD talks
Egypt previously said that negotiations require participation of all related countries to reach binding agreement regarding rules for filling, operating dam

Egypt launches ‘Memory of the City’ heritage tours
‘Memory of the City’ initiative aims to preserve urban and social history of historical neighbourhoods in Cairo

1st Egypt-Sudan Business Council meeting tackles private sector opportunities
Egypt prepares for its largest contribution at Khartoum International Fair on 21-28 January

2 Egyptians held hostage on boat in Nigeria return home
Egypt affirms priority of protecting all expatriates, says Foreign Ministry

President Al-Sisi, Cypriot counterpart discuss bilateral relations
Top-level conversation touches on latest updates regarding regional issues, including Eastern Mediterranean region

3 Egyptians killed in Umrah traffic accident, others wounded
Bodies of Egyptian citizens returned home for funeral rites

Shoukry, Israeli counterpart discuss preparations for Quartet meeting
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has held a telephone meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in preparation for a Quartet meeting in the coming days.

Egyptian economy to grow 2.7% in fiscal year 2020/21: World Bank
Egyptian economy has been heavily disrupted by coronavirus pandemic. However, it avoided contraction thanks to previous government reforms, says World Bank

Egypt looks forward to maximising US investment activities: Finance Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait has expressed the Egyptian government’s aspiration to maximise the investment activities of US companies in the country.

Egypt, South Korea discuss bilateral cooperation, COVID-19 response
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said received South Korea’s Ambassador to Egypt Hong Jin-wook to discuss several areas of mutual interest and concern.

Health Ministry launches initiative to monitor home isolation for COVID-19 cases
Egyptian Drug Authority starts registration for Oxford coronavirus vaccine

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin visits Egypt
Mnuchin’s visit to reaffirm enduring US commitment to Egypt, and explore areas of further economic, security cooperation

Egypt’s President Al-Sisi receives Ghanaian president’s special envoy
Egypt’s President stressed the special status Ghana enjoys with the Egyptian people, pointing to Egypt’s keenness to strengthen Egyptian-Ghanaian relations

Egyptian president, US treasury secretary discuss bilateral cooperation, regional issues
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi also highlighted the vital role the Egypt-US partnership played in achieving stability in the Middle East region.

Opinion| Small fry attempts to transform into big fish as Gulf reconciliation finally occurs
Qatari-Gulf reconciliation may turn out to be mere temporary appeasement of Arab dispute, depending on consequences of regional and international changes

Egypt signs reconciliation agreement with Qatar to end 3-year rift
Saudi Arabia, Qatar reopen borders as part of reconciliation deal