Latest in Tag: Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egypt
Egypt aims to benefit from Japanese expertise in preparations for 2020 Olympics
Egypt aims to benefit from the Japanese expertise in sports training and camps, in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Al-Sisi appoints 3 deputies to chief justice of Supreme Constitutional Court
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court selects its own chief justice and other justices, and even decides how many justices will serve on the court.
Egyptian banking sector achieves EGP 45.549bn net profits in September
Top 10 banks in the Egyptian banking sector account for 65.5% of profits, top 5 banks account for 46.1%
COVID-19 second wave hits hard in Egypt, medical teams prioritised in vaccinationÂ
Egypt received first shipment of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm with 86% efficacyÂ
Egypt climbs 9 spots on US Newsâ Best Global Universities Rankings
Abdel Ghaffar said that Egypt opened several new universities recently, noting that “no country in the world can open four universities at the same time
Egypt to organise first expo for vehicle conversion to CNG in January 2021
Gamea explained that this exhibition aims to raise awareness of economic and environmental benefits of using compressed natural gas (CNG) as car fuel
UK-Africa Investment Summit to kick off in January 2021
New trade agreements between UK and 14 African partners to come into force next January. Egypt signed its trade agreement with the UK in early December
Hurghada receives 1st tourist group from Berlin since travel resumption
Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board announced that Hurghada also received the first tourist group from the Slovakian capital, Bratislava
Egyptâs trade deficit declines 32.4% in September 2020
Egyptian imports decreased by 21.3% to $5bn in September 2020, versus $6.4bn in September 2019, which led to the decline in Egyptâs trade deficit
Egypt follows up on detention of 17 Egyptian fishermen in Tunisia
The Egyptian fishermen were caught fishing illegally southeast Tunisian island of Kerkennah. Tunisian Coast Guard Rapid Intervention arrested the fishermen
Egypt approves assessment mechanism for environmental violations
Fair compensations for terrestrial reserves violations will be collected
Egypt, UNDESA join forces to design COVID-19 response policies for sustainable development
During the webinar, Al-Mashat underscored the value of Egyptâs partnership with the United Nations, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which underlined the importance of enhancing global collaboration and effective partnerships among all sectors and stakeholders to scale up impact and achieve development priorities.
Egypt condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan
The victims were meeting at a home to participate in a Quranic lecture, which is a regular Friday activity for Muslims, in Gilan district, about 120 km away from Ghazni.
Egypt welcomes formation of Yemenâs power-sharing government
Yemen’s President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced that PM Maeen Abdulmalik was reappointed to head the new cabinet
Egypt receives 1 million tourists during July-November period: Official
About 2 million tourists visited Egypt from 1 January to 16 March: Tourism Ministry Â
Egypt calls for conference in âMunich formatâ to stimulate Palestine-Israel peace process
Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine convene in Cairo to discuss two-state solution
Egypt cancels New Year celebrations due to COVID-19
Discos and nightclubs will continue to be closed until further notice, as well as, weddings, events, or gatherings in closed places
Egypt, World Bank hold first meeting on LIBOR phase-out
London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) has been widely used since the 1970s as a reference rate for various financial instruments.
Update: Egypt’s Intelligence Chief meets Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Libya’s Benghazi
Head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service stressed Egyptian support to 5+5 joint military commission talksâ outcomes,
UN-led peace efforts
EU parliament adopts resolution on human rights in Egypt, Egyptian Parliament denounces decision
Egyptian Parliament called on EU parliament “not to appoint itself as the custodian of Egypt, and to refrain from politicising human rights issues.”
EVA Pharma becomes official distributor for Eli Lilly in Egypt
EVA Group signed a strategic partnership agreement with Eli Lilly to import, market, and distribute the latterâs products in Egypt
Egypt, UAE health officials discuss COVID-19 vaccine supply plan
Zayed and Al Owais discussed the novel coronavirus (COVID19) vaccine supply plan to Egypt, in the presence of the Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE, the Emirati Consul to Egypt, and Mohamed Hassani, the Assistant of Minister of Health for public Health initiatives affairs.
Egypt launches 416 renewable energy projects worth EGP 95.6bn in two years
Hala El-Said said that major renewable energy projects included 32 photovoltaic solar power stations in Benban, Aswan, with a total capacity of 1,465 MW
Egypt ready to aid DR Congo in its upcoming African Union presidency: FM Shoukry
Ambassador Ahmed Hafez, FM spokesperson stated that the meeting comes within DR Congo preparation for its next AU presidency
Egypt, Eurasian Economic Union discuss free trade agreement
Slepnevâs visit is part of his preparations for the fourth round of negotiations between Egypt and the EAEU on free trade agreement, which is scheduled to be held in the first quarter of next year in the Russian capital Moscow.
Egypt reveals new measures to curb coronavirus spread
Egyptian-Iraqi-Jordanian partnership gains momentum
Egypt negotiates for 1,000 MW renewable energy projects: Electricity Minister to DNE
Mohamed Shaker said that new wind farms, solar plants to add 2,400 MW by 2022, bringing total renewable energy capacity in Egypt to more than 6,378 MW
UK offers ÂŁ1m to support Egypt against COVID-19
The money will be used in order to strengthen the Egyptian Health Ministry’s COVID-19 response, a statement by the WHO explained.
Egypt signs protocol to boost engineering exports to Gulf markets
Executive Director of EECE, May Helmy, said that Tabseer will support the Egyptian companies to obtain the necessary quality and conformity certificates needed to enter not only the Gulf markets, but also the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets.
Egypt launches awareness-raising campaign entitled âProtect Her from Circumcisionâ
Maya Morsi, President of the NCW, said that the campaign aims to raise awareness of the FGMâs harms, and to call on parents to reject this inhuman crime, noting that raising individual awareness is an essential part of addressing this serious problem.