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Italian FM defends diplomatic relations with Egypt as new ambassador takes post next week
Quest for Regeni truth to continue, says Alfano

Russian, Egyptian military ties increase
Joint tactical drills and educational training will take place starting next September

Egypt, Germany sign cooperation agreement in solving illegal migration problem
FM Sameh Shoukry maintains boycotting statesâ demands from Qatar in meeting with German FM in Berlin

Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Palestinian pilgrims
The crossing is expected to be closed on late Monday

Egypt gets ready to receive Russian tourism in Q4 2017
The Russian tourist inflow to Egypt reached its peak in 2014, recording 3.1 million tourists, while it fell to 2.389 million tourists after the Russian plane crash in 2015

Egyptâs economy will not get affected by US aid cut: AmCham
Egypt is the second largest recipient of military aid from the United States after Israel, receiving about $1.3bn annually and nearly $80bn in military and economic assistance over the past 30 years

Problems not allowed to disturb relations between Egypt and Sudan: Al-SisiÂ
Al-Sisi, Ouf discussed raising security and military coordination at the border between them

Egypt seeks collecting UKâs documents of 1952 Revolutionary movementÂ
The documents are believed to contain many unrevealed secrets that might help historians understand Egyptâs confusing era

Al-Sisi asserts to Farmajo Egyptâs support to Federal Somalia
Egyptâs foreign policy based on not intervening in other countriesâ internal affairs

Egypt celebrates Indianâs Independence Day with the rhythms of a sitar performanceÂ
Together, Egypt and India championed the cause of developing countries and worked for peace and development; said Indian Ambassador in EgyptÂ

26% increase of Egyptian exports to Russia highest in 3 years:Â KabilÂ
Egyptian exports to the country during the first half (H1) of 2017 amounted to about $360m

Boosting peace process tops agenda of Egyptian, Jordanian, Palestinian FMs ahead of US delegation visit
The meeting is the second to take place to revise methods of coordination regarding the Palestinian issue

Tourist demand in Egypt is increasing, recovery in a year: Rahlat.com officialÂ
Infrastructure must be improved to meet the needs of Arab travellers, says Messo

Talks between Egypt and Israel on re-opening embassy in Cairo: Israeli media
Security arrangements are allegedly ongoing between Israel and Egypt to prepare for the re-opening of the Israeli embassy in Cairo and the return of its ambassador. Israeli media Haaretz reported on Monday that Israeli officials arrived in Cairo on Sunday, but The Jerusalem Post said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs abstained from commenting. Ambassador …

Rafah border crossing opened until Thursday ahead of Hajj
Thousands of pilgrims expected to cross to Egypt to reach Saudi Arabia

Italy to return ambassador to Cairo after year of diplomatic tensions
Italian prosecution received transcripts of investigations on Regeniâs case, says Italian media

Egypt economic outlook improves despite deteriorating regional outlook: FocusEconomics
Total investments have grown by 4.1% in FY 2017 and are forecasted to grow by 5.7% in FY 2018

Egyptian-Jordanian cooperation in the field of military and civil industries and manufacturing technology
El Assar reviews the technological capabilities and defense equipments produced by the companies of the Ministry of Military Production with Jordanian high-level delegationÂ

$4.8bn trade volume between Egypt and African markets
Economic ties are the top priority on Al-Sisiâs agenda in the upcoming African tour

Egypt’s budget deficit drops 1.6% in FY 2016/17
âEgypt`s budget deficit dropped to 10.9% of GDP instead of 12.5% during the past fiscal year (FY), which ended in 30 June, and the annual economic growth rate increased to 4.1%, which is above the expected rate,â said Alaa Youssef, the presidential spokesperson. Youssef said that the real GDP growth for different sectors rose this …

First goals of Egypt economy reform plan have been met, says BNP Paribas
A research note expects 2017 to be a transition year for the local economy

Egypt is the worldâs second fastest growing tourist destination for 2017:UNWTO
The Pyramids and Petra are still high on peopleâs bucket lists, says G Adventures managing directorÂ

Egypt receives second of four 209/1400 submarines
We obtain weapons from all countries to diversify and strengthen our combat capabilities, commander of the marine corps

Egyptian lawmakers blame US travel warning of unsafe Egypt
Egyptian members of parliament (MPs) said they sent blame messages to the US for portraying an unsafe image of Egypt, in a Monday meeting with Thomas Goldberger, the US embassyâs chargĂ© dâaffaires. According to MP Tarek El-Khouly, the secretary-general of the parliamentâs Foreign Affairs Committee, the MPs objected to the latest embassyâs travel warning against …

Al-Sisi receives letter from Al-Sabah regarding Qatar crisis
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Monday a letter from the Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, handed by the Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. The letter was regarding the Kuwaiti efforts in resolving the Qatari rift, and efforts in supporting unity and cooperation between …

Egypt imports cattle from Ireland after 20-year hiatus
In 2016, an agreement was reached between Irish and Egyptian authorities to ship livestock

Egypt conducts âAl-Yarmouk 3â military drills with Kuwaiti air forces
The last round of drills was held in April 2016 in Kuwait

Egypt dismisses Qatari allegations of using membership to âachieve political purposesâ
Qatarâs mission to UN says Egypt uses its membership in issues not related to the UN Security Councilâs work

Shoukry, Ghandour chair third round of political consultations between Egypt and Sudan
They tackled consular issues to clear all obstacles hindering citizensâ mobility between the two countries

Egyptian-Greek joint military exercise âMedusa 2017â
In 2015, Egypt and Greece hold their first joint exercise Medusa 2015