Latest in Tag: Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egypt

Egypt’s Chief of Staff meets UN special envoy to LibyaÂ
The meeting touched on updates on the efforts to reach a political solution in Libya, says army spokespersonÂ

Al-Sisi to meet Trump in Washington next month: state-run newspaper
The four-day visit will be the first official one by Al-Sisi to a US presidentÂ

Expected rise of cooperation between Egypt and Lebanon: Nasr
The 8th session of the Egyptian-Lebanese Joint Higher Committee launches in Cairo on Monday

Al-Sisi and Abbas to discuss humanitarian conditions of occupied lands
The talks come prior to the Arab League’s summit, planned to take place in Jordan by the end of March

Pope Francis to visit Egypt on April: Egyptian presidencyÂ
During the visit, Pope Francis will meet with Al-Sisi, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, and Egypt’s Pope, says presidency spokesperson

MOU signed between Egypt and Poland to boost economic cooperation
Plans to establish an Egyptian-Polish Chamber of Commerce to promote bilateral trade

Fish markets in Egypt: challenges and obstacles that threaten the vital industry
Egypt’s total fish production reached 1.53m tonnes in 2015, according to CAPMAS, yet the numbers are not quite accurate

Trade exchange between Greece and Egypt reached €1.3bn: Pantelis Gassios
The two countries aim to diversify trade exchange, away from oil products, says Greek embassy official

Egypt now has capabilities to win Oscar: Medhat El-Adl
TV has become a disaster and needs urgent decisions

Egypt 57th among 113 countries in 2016 global food security index: CAPMAS
Self-sufficiency ratio of wheat decreased from 56.4% to 49.1% during 2006-2015

UNDP top official praised Egypt’s positive step to achieve sustainable development
Wahba discussed the preparations to hold the first international conference on the implementation of the sustainable development strategy

Schneider Electric aims to change Egypt’s electricity system
Egypt is witnessing a great development at the moment, specifically in the creation of the New Administrative Capital, says Walid Sheta

FEP Capital intends to inject EGP 250m investments
Managed assets registered EGP 20m at the end of 2016, says Al-Shaheen

Egypt participates in joint military exercise with Bahrain and UAE
The Egyptian navy, air force, and infantry forces left Egypt for Bahrain and the UAE on Saturday, says army spokespersonÂ

How could we benefit from the American model? (3) Â
Proactive anti-corruption mechanisms Â

Body of Egyptian citizen found dead in Italy arrives in Egypt
El-Sayed’s body will be sent to the Zeinhom morgue for autopsy to identify the cause of death prior to burial

Ministry defends using excavator to extract Ramses II statue
Archaeologists have discovered the quartzite head and bust of one of the most powerful 19th Dynasty pharaohs, Ramses II (1279-1213 BC), in a rare find inside the contemporary working class area of Matariya

Egyptian economy to improve in 2017’s initial months: FocusEconomics
Investment expected to grow by 4.5% in FY 2016/2017 and 5.3% in FY 2017/2018, says report

Egypt condemns Al-Qaeda attacks against oil facilities in LibyaÂ
The foreign ministry’s official spokesperson considers the attacks a threat to recently achieved progress in Libya

Three Egyptians, six Israelis sentenced to life in prison over “Ovadia” spy ring
Defendants were accused of spying in favour of Israeli military intelligence in 2013

The legacy of Egypt’s folklore meets America’s temporary jazz and classical violin Â
The “Hakawateya” concert brought audience, Dina El-Wedidi’s independent music, Mazaher’s zar music, and Chelsey Green and The Green Project’s jazz music all together

Egypt ranks third in Africa in Facebook’s internet universality report
The report included 75 countries amongst which Egypt came 37th

Opening tender in Egypt-Saudi Arabia electricity project postponed to April
No political reasons for postponement, but the desire of both parties to properly implement the project, say sources

How can the upsides of the American model inspire us? (2 of 3)
The right to obtain information

Libyan National Committee continues meetings in Egypt
The committee works under the auspices of Egypt’s armed forcesÂ

Rafah border crossing opened until Wednesday
The border crossing has been opened to allow passage of patients and students, says state media

How could we benefit from the American model? Â
Education, health, and public spending prioritiesÂ

Russian-Egyptian cooperation in military and civil manufacturing
El-Assar, Nikitin discuss establishment of a number of projects in the pharmaceutical and automotive-feeding industries

Germany pledges $500m to support Egyptian economy
The support will come in the form of grants and concessional funds: Reuters

Press Syndicate elections adjourned to 17 March
The elections were postponed as Friday’s general assembly was not eligible to vote since only 1,173 of 4,300 expected journalists were present, says state-run newspaper