Egypt Headlines
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:33:18 GMTCAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe Holds Key Meetings in Cairo
[CAF] The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe arrived in Cairo, Egypt, at the headquarters of the continental football governing body for his first visit as CAF President.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:40 GMTEgypt Reports 861 New Coronavirus Cases, 46 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health and Population Ministry said on Wednesday April 21,2021 that 861 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 218,902.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:39 GMTEnvironment Minister Calls for Serious Action to Rescue Earth
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has called for serious action to save the Earth planet.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:37 GMTSisi Says 10th of Ramadan Victory Anniversary Reflects Genius of Egyptian Military
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Thursday 22/4/2021 that the anniversary of Tenth of Ramadan Victory mirrors the genius of the Egyptian military in retrieving the land and conquering the impossible, saluting all martyrs of du...
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:36 GMTCairo Univ. Obtains ISO 9001 - 2015 in Field of Quality System Management
[Egypt Online] Cairo University President Mohamed Othman el Khesht announced that the university obtained the annual renewal of ISO 9001:2015 in the field of quality system management after meeting international standards.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:34 GMTPM - Thursday Fully Paid Holiday On Sinai Liberation Day
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli on Thursday 22/4/2021 decided that Thursday, April 29, will be a fully paid holiday for all the public and private sectors on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:34 GMTShoukry Briefs Niger's President On Egypt's Stance On GERD
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shourky had a meeting on Wednesday 21/4/2021 evening with President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum as part of an ongoing tour of some African states.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:32 GMTAzhar Grand Imam Greets Sisi on 10th of Ramadan Victory Anniversary
[Egypt Online] Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki on the 10th of Ramadan victory anniversary.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:30 GMTPM Reviews 2020 Human Development Report
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli reviewed on Thursday 22/4/2021 efforts to conduct the 2020 human development report.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:29 GMTShoukri Arrives in Tunis Carrying Message From Sisi to Tunisian Leadership
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri arrived in Tunisia Thursday 22/4/2021 to hand over a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:27 GMTFM Hands Over Message From Sisi to President of Senegal
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday April 21,2021 handed over a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to President of Senegal Macky Sall, Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said in a tweet.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:26 GMTSCZone, Garblt Sign Agreement On Upgrading Sokhna Port
[Egypt Online] The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) and the General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Land Transport (GARBLT) signed an agreement on overhauling Ain Sokhna Port.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:20 GMTRDIF, Minapharm Agree to Produce Million Doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in Egypt
[Egypt Online] The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) and Egypt's Minapharm, the regional leader in recombinant DNA technology, and its Berlin-based subsidiary, ProBioGen AG, announced an agreement to produce over 4...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:47:23 GMTEgypt Reports 855 New Coronavirus Cases, 42 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Tuesday 20/4/2021that 855 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 218,041.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:47:22 GMTIMF - Egypt Has Second-Largest Economy in Arab Region During 2020
[Egypt Online] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the Egyptian economy has outperformed several economies in the Arab region, ranking it second in the region in 2020, just behind Saudi Arabia.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:47:21 GMTAgriculture Ministry's Spokesman - Egypt World's 1st Exporter of Citrus
[Egypt Online] Egypt is the largest exporter of citrus in the world, Agriculture Ministry's Spokesman Mohamed el Qersh said on Tuesday 20/4/2021.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:00:02 GMTPresident El-Sisi Updated On Ministry of Public Business Sector's Plans to Optimize Use of Assets
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today with Minister of Interior Mr. Mahmoud Tawfik, Minister of Public Business Sector Mr. Hisham Tawfik, Presidential Advisor for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed, and Legal Advisor to t...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:59:58 GMTMadbouli, 11 Ministers Leave for Libya to Discuss Joint Cooperation Issues
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli left here on Tuesday for Tripoli, Libya, leading a delegation comprising 11 ministers, head of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and a number of representatives of bodies concern...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:59:55 GMTPM - Political Leadership Attaches Importance to Upgrading Civil Aviation System
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli said that the political leadership and the government attach importance to developing the civil aviation system in light of its vital role in serving the country's national economy.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:59:51 GMTPresident El-Sisi Follows Up On Social Welfare Institutions Activities
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Finance Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Social Solidarity Ms. Nevine Al-Kabbaj, Presidential Advisor for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sa...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:59:33 GMTEgypt's Health Minister Discusses Manufacturing Sputnik V Locally With Russian Ambassador
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed discussed the possibility to locally manufacture the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a meeting with Moscow's Ambassador to Cairo Georgy Borisenko on Monday.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:59:31 GMTEgypt's FM Hands Sisi's Message On GERD to Comoros President
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry handed a message from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to President of Comoros Azali Assoumani on developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a meeting in Moroni.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:59:27 GMTEgypt Reports 852 New Coronavirus Cases, 40 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Monday that 852 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 217,186.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:59:24 GMTEgypt - Ethiopian Claim That Low Outfalls Can Pass Average Blue Nile Discharges Incorrect
[Egypt Online] The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said the Ethiopian claim that the existing two low outfalls are capable of passing the average discharges of the Blue Nile River is incorrect, noting that the current discharge capacity fo...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:59:21 GMTFM Arrives in South Africa As Part of African Tour
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived Monday in South Africa after wrapping up a visit to the Comoros.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:59:15 GMTSenate Rejects Amendments to Education Law
[Egypt Online] The Senate has rejected in principle a government bill amending certain provisions of Education Law No. 129/1981 on secondary education final year exams (Thanaweya Amma)(higher school diploma exams).
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:46:24 GMTEgyptian Envoy to Meet Ramaphosa to Lobby Against Ethiopian Dam
[Daily Maverick] With tension mounting over Ethiopia's construction of a giant dam on the Nile, Egypt's foreign minister is to meet President Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Tuesday to seek support for Cairo's objection to Addis Ababa's unilateral filling o...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:47:19 GMTEgypt's Interior Ministry - 1,686 Inmates Pardoned On Occasion of Ramadan
[Egypt Online] Some 1,686 prisoners were pardoned, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday 20/4/2021.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:47:16 GMTParl't Speaker Greets Sisi On 10th of Ramadan
[Egypt Online] Parliament Speaker Hanafi Gebali sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday 24/4/2021 on the occasion of 10th of Ramadan.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:38:53 GMTSome Int'l Media Reportages On GERD Damaging
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDISABABA - Some international news media companies unprofessional report on the ongoing Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks have caused a negative impact on the negotiation process and created misunderstanding among the ...