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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:58:37 GMT
Ethiopia Rejects Arab League Resolution Backing Egypt to Take GERD Meeting to UNSC
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has "rejected in its entirety" a resolution by the Executive Council of the League of Arab States backing Egypt's position in calling for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to push Ethiopi...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:10:00 GMT
Shoukry Holds Talks With FM of Luxembourg
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks here on Wednesday 16/6 with his counterpart from Luxembourg Jean Asselborn, currently visiting Egypt.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:31:30 GMT
Health Minister Probes With WHO Director Issues of Mutual Concern
[Egypt Online] Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed met with Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the headquarters of WHO in Geneva during her visit to Switzerland.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:31:27 GMT
Egypt Hands Over Public Prosecution's Documents in Regeni Murder Case to Italy
[Egypt Online] Prosecutor General Hamada el Sawy handed over on Tuesday 15/6/2021 to Italian Ambassador to Egypt Giampaolo Cantini two copies of the Public Prosecution's documents in the Giulio Regeni's murder case.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:31:23 GMT
Preparations Underway for First Egypt-S. Sudan Higher Committee Session
[Egypt Online] The International Cooperation Ministry on Wednesday 16/6/2021 organized a coordination meeting of the Egyptian ministries and departments concerned with cooperation with South Sudan.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:13:21 GMT
First 'Fly Dubai' Flight Arrives in Sharm El Sheikh
[Egypt Online] The first flight of Fly Dubai, a Dubai-based airline, landed on Tuesday 15/6/2021 at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport at 6:00 pm.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:11:07 GMT
Egypt Reports 609 New Coronavirus Cases, 37 Deaths
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Tuesday 15/6/2021 that 609 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country to 274,404.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:11:04 GMT
Sisi Approves Law On Minimum Periodic Allowance
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has signed Law No. 69 of 2021 setting a minimum periodic allowance for those subject to the civil service law and those who are not addressed by the same law.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:11:01 GMT
Egypt Calls For Addressing Water Scarcity Problems to Achieve Sustainable Development
[Egypt Online] PermanentRepresentative of Egypt to the United Nations in New York Mohamed Idriss saidthat during a high-level dialogue at the United Nations on desertification,land degradation and drought, Egypt shed light on its efforts to address a...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:10:57 GMT
Defense Min. Probes Cooperation With U.S. CENTCOM Chief
[Egypt Online] Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production Gen. Mohammed Zaki met on Tuesday 15/6/2021 commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Gen. Kenneth McKenzie and his accompanying delegation.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:39:13 GMT
Actress Amina Khalil Named Honorary Ambassador of UNFPA
[Egypt Online] The UNPopulation Fund (UNFPA) in Egypt has named actress Amina Khalil as HonoraryAmbassador, praising her for being an advocate for women's and girls' rights, including the right to reproductive health, and extolling her impressive car...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:58:04 GMT
Arab Foreign Ministers Meet in Qatar to Discuss Nile Dam Conflict
[VOA] Cairo -- Arab League foreign ministers met Tuesday in Qatar, focusing on efforts to resolve the Nile River dam conflict between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. Egypt's Foreign Minister said Cairo is seeking a diplomatic, not a military, solution to ...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:29 GMT
NCW Head - Sisi Interested in Constitutional Rights of Women
[Egypt Online] President of the National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsy asserted the Egyptian women are living their golden age under a political leadership, which is very interested in women's issues and their constitutional rights.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:25 GMT
Health Min. - Egypt to Receive 1.9 Million Doses of Astrazeneca Within Days
[Egypt Online] Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed said that Egypt will receive nearly 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine to be delivered via the COVAX Facility within the coming days.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:20 GMT
Sisi Warns Giant Dams Hinder Equitable Distribution of Water
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi warned the establishment of giant dam projects is hindering an equitable distribution of waters of rivers.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:18 GMT
Health Min. Urges Support for Scientific Research in Egypt
[Egypt Online] In a meeting with Mark Edington, the head of the grant management division at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Tuesday, Zayed stressed the need to encourage world companies to work with Egypt in the manufacture ...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:16 GMT
Shoukry - Ethiopia's Insistence On Filling GERD Violates Int'l Law
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that Ethiopia's insistence on the second filling of the the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) without a deal violates international law.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:13 GMT
Egypt, Britain Linked With Long Cooperation History in Field of Climate
[Egypt Online] Visiting British Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth Anne-Marie Trevelyan asserted that Egypt and Britain are linked with a long cooperation history in the field of climate work.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:12 GMT
Irrigation Ministry Launches Canal Rehabilitation Project to Improve Water Management
[Egypt Online] The Irrigation Ministry has launched a canal rehabilitation project with the aim to improve water management in Egypt.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:10 GMT
Sisi Invites Qatari Emir to Visit Egypt As Soon As Possible
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry delivered on Tuesday a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in which the Egyptian leader invited the Qatari emir to visit Egypt as soon as possible.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:59:07 GMT
Rafah Crossing Remains Open to Let in Aid, Wounded Palestinians
[Egypt Online] Egyptian authorities kept the Rafah border crossing open Tuesday to receive wounded and stranded Palestinians and allow humanitarian relief assistance into the Gaza Strip.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:51 GMT
Egypt, Saudi Arabia Agree to Boost Cooperation in Various Production, Service Sectors
[Egypt Online] Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday to develop and promote aspects of cooperation in various production and service domains topped by trade, industry, investment, agriculture, health, education, transport, petroleum, media, environ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:49 GMT
Sisi Briefed On Plan for Establishing Leather Tanning Factory
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has been briefed on an executive plan for establishing a leather tanning factory, the first of its kind in the Middle East and Africa in terms of size and the advanced industrial technology used.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:46 GMT
Egypt, Emerson Discuss Digital Transformation in Oil Projects
[Egypt Online] Petroleum Minister Tarek El Mulla held talks on Tuesday with a delegation of Emerson Oil Company on means of boosting joint cooperation.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:45 GMT
'Back to Roots' Initiative Helps 77,000 Expats Return Home, Says Minister
[Egypt Online] Emigration Minister Nabila Makram said Tuesday that a "Back to Roots" initiative offered support to many Egyptians stranded abroad in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:14 GMT
Egypt FM Conveys Message From Sisi to Qatar Emir
[Egypt Online] Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani received Tuesday visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who conveyed a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:11 GMT
27 Ships Handled At Damietta Port
[Egypt Online] Twenty-seven container and cargo ships have arrived at Damietta Port over the past 24 hours.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:12:07 GMT
President Sisi Orders Govt to Provide Necessary Services At All New Urban Communities
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed the government to provide all necessary services at all new urban communities in accordance with the highest relevant implementation standards, while promoting reliance on locally-made compon...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:25:43 GMT
Egypt Upholds Death Sentence for 12 Senior Muslim Brotherhood Figures
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Cairo/Egypt -- Egypt's highest civilian court on Monday upheld death sentences against 12 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures over a 2013 sit-in which ended with security forces killing hundreds of protesters, judicial sources sa...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:01:31 GMT
Triathlon Team Shine in Egypt
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