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Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:26:31 GMT
Egypt, Sudan Seek UN Help to Resolve Mega Dam Dispute With Ethiopia
[VOA] The foreign ministers of Egypt and Sudan appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to intervene in their dispute with Ethiopia over the operation of a mega dam on the Nile River.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:24:53 GMT
UN Ready to Promote 'Win-Win Solution' for Blue Nile Dam Project
[UN News] The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in efforts to resolve their decade-long disagreement over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), senior officials told the Security Council on Thursday.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:59:22 GMT
UN Security Council to Weigh in On Controversial Ethiopia Mega-Dam
[RFI] The UN Security Council is meeting Thursday to consider a resolution on giant hydroelectric dam being built by Ethiopia, which Egypt and Sudan say will block water access to millions of people downstream.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:45:40 GMT
Egypt Facing 'Existential Threat' Due to Ethiopia's GERD On Nile
[Egypt Online] Egypt's foreign minister said on Thursday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a threat to the life of Egyptians.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:54 GMT
Egypt Strongly Condemns Assassination of Haiti's President
[Egypt Online] Egypt has strongly condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, expressing its deep condolences to Haiti's government and people over this tragic attack.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:49 GMT
Armed Forces Capable of Deterring Anyone Daring to Undermine Egypt's Security
[Egypt Online] Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki said on Thursday 8/7/2021 the Armed Forces are capable of deterring anyone who would dare to undermine the security of Egypt.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:47 GMT
Communications Minister Opens Egyptian-African Training Center
[Egypt Online] Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat said on Thursday 8/7/2021 the establishment of an Egyptian-African training center in the telecommunications field is meant to consolidate Egypt's policy of cooperation w...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:43 GMT
IsDB Finances 338 Projects in Egypt With Allocations of $12.7bln
[Egypt Online] Planning and Economic Development Minister and Egypt's Governor at the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) Hala el Saeed said that Egypt's distinguished development partnership with the bank has resulted in financing 338 projects wit...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:39 GMT
Electricity Min. Probes Cooperation With Voltalia Company
[Egypt Online] Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said Egypt is rich in renewable energy resources especially when it comes to wind and solar energy, which it can use to generate about 90 gigawatts of electrical power.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:36 GMT
Sisi Follows Up Progress in Petrochemicals Complex Project in Sczone
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday 8/7/2021 held a meeting with CEO of US Bechtel Group Brendan Bechtel to follow up progress in a project to establish the largest-ever petrochemicals complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:33 GMT
Egypt Wins Membership of AUF Board of Directors
[Egypt Online] Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt has won membership of the newly-formed board of directors of the Francophone University Agency (AUF).

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:40:30 GMT
UELDP Reflects Egypt's Successful Development Experiment
[Egypt Online] Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy said that the inclusion of the Upper Egypt Local Development Program (UELDP) in UN platforms is recognition of the success of Egypt's experiment in this regard.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:40:44 GMT
CBE Deputy Governor - We Dealt With Covid Crisis With Advance Steps
[Egypt Online] Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Gamal Negm said on Thursday the bank has dealt with Covid-19 pandemic crisis rapidly, with advance steps and in a methodical and planned manner.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:40:41 GMT
NCW Head Thanks Sisi for Continued Support of Women
[Egypt Online] Head of the National Council for Women Maya Morsi thanked on Thursday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his continued support of women.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:37:21 GMT
Sisi - Egypt Adopted Pro-Women Policies Over Covid-19 Repercussions‎
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt was keen to give due attention to women while drawing up its policies on handling the coronavirus crisis.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:37:19 GMT
Egypt, Iraq Confer On Fields of Employment, Training
[Egypt Online] Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan conferred with Iraqi Labor Minister Adel al Rikabi on means to boost cooperation in the fields of employment, vocational training and disabled care in addition to benefiting from Egypt's pioneering expe...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:37:14 GMT
PM Receives Report On Citizens' Complaints in June
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli Sunday received a report on citizens' complaints registered with the Cabinet's ombudsman office during the month of June.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:35:20 GMT
Ethiopia Resumes Filling Nile Mega-Dam Reservoir, Angering Downstream Nations
[RFI] Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling the reservoir of its mega-dam on the upper Blue Nile, Egypt and Sudan said, raising tensions Tuesday ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council meeting on the divisive project.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:45:18 GMT
Organisation of Libyan Exhibition in Tunisia in September 2021 Discussed
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Trade and Export Development, Mohamed Boussaid and a delegation of the Libyan Industry Union led by its executive director, Ali Nasir discussed a meeting Wednesday the organisation of a Tunisian-Lib...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:41:24 GMT
Gamea Stresses Egypt Keen On Enhancing Cooperation With Malaysia
[Egypt Online] Minister of Trade and Industry Nivine Gamea underlined Egypt's keenness on enhancing cooperation with Malaysia in various domains, especially industry and investmen.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:41:20 GMT
Planning Min - Egypt's 'Decent Life' Initiative Included On UN Platforms
[Egypt Online] Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr Hala el Saeed said on Wednesday 7/7/2021 Egypt has made a global achievement, amidst exceptional circumstances, by including the presidential initiative "Decent Life, the "Rowad 2030" (p...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:41:16 GMT
Gabonese Min - We Seek to Benefit From Egypt's Expertise in Women Empowerment
[Egypt Online] Gabon's Minister of Social Affairs and Women's Rights Prisca Koho who is currently visiting Egypt said she is looking forward that her country would benefit from Egypt's expertise in the field of empowering women.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:41:11 GMT
Shoukry Discusses GERD File With U.S., British, French Envoys to UN
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Tuesday the US, British and French permanent representatives to the UN in New York to brief them on Egypt's position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahm...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:41:07 GMT
Egypt Allows 74 Nationalities to Get Tourist Visas Electronically - Tourism Ministry
[Egypt Online] The Ministry of Tourism announced that 28 new nationalities were added to the system of issuing an electronic tourist visa taking to 74 the number of nationalities able to obtain the visa electronically.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:41:01 GMT
PM Follows Up Progress of Work in New Aswan City
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has paid a visit to New Aswan city to follow up progress achieved so far in carrying out development and services projects there.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:38:30 GMT
MDC-2021 Wraps Up Activities
[Egypt Online] The Armed Forces on Tuesday 6/7/2021celebrated the end of activities of the 2021 Military Diplomacy Course at the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance Administration, held for foreigners in Cairo.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:38:26 GMT
Foreign Reserve up by U.S.$116 Million in June - CBE
[Egypt Online] Egypt's foreign reserve increased by $116 million by the end of June, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Tuesday 6/7/2021.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:38:20 GMT
Egypt Reports 164 New Coronavirus Cases, 22 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Tuesday night 6/7/2021 that 164 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 282,421.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:38:17 GMT
Fruitful Cooperation Between Egypt, Japan in Restoring Second Khufu Solar Ship, Transfer of Antiquities
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission led by Sakuji Yoshimura, the President of Japan's Higashi Nippon International University and Honorary Professor at Waseda University has completed the unearthing of all artefacts of the sec...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:38:14 GMT
Egypt, Sudan Discuss Cooperation in Health Sector
[Egypt Online] Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said on Wednesday 7/7/2021that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is keen on offering medical support to Sudan for enhancing the health care system in the sisterly country.



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