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Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:09 GMT
Egypt Reports 38 New Coronavirus Cases, 4 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Saturday night that 38 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 283,985.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:08 GMT
Sisi Approves Kuwaiti Loan to Set Up 2 Seawater Desalination Plants in Rafah, Bir El Abd
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree approving a 5.5-million-dinar loan with the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development to finance the establishment of two seawater desalination plants in Rafah and Bir el Abd...

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:07 GMT
Egyptian Table Tennis Champion Dina Meshref Qualifies to 3rd Round in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
[Egypt Online] Egyptian national table tennis champion Dina Meshref qualified Sunday to the 3rd Women's Single Round in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:05 GMT
Agriculture Min. - We Seek Optimal Use of Water Bodies to Boost Fish Production
[Egypt Online] Agriculture Minister Sayyed el Quseir underlined the state's keenness to benefit from the relative advantage of water bodies to meet Egypt's needs of fish and boost exports.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:08 GMT
Egypt's Mohamed El-Sayed Qualifies for Quarter Finals in Olympics Epee Men's Individual Contests
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Mohamed El-Sayed qualified on Sunday for quarter finals after beating China's Lan Minghau in the Epee men's individual round 16 of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:09 GMT
Higher Education Minister Follows Up Alamein Univ Preparations for New Academic Year
[Egypt Online] Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and President of Al Alamein International University (AIU) Essam el Kordi met on Sunday 25/7/2021 to discuss a partnership agreement between the two sides.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:08 GMT
23 Container, Cargo Ships Handled At Damietta Port
[Egypt Online] Twenty-three container and cargo ships were handled at Damietta Port over the past 24 hours.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:48:08 GMT
Sisi Names Two New Members in Al Azhar Council for Senior Scholars
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree appointing two new members in Al Azhar Council for Senior Scholars.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:32:41 GMT
Sisi Directs to Establish Int'l Organizations Central HQ in NAC
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave directives to establish the international organizations' central HQ in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) in full cooperation and coordination with the United Nations in order to meet world-class e...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:32:40 GMT
Sisi Follows Up Progress of Afea's Projects Nationwide
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 24/07/2021 followed up the construction and engineering progress in some projects undertaken by the Armed Forces Engineering Authority (AFEA), especially in the New Administrative Capital.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:32:35 GMT
Sisi Follows Up Renovations of Famous Shrines
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi followed up Saturday 24/07/2021 the efforts of renovating the shrines of the family of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad in Egypt, topped by Sayyeda Nafisa, Sayyeda Zaynab, and Sayedna Al Hussein.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:26:45 GMT
Civil Aviation Minister Inspects Al Alamain Int'l Airport
[Egypt Online] Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar inspected Saturday 24/07/2021 Al Alamain International Airport on the Mediterranean Northern Coastline in the New Alamein City.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:26:42 GMT
Planning Ministry Releases Executive Summary of Egypt's 3rd VNR On SDGs
[Egypt Online] The Planning and Economic Development Ministry has issued the executive summary of Egypt's 3rd Voluntary National Review (VNR) on sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:26:40 GMT
Minister - Govt Keen On Maintaining Stability of Tax Policies Amid Reforms
[Egypt Online] Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said Saturday 24/07/2021 that the government has been keen on maintaining the stability of tax policies amid the economic reforms, aimed at achieving fiscal consolidation.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:26:39 GMT
Sports Minister Congratulates Egyptian Handball Team After Defeating Portugal
[Egypt Online] Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhi congratulated the Egyptian handball Olympic team after winning Portugal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:05:56 GMT
Ethiopia's Filling of GERD Gets Muted Response
[East African] Ethiopia's completion of the second phase filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) last week was not met with huge protests from Sudan and Egypt, contrary to expectations. This could be because it is the rainy season, meaning Sudan,...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:05:40 GMT
Egyptian Lender CIB Reaches for a Bigger Piece of East Africa's Banking Sector
[East African] Egyptian largest private sector bank by assets Commercial International Bank (CIB) is seeking to acquire more banks to strengthen its presence in the East African region.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:29:16 GMT
Cabinet Denies Increasing Fees of Public Transportation
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet media center on Saturday 24/07/2021 denied reports about increasing fees of public transportation after an increase of fuel prices.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:29:10 GMT
Egypt, Japan Discuss Sports Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhy discussed on Friday 23/07/2021 with his Japanese counterpart and Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto means of boosting cooperation between their ministries.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:33:02 GMT
U.S. Should Condemn Egypt's Silencing of Human Rights Defenders - Letter
[HRW] We, the undersigned groups, are appalled by evidence that the Egyptian government and intelligence apparatus persist in efforts to silence human rights defenders even beyond Egypt's borders. We call on the U.S. government to condemn these actio...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:02:09 GMT
Sisi Hails Decent Life Initiative As 'Unprecedented Achievement'
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday hailed the Decent Life Initiative as an "unprecedented achievement".

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:02:08 GMT
Sisi - New Corridors to Accommodate Traffic Movement for Coming 20 Years
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Friday that new corridors that are currently being established should help accommodate traffic movement for the coming 20 years.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:54:58 GMT
PM - Egypt Adopts Exceptional Program to Achieve Infrastructure Boom
[Egypt Online] Egypt has adopted an exceptional program since 2015 to achieve an infrastructure boom, especially in road hubs, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Friday.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:54:55 GMT
Statement By H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi On the Anniversary of July 23 Revolution
[Egypt Online] Statement by H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the Anniversary of July 23 Revolution

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:54:52 GMT
Sisi Orders Removal of Encroachments Nationwide
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the bodies concerned to remove all encroachments nationwide.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:54:49 GMT
Emigration Min. Denies Interference in Kuwaiti Company Policy With Egyptian Workers
[Egypt Online] Minister of State for Emigration Nabila Makram denied on Friday reports about alleged interference in the process of contract termination with a number of Egyptian workers at a Kuwaiti company.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:33:10 GMT
Egypt, Japan Discuss Sports Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhy discussed on Friday with his Japanese counterpart and Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto means of boosting cooperation between their ministries.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:33:08 GMT
Supply Ministry Ensures Fuel Is Available At Gas Stations Following Oil Price Hikes
[Egypt Online] Supply Minister Ali el Moselhi has directed control sectors to launch campaigns to ensure that all types of fuel are available at gas stations and conduct physical inventories.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:33:05 GMT
Al Azhar Imam Greets Sisi, Egyptian People On Anniversary of July 23 Revolution
[Egypt Online] Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the 69th anniversary of the July 23 Revolution.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:15:57 GMT
IMF - SBA With Egypt Achieved Major Targets During Covid
[Egypt Online] Experts at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) with Egypt, offered during the period from June 2020-2021 has achieved its major targets in terms of maintaining the macro-economic stability during t...



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