Egypt Headlines
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:27:48 GMTCartona Gets $4.5m Pre-Series A to Connect Retailers With Suppliers
[TechCrunch] Year-old startup Capiter announced last week that it raised a $33 million Series A to digitize Egypt's traditional offline retail market.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:22:09 GMTEgypt's FM Holds Series of Meetings On Sidelines of UNGA 76
[Egypt Online] On the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held on Monday a series of meeting with his counterparts of different countries including Albania, Sweden, and Cyprus, b...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:22:07 GMTPresident El-Sisi Participates in Virtual Meeting With Heads of State and Government On Climate
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi participated via video-conference in a meeting with heads of state and government on climate, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:22:05 GMTSisi Orders to Continue Providing Financial Resources to Upgrade ICT
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ordered to maintain providing necessary financial resources to upgrade the main structure of the ICT.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:26:02 GMTCabinet Mourns Death of Former Defense Minister Tantawy
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian government mourned the death of former defense minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, who passed away Tuesday morning.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:25:59 GMTPresident Sisi Mourns Death of Tantawy - Calls Him 'Father And Teacher'
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday mourned the death of former defense minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, who passed away earlier in the day.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:25:52 GMTEU Delegation Mourns Death of Egypt's Former Defense Minister Tantawy
[Egypt Online] The EU Delegation to Egypt has mourned the death of former defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, who passed away Tuesday morning.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:25:49 GMTFormer Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi Passes Away
[Egypt Online] Former Defense Minister, Field Marshal Muhammad Hussein tantawi passed away, earlier today, Tuesday 21, Sep. 2021, at the age of 85.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:06:05 GMTPresident Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's Speech At the UN Sustainable Development Goals Meeting
[Egypt Online] "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:05:01 GMTMashat - Investment in Human Capital Top Priority for Egyptian State
[Egypt Online] Minister of International Cooperation Rania El Mashat asserted that investment in human capital is a top priority for the Egyptian state under the directives of the political leadership to promote the living standards of citizens, citi...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:04:59 GMTExports of Egyptian Petrochemicals Company Estimated At U.S.$31mln, - Petrolum Ministry
[Egypt Online] The Petroleum Ministry said on Monday 20/9/2021 that the exports of the Egyptian Petrochemicals Company were estimated at 31 million dollars in the 2020/2021 fiscal year.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:04:56 GMTEgypt,Libya Discuss Ways of Developing Security Partnership
[Egypt Online] Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfiq discussed on Monday 20/9/2021with his Libyan counterpart Khaled Mazen ways of developing the security partnership between the two countries, as well as security issues of common interest.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:04:53 GMTDefense Minister Meets Yemeni Counterpart
[Egypt Online] Defense Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mohamed Zaki met on Monday20/9/2021 with his Yemeni counterpart Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi, who is currently visiting Egypt.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:41:33 GMTEmigration Minister Signs Deal to Provide Insurance Protection for Egyptian Expatriates
[Egypt Online] Minister of State for Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates' Affairs Nabila Makram has signed a memo of understanding with Dr Mohamed Omran, President of the Financial Regulatory Authority and Alaa el Zoeiri, Head of the Insurance Federa...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:41:33 GMTEmigration Minister Participates in Sharmrend-Fair 2021
[Egypt Online] Emigration Minister Nabila Makram is taking part in the third Annual Sharm El-Sheikh Insurance and Reinsurance Rendezvous and the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers (FAIR) 27th Conference, held on September 19-22 under the auspices of t...
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:09:55 GMTPM Reviews Chinese Proposal to Operate Business Area in New Capital
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli met with Housing Minister Assem el Gazzar Sunday night to review a plan to manage and operate the central business area in the New Capital.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:09:52 GMTEU Amb. Lauds Project to Revive Old Cairo
[Egypt Online] EU Ambassador to Egypt Christian Berger said Monday that a project to revive Old Cairo is important for Egyptians and all those interested in cultural heritage in the world.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:09:50 GMTPresident Sisi Receives Yemeni Defense Minister
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday received Yemeni Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Maqdashi in the presence of his Egyptian counterpart Colonel General Mohamed Zaki.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:09:42 GMTGabonese Foreign Ministry Delegation Visits EAPD Premises
[Egypt Online] A delegation of the Gabonese Foreign Ministry chaired by Ambassador Viviane Nagouni paid a visit Monday to the premises of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD).
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:54 GMTIrrigation Min. - Levels of Upstream Rainfall On River Nile Up During Sept.
[Egypt Online] Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati said levels of upstream rainfall on the River Nile will continue to rise during September.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:53 GMTEgypt FM Heads for New York to Partake in AHLC Meeting of UN General Assembly
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed for New York on Sunday to take part in the the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting to take place as part of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly activities.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:50 GMTEgypt FM Affirms to Israeli Counterpart Need to Revive Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry underlined, during a phone call with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid on Sunday, the importance of reviving negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis in a way that will help cement the pillars ...
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:48 GMTEgypt Reports 637 Coronavirus Cases in Past 24 HRs
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said that 637 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 296,276.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:46 GMTEnvironment Ministry Launches Largest Beaches Cleanup Campaign in Alex
[Egypt Online] The Environment Ministry implemented the largest beaches cleanup campaign in Alexandria in collaboration with the Banlastic Egypt, the Alexandria governorate and a number of civil society partners.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:43 GMTIDSC Unveils Optimistic Fitch Forecasts for Egyptian Economy in 2030
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) said Sunday that Fitch Solutions expects a rise in the volume of Egypt's nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to some 943.4 billion dollars in 2030.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:07 GMTSisi Urges Bigger Support for Artists
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has urged support for workers in the arts domain; the soft-power arm of Egypt.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:05 GMTEgypt Receives More Than 564k Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Astrazeneca From France
[Egypt Online] Egypt has received 546,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca from France through the COVAX facility, in cooperation with the UNICEF, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Health Hala Zayd in a statement on Sunday.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:56:04 GMT14.9m People Registered for Covid-19 Vaccines So Far
[Egypt Online] The number of people who have registered for COVID-19 vaccines so far reached 14.9 million citizens, said Spokesperson of Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed in media remarks to El Hikaya talk show on MBC Masr on Friday evening.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:55:15 GMTMin. - Egypt Has All Potentials to Become Center for Manufacturing, Exportation
[Egypt Online] Trade and Industry Minister Nivine Gamea underlined that Egypt has all needed potentials qualifying it to become the center for manufacturing and exporting ready-made clothes to various world countries.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:55:15 GMT23 Container, Cargo Ships Handled At Damietta Port
[Egypt Online] Twenty-three container and cargo ships and 1,867 trucks were handled at Damietta Port in the past 24 hours.