Egypt Headlines
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:59:12 GMTNation Rushes to Replace Ukraine Wheat Imports
[IPS] Cairo -- Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to the country in jeopardy. This is especially urgent because the price of bread in Egypt has in the past sparked protests in t...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:51:54 GMTSisi Holds Virtual Meeting With Greek PM
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held on Thursday 3/3/2022 a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis via video conference with the participation of a number of Egyptian and Greek ministers said presidential spokesman Bassam...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:51:51 GMTEgyptian, French Naval Forces Carry Out Passing Exercise in Red Sea
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian and French naval forces conducted two joint passing drills in the Southern Fleet zone in the Red Sea.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:19:51 GMTCabinet Holds Weekly Meeting
[Egypt Online] The cabinet weekly meeting kicked off Thursday under Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli to review a number of economic, political, social, health and sports files.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:19:50 GMTEgypt Gives Model Example in Abiding By Preventive Measures Against Coronavirus
[Egypt Online] Adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO) Souheil Alouini lauded the preventive measures taken by the Egyptian government to handle the coronavirus pandemic, asserting that Egypt gave a model example in abiding by the preventive m...
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:19:47 GMTSenate President Meets With His Moroccan Counterpart
[Egypt Online] Senate President Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq met on Thursday with Moroccan Parliament Speaker Rachid Talbi Alami.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:19:46 GMTSTCE Wraps Up Activities of Entrepreneurship Week
[Egypt Online] The Military Production Ministry's Science and Technology Center of Excellence (STCE) has wrapped up the activities of entrepreneurship week on Thursday.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:19:44 GMTEgypt's Consul in Chicago Partakes At Bolingbrook's Annual Celebrations
[Egypt Online] Consul General of Egypt in Chicago Sameh Aboul-Enein, participated in an event of the annual celebrations of the chamber of commerce of the Village of Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:19:41 GMTPresidential Decrees Allocating Lands for Establishing Schools, Oil Projects
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued decree no. 59 of 2022 allocating 29 feddans in Assiut to be used for some petroleum projects. Sisi also issued decree no. 58 of 2022 allocating different areas of state-owned lands for establishing...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:35:19 GMTInterior Minister Arrives in Tunis to Partake in Arab Ministerial Talks
[Egypt Online] Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik arrived in Tunis Tuesday 1/3/2022 leading a high-level security delegation to partake in the 39th session of the Arab Interior Ministers Council that will kick off Wednesday in the Tunisian capital.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:35:15 GMT181 Egyptians Back Home From Ukraine On Board Egyptian Flight
[Egypt Online] An Egyptian plane coming from Romania arrived at Cairo International Airport (CIA) on Tuesday night 1/3/2022 bringing back home 181 Egyptians fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:35:12 GMTEgypt Reports 1,322 New Coronavirus Cases, 36 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Tuesday night 2/3/2022 that 1,322 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed infections since the outbreak in the country began to 485,093.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:35:09 GMTPresident Sisi Opens Team Sports Complex Via Video Conference
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi opened via video conference on Wednesday 2/3/2022 Hassan Mostafa Team Sports and Handball Complex in the 6th of October City.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:35:03 GMTEgypt Jumps 5 Points in World Bank Report On Women Empowerment
[Egypt Online] Egypt has scored 50.6 points in the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law 2022 report, up from the 45 points it got in the 2021 report, International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat said on Tuesday1/3/2022.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:35:00 GMTFM Reaffirms Egypt's Support for Int'l Disarmament Efforts
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed that Egypt backs efforts on disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:34:59 GMTE-Promotional Campaign On Tourist Destinations Makes Great Success
[Egypt Online] The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry has lauded significant success achieved by the electronic promotional campaign it launched early this year entitled "Sunny Christmas".
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:20:17 GMTAll EGX Indices Up,Benchmark Increases 1.2 Pct
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went up collectively at the close of Tuesday's trading, pushed by strong purchases from Egyptian and Arab institutions and investment funds.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:20:14 GMTEgypt, World Bank Cooperates to Enhance Women's Representation in Judiciary, Build Inclusive Institutions
[Egypt Online] Counselor Mohamed Mahmoud Hossam El-Din, President of the State Council, and Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, launched the bilateral meetings between the State Council and the World Bank to design a framework of ...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:12:11 GMTCairo Sends Plane to Evacuate Egyptians Fleeing Ukraine to Romania
[Egypt Online] Upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, an EgyptAir plane will fly on Tuesday afternoon1/3/2022 to Bucharest to evacuate Egyptian students who fled the conflict in Ukraine to Romania, Cabinet Spokesman Ambassador Nader Saa...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:12:09 GMTSuez Canal Revenues Jump 15.1 Percent to U.S.$545.5 Million in February
[Egypt Online] Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, announced, on Tuesday 1/3/2022, an increase in the revenues generated by the Suez Canal by 15.1 percent during February 2022.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:12:06 GMTEgypt Welcomes UNSC Resolution On Yemen
[Egypt Online] Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez has welcomed a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Yemen, condemning the cross-border attacks by the Houthi terrorist group on Saudi Arabia and the UAE that struck c...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:12:04 GMTPresident El-Sisi Follows-Up On Implementation of New Olympic Sports Cities in Egypt
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on 1/3/2022 with Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala El Said, Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammed Maait, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Ashraf S...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:40:50 GMTPresident Abdel Fattah El Sisi Witnesses the National Project for Developing the Egyptian Family Event
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived on Monday at the International Conference Center "Al Massa" in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) to witness the National Project for Developing the Egyptian Family event.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:42:59 GMTNigerian, Egyptian Armed Forces, Major Players in Africa - Defence Chief
[Vanguard] The Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Egyptian Armed Forces are major players on the African continent.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:38:37 GMTWazir Inspects Production Lines of Deal On 1,300 Passenger Coaches in Hungary
[Egypt Online] Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir and Egyptian Ambassador in Budapest Mohamed El Shennawy on Tuesday inspected the production lines of manufacturing 670 passenger coaches in the Hungarian factory of a Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft, ...
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:38:34 GMTRashwan - Egypt Presents an Arab Model for Overcoming Crises and Making Progress
[Egypt Online] Journalist Diaa Rashwan, chairman of the State Information Service (SIS), confirmed that the role Egypt plays, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, towards the Arab nation and its issues has increased significantly i...
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:38:33 GMTSCU Report - 957 Convoys Organized in 2021 to Serve Most-in-Need Villages
[Egypt Online] As many as 957 convoys have been dispatched to most-in-need villages as part of contribution by Egyptian universities to the "Decent Life" initiative in 2021.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:38:30 GMTEmigration Minister Meets Egyptian Expats in Denmark
[Egypt Online] Minister of State for Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates' Affairs Nabila Makram reviewed during a Zoom meeting Tuesday with members of Egyptian community in Denmark the role of her ministry towards Egyptian expatriates and meeting the...
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:38:26 GMTMilitary Production Minister Meets Iraqi Delegation
[Egypt Online] State Minister for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi discussed bilateral cooperation between Egypt and Iraq with advisor to Iraq's interior minister Jafaar Saddam and his accompanying delegation.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:38:20 GMTEgp 118mln Allocated to Finance Training Centers
[Egypt Online] Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan announced that the Training and Qualification Fund has allocated EGP 118.347 million to finance training activities and centers.