Cape Town — A huge fire erupted at a police facility in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia early on Monday October 2, Reuters reports. Social media videos posted on social media showed the city’s security directorate engulfed in flames. Local civil defence sources said parts of the building had collapsed under the fire. […]
The Egyptian National Election Authority (NEA) has denied the occurrence of any violations, favouritism, or mistreatment of any individual at the notarization offices responsible for issuing endorsement forms for prospective candidates in the upcoming presidential elections. “All the claims raised in this regard, which have been monitored and investigated by the National Election Authority, are […]
Harare — Egypt’s presidential election will now be held in December 2023, rather than in the Spring of 2024 as previously planned. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is highly likely to remain in power, announced the plan as the country faces pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to devalue their currency in order to access bailout […]
The second meeting of the foreign ministers of Sudan’s neighboring countries convened on Wednesday 20/9/2023 at the headquarters of Egypt’s permanent mission to UN in New York in coordination between Egypt and Chad. Sudan’s neighboring states are Egypt, Chad, Central Africa, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan. The meeting is part of the Sudan’s Neighboring […]
Harare — Egypt’s largest liberal opposition political organisation declared that it will not nominate a candidate for the 2024 presidential election after one of its leaders was sentenced to six months in prison, The Times of Israel reports. Hisham Kassem reportedly considered running for president before he was found guilty of slander and verbally assaulting […]
Al-Ahly right back, Mohamed Hani says the current generation of Al Ahly players are ambitious and eager to break previous records of one of the most successful clubs in African football history. The hard-tackling right back was speaking to CAFOnline on the sidelines of their preparation for Friday’s CAF Super Cup encounter against Algeria’s USM […]
The United States plans to hold back $85-million in military aid to Egypt because of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s failure to uphold the U.S.’s conditions on freeing political prisoners and other human rights issues, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy said. Democrat Murphy is also asking that a further $235-million in military aid be withheld in what […]
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Thursday 14/9/2023 a phone call from his US counterpart Antony Blinken, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. The call touched on the distinguished relation between the two countries. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the recent humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Libya after […]
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the river Nile, which has been the source of a long-running dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. Cairo has condemned the move, saying it is illegal. The announcement came just a fortnight after Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed negotiations. Talks were suspended in […]
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 09/09/2023 expressed willingness to promote cooperation with the European Union (EU) in accordance with the principles of exchanged benefit and mutual interest, as a pillar for maintaining regional integration and stability. President Sisi, meanwhile, confirmed that the EU is a key partner in the modernization process underway in […]
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi participated Saturday 09/09/2023 in the African-European mini-summit, which was held on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. The summit saw the participation of the leaders and representatives from Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, France, South Africa, Nigeria and the Comoros. Representatives from the European Union, the World […]
The State has reinforced its efforts over the past nine years to empower the Egyptian farmer, who is considered a main cornerstone of development and whose role is crucial in attaining food security, especially in light of the daunting challenges facing the agriculture sector on the local and international fronts. This came in a report […]
On his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited Egypt on Tuesday in an attempt to reopen peace talks. Burhan met one of his key allies, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in El Alamein on Egypt’s north coast. Burhan flew from Port Sudan and told […]
Data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed on Tuesday 29/8/2023 an increase in the value of trade exchange between Egypt and Sudan to record $1.4 billion in 2022, compared to $1.2 billion in 2021, an increase of 18.7%. The value of Egyptian exports to Sudan increased to reach $929.2 million […]
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed Egypt’s steadfast and firm position to stand by Sudan and support its security, stability, unity and territorial integrity, especially during the current circumstances, taking into account the eternal ties and common strategic interests that unite the two brotherly countries. Welcoming Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, the Chairman of […]
Cairo — Sudan’s military commander and head of the interim council that is officially running the country, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in the Egyptian coastal town of el- Alamein Monday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. It is his first official trip outside Sudan since the outset of the country’s bloody conflict, […]
A new round of tripartite talks between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia regarding the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed on Sunday in Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation. The new round convened as per the outcomes of a bilateral summit between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime […]
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj, who doubles as Board Chairman of the Rural and Environmental Industries and Rural Revival Support Fund, announced the launch of the first phase of the irregular workers support programme, which aims to provide loans to ten thousand small and micro projects. The Minister of Social Solidarity stated that the […]