Under the patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt is witnessing a distinctive event as the city of Luxor will host the forty-sixth and forty-seventh editions of the world’s largest programming contest “The World Finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) hosted by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport”, […]
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Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday 14/4/2024 made a phone contact with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement. The talks covered the evolving situation in the Middle East, particularly in light of the Iranian drone attacks on Israeli targets and the recent escalation […]
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday 10/4/2024 spoke over the phone with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein. The two leaders exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. President El-Sisi expressed his sincere wishes for Jordan and its people to achieve all good, progress and […]
In continuation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to support the efforts made to ensure the implementation of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Air Force continued throughout the third and fourth days of this month of April to implement humanitarian air bridge missions to drop aid, basic needs, and urgent […]
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in Tuesday for his third term as leader of the Arab world’s most populous nation, in the country’s new $58bn administrative capital in the desert east of Cairo. In power for the past decade, the 69-year-old former army chief will remain as president until 2030. Speaking in front […]
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the inauguration ceremony of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for his third term as president of the republic, following his victory in the 2024 presidential elections by 89.6%, is held at the House of Representative’s headquarters in the Administrative Capital. The new administrative capital witnesses the inauguration events starting with the […]
The Cabinet’s media center has denied reports claiming that a new deadly virus is affecting poultry in farms. In a statement Monday, the media center said it had contacted the Ministry of Agriculture, which dismissed the news as baseless. No variants of avian viruses have been detected in the farms, the Ministry assured, noting that […]
In the face of escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is set to embark on his annual Ramadan solidarity trip, commencing this weekend in Cairo, Egypt. The trip, which coincides with the holy month of Ramadan, takes place amid turbulent times, particularly with the ongoing conflict in Gaza. In a tradition that […]
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Thusrday 21/3/2024 with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Major General Abbas Kamel. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said the US Secretary of […]
The money, paid out over three years, is partly to help Egypt “move further away from Russian gas” and fund efforts to curb migration. The European Union will provide Egypt with a funding package of €7.4 billion ($8.06 billion) from 2024-2027, the EU Commission announced on Sunday. The funding is intended to assist Egypt in […]
Migration Control Obsession Ignores Abuses, Entrenches Oppression The European Union is about to reward Egypt’s autocratic leader, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for preventing migrants’ departures towards Europe. Visiting Cairo on March 17, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, along with the Prime Ministers of Italy, Greece, and Belgium, will officially upgrade the EU-Egypt relations to […]
Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Africa and the Middle East March 11-23, demonstrating the priority the Administration places on ending the Sudan conflict, meeting the immediate and dire humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people, and charting a path toward civilian, democratic government. In Kampala, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, and Cairo, the Special […]
The Cabinet Media Center published a report that included infographics highlighting the unprecedented boom in enhancing the status of Egyptian women in all sectors, and Egypt’s broad steps towards implementing the National Strategy for Women’s Empowerment 2030, after 10 years of supporting women’s rights and empowering them politically, socially and economically. The report reviewed the […]
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Thursday Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan at Cairo International Airport. Sisi shook hands with Burhan and accompanied him to the VIP hall at the airport. Sisi and Burhan will hold talks on means to boost bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest.
The cabinet, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, on Thursday 22/2/2024 decided to halt the program for reducing electricity loads during the fasting holy month of Ramadan. The decision was made during the cabinet’s weekly meeting in the New Administrative Capital. MENA
Minister of Transportation Kamel Al-Wazir inspected the Kigali Dry Port in Rwanda, one of Egypt’s projects in African countries. The inspection was carried out by Minister of Transportation Kamel Al-Wazir and accompanied by Ambassador Nermin Al-Zawahiri, Egypt’s Ambassador to Rwanda. Covering an area of 50,000 square meters with an annual capacity of 50,000 equivalent container […]
The cabinet, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, approved, during its weekly meeting on Thursday 22/2/2024, Egypt’s accession to the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA). The fund is the impact investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank”), and was set up to support intra-African trade growth, value-added export development and industrialization. MENA
Cabinet announced Thursday 22/2/2024 the approval of the largest direct investment deal through a partnership with major entities. This comes in the context of the current state efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and increase the country’s foreign exchange resources, according to the cabinet’s statement. Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, stated that this major investment […]