Egypt has praised the United Nations Security Council’s resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza as a “first and important step toward achieving the goal of a comprehensive ceasefire.” In a statement on Thursday 16/11/2023, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for the implementation of the decision with regard to establishing […]
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Addis Abeba — The third round of talks regarding the rules and guidelines for the initial filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) concluded on 24 October in Cairo, Egypt. The talks lasted for two days and involved intense negotiations, as stated by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but ended without […]
-Trilateral talks on Abbay dam kicks off in Cairo ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia is participating in the third round trilateral talks on Abbay Dam with a commitment to a negotiated outcome, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The third round trilateral talks on Abbay dam among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan kicked off in Cairo yesterday. […]
More aid arrived in Gaza on Sunday aboard 14 trucks that passed through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator said in a post on social media. In a statement published on X, formerly Twitter, Martin Griffiths described the supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Cross and the UN as “another glimmer […]
A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20 trucks, passing through the Rafah Crossing. It will provide an urgently needed lifeline to some of the hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, who have been cut off from […]
The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday “is only a small beginning and far from enough”, five UN agencies said in a joint statement calling for a humanitarian ceasefire and safe access to civilians in efforts to save lives and prevent more suffering. “Gaza was a desperate humanitarian situation before the most recent hostilities. It […]
Egypt’s Rafah border crossing expected to open, on Friday allowing the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, sources told Al-Qahera news Channel. During a phone call on Wednesday, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and US President Joe Biden have agreed on sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border […]
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on 19/10/2023 received a phone call from President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, focusing on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The two Presidents agreed on the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing in a sustainable manner, with the relevant authorities […]
The National Dialogue’s Board of Trustees has called on all the Egyptian people to attend a massive popular rally on Friday in front of the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo’s Nasr City district in the wake of the serious developments in relation to the Palestinian issue. In a statement released on Wednesday, the […]
A four-way summit, scheduled to be held on Wednesday 18/10 / 2023 in the Jordanian capital Amman, was called off after relevant coordination among Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. The move comes in the wake of an Israeli attack on Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in the Gaza […]
Cairo — The Egyptian government is clearing a vast area in Historic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to make way for new main roads and flyover bridges, which it says will improve traffic flow in the sprawling, congested megacity. The developments are being pitched as part of an effort to modernize Egypt and connect […]
Berlin/Germany — Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan, adding that the humanitarian situation must to be dealt with inside Gaza and the West Bank. “That is a red line, because I think that is the plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and […]
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has expressed Nigeria’s desire to learn from Egypt’s effective counterterrorism efforts in North Sinai as a means to combat terrorism and banditry within the country. The Minister said this on Thursday in Abuja during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Egyptian Armed Forces Day, celebrating the […]
The Arab Republic of Egypt has become the first country to achieve the “gold tier” status on the path to elimination of hepatitis C as per WHO criteria. This means that Egypt has fulfilled WHO’s programmatic coverage targets that will set the country up to achieve the reduced incidence and mortality targets of full elimination […]
Cape Town — The African Union (AU) and African presidents and foreign ministers are calling for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants from Gaza which broke out on Saturday. AU chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat released a statement on Sunday urging the warring parties to return to the negotiating table. “The chairperson […]
Fourth filling of Ethiopia’s dam sparks new row with Egypt Ethiopia and Egypt are once again embroiled in a fierce diplomatic fight before the United Nations Security Council, as letters from both countries’ foreign affairs ministers show. The filling of the fourth stage of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) became the latest flashpoint for […]
Presidential nominee Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 07/10/2023 underwent the medical check-up to complete the candidacy papers for the 2024 presidential election. Sisi was received by head of his official electoral campaign Mahmoud Fawzi.
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat attended on Wednesday the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Telecom Egypt and Hungary’s 4iG for cooperation in constructing high-capacity submarine fiber optic cable to directly connect Egypt and Albania and from there to Eastern and Central Europe, with branches ready to connect other points along the […]