February 23
Egypt: Cabinet Decides to Stop Power Cuts in Ramadan
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. Read more »
Egypt: Cabinet Okays Egypt's Accession to Feda
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… Read more »
February 22
Egypt: Sun Aligns On Ramses II Statute in 'Rare Phenomenon'
Sun aligned Thursday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22. Read more »
Egypt: FM Underlines Need to Ensure That Israel Refrains From Any Military Action in Rafah
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Wednesday the importance of ensuring that Israel refrains from any military action in Rafah that would end up by displacing the… Read more »
February 19
Egypt: President El Sisi Inaugurates the Seventh Edition of Egypt Energy Show (Egypes) 2024
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Monday, 19 February 2024, the inauguration of the seventh edition of Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES) 2024 at Al-Manara International… Read more »
February 14
Egypt: Cairo Hosts Egyptian-Turkish Summit
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets on Wednesday 14/2/2024with President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Cairo. Read more »
Egypt: Egypt, EU Discuss Applying Cbam to Advance Green Transition
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said Egypt is keen to enhance cooperation with the European Union (EU) on applying the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to advance its… Read more »
February 11
Egypt: Govt Rejects Israeli Calls for Conducting Military Operation in Rafah
Egypt stressed on Sunday 11/2/2024 its complete rejection of the statements made by high-ranking officials in the Israeli government regarding the intention of Israeli forces to… Read more »
January 26
Egypt: Egyptian Efforts to Achieve Gaza Ceasefire Continue - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Egypt is persistently working towards reaching a ceasefire in Gaza. However, the ministry highlighted that Israel's imposition of… Read more »
January 24
Egypt: Irrigation Minister - We Seek to Capitalize On Advanced Means to Improve Water Management
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam asserted the ministry is always seeking to capitalize on the state-of-the-art methods to raise the efficiency and promote… Read more »
January 22
Egypt: The 10th Meeting of the EU-Egypt Association Council
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry lead Egypt's delegation at the 10th meeting of the EU-Egypt Association Council, held in Brussels on 23 January 2024. Read more »
January 17
East Africa: Egyptian Diplomat Calls for Adopting Unified Arab Action Against Ethiopia's Violation of Somali's Sovereignty
Former Assistant Foreign Minister Mona Omar stressed the importance of adopting unified and strong Arab action towards Ethiopia's violations of sovereignty of Arab countries via… Read more »
January 10
Egypt: U.S. Thanks Egypt for Receiving Aid From Around the World, Bringing It Into Gaza, Regional Spokesperson
Samuel Warburg, regional spokesperson for the US State Department, said that the United States of America thanks Egypt for receiving aid from countries around the world and… Read more »
Egypt: Tripartite Summit Between Egypt, Jordan and Palestine to Discuss Gaza Developments, Wednesday
A tripartite summit between Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi, Jordan's King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expected to be held on Wednesday 10/1/2024 in… Read more »
Egypt: Somali President Hassan Sheikh Thanks Egypt for Support His Country
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expressed his sincere appreciation and thanks to the Egyptian leadership for its full support for Somalia. Read more »
January 09
Egypt: Egypt to Start Documenting Numbers of Refugees and Immigrants
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly asserted on Monday 8/1/2024 the importance of documenting the number of refugees and immigrants in the country, whose number is estimated… Read more »
Egypt: Rafah Border Crossing Receives 24 Injured Palestinians, 96 Dual Nationals
Rafah Border Crossing received on Tuesday 9/1/2024 Read more »
January 08
Egypt: Abbas, Sisi to Discuss Ways to Stop Gaza War
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Cairo on Sunday to discuss with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ways to stop Israel's war on Gaza, the Palestinian embassy in Cairo… Read more »
Tanzania/Egypt: Egypt Beat Tanzania in Final Before Afcon 2023
Egypt concluded their pre-Africa Cup of Nations preparations with a 2-0 triumph against Tanzania, thanks to a composed finish by Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan and a penalty kick by… Read more »
January 05
Egypt: Parliament Grants Foreigners Right to Own Land for Investment
House of Representatives approved on Wednesday an amendment to the Desert Land Law, which grants foreigners the right to own lands for investment projects. The amendment grants… Read more »
Egypt: Egyptian Red Crescent Set Up Refugee Relief Camp in Gaza's Khan Younis
The Egyptian Red Crescent established, in cooperation with the Palestinian Red Crescent, a relief camp for displaced Palestinian refugees in Khan Younis. Read more »
Egypt: Abu Dhabi Ports Initials $3 Mln Agreement to Develop, Operate Three Egyptian Cruise Terminals
The Abu Dhabi Ports Group initialed on Thursday 4/1/2024 a 15-year concession agreement, worth $3 million, with the Egyptian Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA) to construct, upgrade,… Read more »
Egypt: Health Min. - Egypt's Birth Rates Dropped 8 Percent in 2023
Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar has announced that Egypt's birth rates went down by 8% in 2023, compared to 2022. Read more »
Egypt: President El-Sisi Inspects New Roads and Axes Projects in New Cairo
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected on Friday 5/1/2024 new roads and axes projects that have been or are currently being implemented in the New Cairo area. Those aim to inject… Read more »
January 04
Egypt: Efforts to Develop Northern Lakes Aim At Improving Water Quality - Irrigation Min.
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hany Suweilam asserted that the efforts exerted to develop the northern lakes in coordination with the different bodies of the state aim… Read more »