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The Al-Qadeer, the third of four MEKO A-200 frigates built by German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), arrived at in Alexandria on Sunday to join the country's navy, according to a statement by the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Privately-owned MAFI For Agricultural Produce Industries signed contracts on Wednesday with international agricultural companies to establish a $300 million food production complex in Sadat City, the largest in the Middle East.

The Rafah border crossing received 17 wounded Palestinians and 18 of their companions coming from hospitals in Gaza to receive medical treatment in Egypt, a reliable medical source in North Sinai said on Tuesday.

Egypt welcomed Friday the establishment of an international mechanism for delivering much-needed humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to an official statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The process of voting abroad in Egypt’s presidential elections is going smoothly for the second day in 103 Egyptian electoral committees around the world, Ahmed Bendari, the executive director of the National Elections Authority (NEA), said.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reviewed the latest developments of the ongoing military escalation in the Gaza Strip with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in two separate calls, according to the Egyptian presidency.

Amid the ongoing military escalation between Hamas and Israel, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held on Saturday phone conversations with various international and regional counterparts and officials to explore ways of de-escalating the situation in the Gaza Strip.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with US investors in Egypt at a meeting organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) in New York.

An Egyptian navy supply ship arrived at Port Sudan Tuesday with hundreds of tons of relief aid materials for the people in the war-torn country.

The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) signed Wednesday a cooperation agreement with UAE's TRENDS Research & Advisory Centre to promote ways of scientific, research and academic cooperation between the two sides in fields of mutual interest.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed on Tuesday that Egypt is "a major regional state and plays a "pivotal" role in achieving peace in the Middle East and Africa.

Hossam Heiba, CEO of Egypt's General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), announced that Egypt secured the top spot in Africa in terms of the value of incoming foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2022.

Egypt's Minister of Labour Hassan Shehata said the ministry will finalize and launch the National Strategy for Employment soon to cope with changes in the labour market.

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government is working to promote the private sector’s role and increase its contribution to the national economy to 65 percent in the next few years.

Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar called for further efforts to build a better future with fair access to medications and vaccines, particularly during the outbreak of pandemics, epidemics and other health crises.

Members of the Family and Community Cohesion Committee at National Dialogue discussed proposals for a new personal status law and other thorny divorce-related issues.

Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir announced on Thursday that 15 air-conditioned passenger locomotives have arrived at Alexandria port from Hungary.

Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohamed Zaki witnessed on Wednesday the implementation of the main phase of the Third Field Army’s mobilization command centres project.

Egypt is the 14th most populous country worldwide, with more than 105 million people, Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has announced that the new academic year 2023-2024 at Egyptian universities will start on 30 September.

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