Egypt

Foreign Affairs

Sisi, Jordan's Abdullah agree to enhance efforts to revive Palestinian-Israeli peace process

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II agreed to enhance efforts made by Egypt and Jordan in order to revive the peace process and reach a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause, presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement.

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Sisi, Jordan's Abdullah agree to enhance efforts to revive Palestinian-Israeli peace process

President Sisi sends greetings in honour of UAE National Day

50 leaders to take part in US-Africa summit in Washington: AU

Shoukry affirms importance of funding green economy at Mediterranean dialogue conference

Egypt FM Shoukry stresses on political solution for Syrian crisis

Shoukry discusses Libya crises, investment with Italian counterpart

Egypt’s FM starts Italy visit, to attend Rome Med Dialogues

Palestinian president urges binding deal on GERD to ensure joint interests in the region

Fourth Arab Water Conference opens at Arab League in Cairo

Middle East stability cannot be achieved unless Palestinian cause is comprehensibly settled: Egypt FM

Egypt seeks more economic cooperation with Oman on 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Türkiye's FM says Ankara may re-appoint ambassador to Egypt 'soon': Anadolu

Athens’ Circle the Med tackles energy transition, climate neutrality, food security

Shoukry urges ‘specific timeframes’ for legal, political entitlements in Libya at meeting with UNSMIL head

Egyptian foreign ministry lights up HQ to celebrate Mediterranean Day

Erdogan says keen to end rupture with Egypt, avoid problem in Mediterranean: Turkish media

Egypt’s trade with Nile Basin countries up by 32.6% in 2021: CAPMAS

Society

‘Your Project’ programme injected EGP 25.6 bln in businesses across Egypt: Minister

Egypt's national project to provide employment opportunities for young people, Mashrouak (“Your Project” in English), has contributed to establishing 207,000 business projects across the country, with loans amounting to about EGP 25.6 billion since its launch in 2015, Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna stated on Sunday.

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‘Your Project’ programme injected EGP 25.6 bln in businesses across Egypt: Minister

Radio icon Al-Sayed Al-Ghadban dead at 94

President Sisi inspects Police Academy, attends tests of applicants

Veteran journalist Mofeed Fawzy dies aged 89

Renowned surgeon Magdi Yacoub is first honorary president of British University in Egypt

Egyptian Armed Forces closely following incident at Quesna Central Hospital: Statement

Lawyers protest Tax authority’s e-invoice system registration

Top 50 Women Forum to hold climate action training program for Egyptian women

Remembering a master diplomat: Al-Ahram marks Boutros Ghaly's 100th birthday

Goethe Institut honours winners of 'Discover Egypt's History' competition

Egyptians with special needs to receive official documents, treatment for free for a week

Egypt almost completes second phase of Ahl Misr Nile walkway over 3.2 km

Thanaweya Amma students to be provided with mock test of new final exam: Education minister

30,000 Egyptian expats have shown interest in importing customs-free cars: Finance minister

31% of Egyptian wives experienced domestic abuse in 2021: CAPMAS

Egypt’s population grows by quarter-mln in less than two months, now exceeds 104.2 mln

In Photos: Historic post office in Cairo’s Ataba reopened after renovation

Politics

House legislative committee approves amendments to criminal procedures law in principle

The constitutional and legislative committee of the House of Representatives approved on Sunday in principle a bill submitted by the government to amend some provision of the law on criminal procedures of 1950.

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House legislative committee approves amendments to criminal procedures law in principle

National dialogue sessions to be public: General coordinator

Egyptian Cabinet approves draft law imposing hefty fine on posting false weather forecast

Egypt's parliament approves $6 bln loan agreement to help buy wheat, fuel products

Parliament bans telecom equipment deemed threat to national security

Egypt's parliament approves a new bill compensating contractors negatively impacted by liberal economic reforms

Egypt's parliament approves bill compensating contractors affected by economic reform

Egypt's Senate to draft a new strategy on foreign investment

In Photos: 2nd segment of global rowing race to raise climate awareness concludes on the Nile

INTERVIEW: 'This is a critical period not only for Pakistan, but for the world': PM Shehbaz Sharif

Sisi affirms Egypt's keenness to promote ties with Tanzania at all levels

Egyptian MPs and political parties criticise UN officials for politicising the case of jailed activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Egyptian President Sisi appeals for an end to Russia-Ukraine war at world leaders summit in COP27

Sisi orders distributing more fully-subsidised packages of basic food items nationwide

Egypt's president speaks with Arab leaders at Algeria summit

Egypt's Senate approves a new bill compensating contractors after pound depreciation

Egypt's parliament approves EGP 300 bonus to state employees and pensioners

Urban & Transport

In Photos: Egypt to locally manufacture 100 electric buses for Cairo Ring Road

Egypt will locally manufacture 100 electric buses to operate on the 110-kilometre Ring Road in Greater Cairo as part of the newly introduced eco-friendly Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

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In Photos: Egypt to locally manufacture 100 electric buses for Cairo Ring Road

6 killed, 8 injured in collision on Western Desert Road

Two tourists killed, others injured in bus collision in southern Egypt

President Sisi inaugurates first phase of New Mansoura smart city

Egypt's Senate gives approval to bill allowing settlement of wider scope of building code violations

Egypt working to overhaul municipal services nationwide: Minister

Egypt & French Development Agency to develop signaling system on Tanta-Mansoura-Damietta railway line

Egypt to engage civil society in Warraq island development

Egypt, Lebanon discuss launching ro-ro line to boost trade

1 killed, 11 injured as microbus overturns on Aswan desert road

Egypt's irrigation ministry on alert for heavy rain season

12 people killed, 27 injured in collision on Zafarana-Ras Ghareb road

Egypt launches national Sustainable Cities Initiative with World Bank at COP27

UPDATED: At least 24 killed, several injured as minibus overturns into canal off Cairo-Mansoura Road

Egypt signs contract with German Deutsche Bahn to operate first high-speed electric railway

Explainer: Everything you need to know about Egypt’s first unified emergency number 112

Egypt cooperating with 4 int'l firms to study establishing LNG bunkering hub

Courts & Law

Actors Syndicate urges public against jumping to conclusions pending results in Menna Shalaby inquiry

Egypt's Actors Syndicate has urged the media and public against jumping to conclusions before the prosecution’s ongoing investigation into well-known actress Menna Shalaby for allegedly possessing controlled narcotics is completed, calling for respect for her privacy.

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Actors Syndicate urges public against jumping to conclusions pending results in Menna Shalaby inquiry

In Photos: Egypt releases new batch of 30 pretrial detainees

30 pretrial detainees to be released ‘within hours’: Egypt's Presidential Pardon Committee

No foul play in death of Jordanian actor Ashraf Telfah in Egypt: Prosecution

Egyptian authorities release another batch of 30 pretrial detainees

Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah broke months-long hunger strike: Family

Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says he broke days-long water strike: Family

Family of jailed activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah asks for presidential pardon

Alaa Abdel-Fattah hunger, water strike ‘questionable’; enjoys good health: Egypt's Public Prosecution

Controversy in wake of Egyptian MP’s removal from UN news conference

Court hands death sentence to university student for stabbing fellow female student

Landlord of Giza's fire-hit building sentenced 3 yrs in prison

Three university students arrested for stealing artefacts from Sohag University museum

Man referred to to criminal court in Port Said for 'premeditated murder' of ex-fiancée

Number of pretrial detainees freed in Egypt exceeds 1,000 after today's releases: Pardon committee

Egyptian military court reduces journalist Ismail Eskandrani prison sentence to 7 years: Lawyer

Egyptian authorities release another batch of 26 pre-trial detainees

Defence

Egypt, Sudan launch Guardian of the South-2 joint military exercise

Egypt and Sudan have launched a joint military exercise dubbed Guardian of the South-2 at the border guard training fields complex in Egypt, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Sunday.

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Egypt, Sudan launch Guardian of the South-2 joint military exercise

In Photos: Egypt hosts Hurghada Air Show 2022

Egypt, Greece hold aerial drill MENA-II

In Photos: UK's Red Arrows in Egypt to take part in Hurghada Air Show

Egyptian fighter jet crashes during training; no casualties: Army spox

Cypriot National Guard chief praises Egypt as foundation of peace and stability

Egypt’s Armed Forces unveil details on Hurghada Air Show

MEDUSA 12 drills kick off with participation of Egypt, other countries

El-Aziz MEKO A-200 frigate arrives at Alexandria naval base

Egypt-Jordan military exercise Aqaba 7 commences

In Photos: Egypt, Germany, Britain, Greece mark 80th anniversary of Battle of El-Alamein

Egypt receives 1st MEKO A-200 frigate from Germany

Egypt's CCCPA hosts three-day training on peace operations for Arab peacekeepers

Iraq seeks to promote cooperation with Egypt’s military production ministry: Iraqi commander

In Photos: Sisi lays wreaths at tombs of Unknown Soldier, Sadat, Nasser to mark 49th anniversary October victory

Egypt’s chief of staff attends Air Defence Forces’ Jasser-132 exercise

Egypt treats Somali army recruits wounded in terrorist attack

Tourism

Cairo, Nile among Travel and Leisure’s 50 best cultural places in 2023

New York-based travel website and magazine Travel + Leisure has recommended Egypt’s Cairo and the Nile River among the 50 best cultural places to visit in 2023.

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