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Mediators Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye on Wednesday welcomed the formation of a Palestinian technocratic body to administer Gaza, describing it as a stabilizing step, after the US announced Phase Two of President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan.
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Al-Ahram Foundation will host its first annual foreign policy conference on Saturday, 17 January, bringing together senior officials, diplomats, and researchers to review Egypt’s foreign policy in 2025 and discuss priorities for the year ahead.
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The United States on Wednesday announced the launch of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, shifting focus from a ceasefire to demilitarisation, interim governance and post-war reconstruction.
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The United States will suspend visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, including Egypt and Iraq, starting 21 January, as part of tighter screening measures targeting applicants deemed likely to become a “public charge,” Fox News reported on Wednesday.
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Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo on Wednesday endorsed plans to form a transitional national committee to administer the Gaza Strip, as part of efforts to move toward the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
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Egypt is set to host the 57th Cairo International Book Fair, the largest edition in its history, featuring 1,457 publishing houses from 83 countries, 6,637 exhibitors, and more than 400 cultural and intellectual events, Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hanno said on Wednesday.
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have committed $137.5 million to two investment funds targeting Egypt’s private sector and healthcare industry, Egypt’s planning ministry said on Tuesday.
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The Ministry of Agriculture has vaccinated and neutered more than 2,700 stray dogs across Egypt since the start of January, including through a targeted campaign at major archaeological sites in Luxor, as part of efforts to improve public safety and strengthen the country’s rabies control programme.
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Saudi Arabia has welcomed the United States’ decision to designate the branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon as terrorist organizations, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.
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President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi emphasized on Wednesday that Egypt’s water security is a matter of existential importance and a top priority as it is directly linked to national security.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed on Wednesday Cairo’s red lines on Sudan, as outlined in the 18 December presidential statement, while chairing the fifth meeting of the Consultative Mechanism to Enhance Coordination of Peace Efforts in Sudan.
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Ahram Online highlights a selection of do-not-miss events this week 14-20 January in Cairo
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The United States is expected to announce a committee of Palestinian technocrats to oversee daily life in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to US media reports.
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The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) dispatched the 116th “Zad Al-Izza” convoy to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, carrying over 211,000 food parcels and 25,000 blankets as part of Egypt’s continued humanitarian efforts to support the Palestinian people amid heavy rainfall and worsening weather.
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Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams will perform at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on 13 February as part of the museum’s GEM Nights concert series.
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The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said Wednesday that it successfully rescued all crew members of the cargo vessel FENER after the ship began listing dangerously and risked sinking while waiting outside the canal’s navigation channel off the Mediterranean coast near Port Said.
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A high-level Hamas delegation, led by the group’s chief negotiator in Gaza truce talks, Khalil Al-Hayya, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday evening for a new round of talks on completing the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, and the strip’s post-war administration.
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Spanish coach Agustin Julbe Bosch has been appointed new coach of Egypt’s national basketball team, the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBF) said on Tuesday.
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