The government is on track to adopt a cash subsidy system to replace the in-kind subsidies that have sustained numerous Egyptians for decades.
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It has been the news’ implicit assumption that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist government do not want the US-Israeli war on Iran, three months old now, to come to an end.
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Three months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, which began on 28 February, there is cautious hope that diplomatic effort by Arab and Muslim countries might manage to bypass a renewed military confrontation that can only make matters worse for the region and the world.
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In inaugurating the New Delta project on the Sheikh Zayed axis in the governorate of Giza, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi did rather more than just taking a step towards supporting Egypt’s food security and boosting farm exports.
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President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman over the weekend came at a critical time.
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US President Donald Trump is reportedly growing impatient with the state of “no war and no deal” with Iran over the past few weeks.
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Now that negotiations between the United States and Iran have reached a stalemate, with each side waiting for compromises that would enable it to claim victory, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided this was a new opportunity to sabotage world diplomatic efforts.
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The eyes of the world are on Islamabad this week, hopeful that the second round of talks between the United States and Iran will result in an agreement.
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It’s a daunting task to put together and discuss a state budget against the backdrop of financial headwinds resulting from regional tensions and military conflicts.
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Aides close to US President Donald Trump have often bragged about his unpredictability, calling it a “super power” But the difficulty in predicting Trump’s moves weighs even more heavily now as the world watches the US-Israeli war against Iran, concerned that it will escalate into a nightmare, pushing the region further into turmoil and irreparable losses, or end with a deal, temporary or long term, that gives the belligerents a chance to find their way out of the present quagmire.
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While the war between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other neared its sixth week on Monday, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi made a direct emotional appeal to US President Donald Trump, speaking “in my name, in the name of humanity, and lovers of peace to please help us stop this war”.
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It is uncommon for world leaders to carry out state visits in times of war, with fighter jets, missiles and drones filling the sky, yet with the expansion of the joint US-Israeli war on Iran undermining the entire region and the world over the past month, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi could not stay idle.
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With no end in sight, the US-Israeli war on Iran can only make matters worse for the region, observers say, especially as far as the Arab Gulf is concerned.
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Since the United States and Israel launched their joint military operation against Iran on 28 February, not a day has passed without horrifying developments.
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President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s candid remarks at the Ramadan Iftar hosted by the Egyptian Armed Forces on Sunday reflect Egypt’s principled position on recent events.
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In an interview on Friday US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, said it “would be fine” for Israel to occupy and control the entire Arab world.
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The significance of Egypt’s participation in the 39th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union, which closed in Addis Ababa on Sunday, cannot be overstated.
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Federal Republic of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s visit to Cairo this week confirms Egypt’s steadfast position in support of the unity and territorial integrity of Somalia.
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The last thing the Middle East can sustain now is another war that threatens to engulf the entire region, with unknown consequences for many years to come.
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Egypt agreed to join the recently established Board of Peace headed by US President Donald Trump, last week. The decision confirms the country’s commitment to ending the war in Gaza and establishing security, peace, and stability in the Middle East.
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