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President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Head of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohamed Al-Menfi have affirmed that holding elections is the only way to settle the current situation in the country, Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady said in a statement.

Egyptian and foreign media representatives are invited to visit the National Training Academy (NTA) in Giza to cover the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of the country’s National Dialogue on Tuesday at 1pm, said Diaa Rashwan, the dialogue’s general coordinator and head of the Journalists’ Syndicate, on Monday.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi instructed the Ministry of Finance on Monday to work on rationalising government spending and focusing on the enhancement of social protection programmes in the coming period.

The newly formed 19-member board of trustees of Egypt's national dialogue will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the dialogue between political forces called for by the president in April.

The newly developed Sahel Road and its recently constructed multi-lane roundabouts and service roads have been the subject of much attention on social media lately for its intricacy, as millions of Egyptians prepare to head to the North Coast for their summer vacations.

The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) marked the ninth anniversary of the 30 June 2013 Revolution, saying it coincides this year with "a key leap in advancing rights and freedoms in Egypt."

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik have stressed that the security and stability of Yemen are of a maximum importance within the framework of the security of the Arab region and the Red Sea states.

The administration of the upcoming national dialogue between political forces announced on Sunday a diverse 19-member board of trustees that include parliamentarians, journalists, professors and officials.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed means of boosting Emirati investments in Egypt in various fields, especially energy, transportation, ports and tourism.

The Ministry of Social Solidarity held an awareness seminar in the city of Ismailia in north Egypt to raise awareness about the dangers of child marriage as part of a national campaign.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Wednesday that the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) can play a pivotal role in resolving the global energy crisis.

During a meeting between the new Ethiopian Ambassador to Washington DC and the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia "highlighted its interest" to the US in the resumption of the African Union-sponsored negotiations with Egypt and Sudan to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute.

Egypt, Jordan and Iraq are close to completing a power link project between the three countries and setting up an industrial city on the Iraqi-Jordanian border, the Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers said today.

Egypt and the European Union are moving to a new phase of partnership, where the former will be a “reliable and long-term energy supplier for Europe,” according to EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi in an interview with Ahram Online.

Sudan has voiced its rejection of recent Ethiopian remarks regarding plans to implement the third phase of filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) starting August, saying they increase the tensions between the two countries.

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor signed a joint communique after the ninth round of the joint committee between the two countries was held in the Egyptian capital, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement.

Heeding the warning signs before the Russia-Ukraine war, Egypt started its efforts to ensure that its required annual supply of wheat is secured. For this to happen, Egypt has had to increase its locally cultivated wheat and to diversify the sources of wheat imports.

The US is set to remove five inactive extremist groups from its foreign terrorist organisations list, including Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya, which is blamed for terrorist attacks that have killed hundreds of policemen, civilians and tourists in Egypt.

With the US Federal Reserve (Fed) deciding to increase its interest rate by a rare half-percentage-point — the largest increase in two decades — in an effort to reduce burgeoning inflation that is running at a four-decade high, major economic impacts are looming for countries worldwide, especially emerging markets like Egypt.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron developments in the Ukraine crisis as well as Egypt’s scheduled hosting of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November.

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