Egypt inks agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to enhance health in the country

Egypt’s Health ministry and GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, have signed an agreement to improve health in the Arab country. The agreement encompasses several key areas, including increased public awareness campaigns and specialized training for professionals in the field of child and elderly immunizations, the ministry’s official spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar […]

Egypt: Transport Minister resigns after train crash

Egypt’s minister of transport, Hisham Arafat, has resigned from his position in the wake of the train crash that killed Wednesday at least 20. A cabinet statement said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has accepted Arafat’s resignation following the deadly train crash in Ramses Station, Cairo’s main one. At least 20 people died in a large […]

Sahara: UN Envoy Staffan De Mistura preparing his 1st regional tour

As his predecessors, the new UN envoy for the Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, is expected to head shortly to the North African region for consultations with the parties to the Sahara conflict: Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and the Polisario. The UN envoy “is actively preparing his first regional tour”, has said lately Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for […]