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The first Aswan Forum on Sustainable Peace, Security and Development in Africa, held Dec.11-12 in the upper Egyptian city of Aswan, focused on post-conflict reconstruction, education, climate change and sustainable development in the continent. World leaders as well as representatives of international and regional organizations debated a wide range of issues during the two-day forum, […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will support the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) with $183 million to finance the modernization of the electricity grid by injecting renewable energy and strengthen the transmission network in the country. The EBRD funds will facilitate the integration of 1.3 GW of new renewable energy into the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a written message to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi. The royal message was handed to the Egyptian head of state by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita Friday. The message is related to the strengthening of cooperation between Morocco and Egypt and to the two countries’ shared resolve to give […]
Egyptian security forces in plain clothes arrested earlier this week a football fan in a stadium in Cairo for flying the Palestinian flag during a match between Egyptian and South African Olympic teams. The move caused outrage on social media and in the stadium. Ahmed Elbaqry, a former vice president of the Egyptian students’ union, […]
Egyptian Minister of Investments and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr has announced a government plan to establish about 12 investment zones in the North African nation. According to the minister, the 12 investment zones will attract investments worth LE78 billion and create 500,000 direct and indirect jobs. The minister made the announcement at the signing of […]
Delegations from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan met in Washington on Wednesday around President Donald Trump to continue discussions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The meeting was extended to the US Secretary of the Treasury and the President of the World Bank. President Trump said in a tweet that “the meeting on the Grand […]
Egypt and Germany have agreed on Tuesday to intensify their efforts to reach a comprehensive solution to the Libyan crisis. While on a visit to Egypt, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has discussed with Egyptian officials a number of regional issues of bilateral interest, including the Libyan and Syrian conflicts. The two sides agreed on […]
UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests targeting protesters, journalists and human rights defenders. The experts’ comments follow the response by Egyptian security forces to a series of peaceful protests across the country on 20 and 21 […]
The United Kingdom Tuesday lifted travel restrictions to Egypt’s Red Sea Sharm el-Sheikh resort, four years after the Islamic State group (ISIS) brought down a Russian passenger jet. British authorities in 2015 imposed ban on flights to and from the resort city in reaction to the downing of the aircraft shortly after takeoff. The jet […]
The UN human rights chief has urged Egyptian authorities to respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, “in full compliance with international norms and standards.” Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet expressed “serious concerns” over reports of a lack of due process, after authorities in Egypt made widespread arrests during protests last week. […]