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An attack carried out by a group of militants killed Wednesday five Egyptian military personnel in North Sinai, the second such an attack in less than one week after the Islamic state group (ISIS) claimed a first attack that slain 11 security forces. Two security sources told Reuters that unidentified armed men assaulted a security […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry hailed the role played by the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, in supporting the resistance of the inhabitants of the Holy City and preserving the Arab-Islamic character of Al-Quds, its legal and civilizational status and its historical identity as a land of coexistence between the three […]
Egypt reiterated its position in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity and UN efforts in line with UN Security council resolution 2602 which stressed the preeminence of the autonomy plan. This came in a joint statement following talks in Rabat between Moroccan and Egyptian foreign ministers, Nasser Bourita and Sameh Choukri. The two countries expressed in […]
Egypt is marshalling support around Africa to obtain the replacement of US Stephani Williams, who is acting as Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, with an African figure on the grounds that the UN diplomat antagonizes Cairo’s vision in the Libya crisis, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports citing an informed Egyptian source. The source told the […]
Tunisia Monday submitted its candidacy to host the new headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), several days after Egypt expressed willingness to provide a venue for the construction of the agency’s continental office. Tunisia’s Minister of Health Ali M’rabet made the offer as he received Aggrey John Douglas Ambali, an African Union (AU) official […]
Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi hosted on Sunday Khalifa Haftar and House of Representatives’ (HoR) Speaker, Aqila Saleh in Cairo, as part of Egypt’s support for the political process that led to forming Fathi Bashagha’s government, Libya Observer reports, citing unnamed sources. The sources indicated that the visit came in a time of tension as Bashagha’s […]
The Suez Canal Authority announced Tuesday it will temporarily raise fees levied on tankers carrying crude oil and petroleum derivatives for ships transiting the waterway in both directions from the beginning of May. Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority has temporarily raised a surcharge levied on tankers carrying crude oil and petroleum derivatives transiting the canal in […]
Libya’s new Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha arrived in Cairo where he is expected to hold consultations on the situation in the oil-rich country with Egyptian top officials and the US ambassador, reports Italian news agency Nova. The agency citing unnamed sources adds that Bashagha will meet with U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard […]
The Egyptian Finance Ministry has entered into deal with US technology company IBM’s consulting arm and German software firm SAP to automate the country’s tax system, as part of the Egyptian government’s digital transformation strategy. The two firms will equip Egypt’s finance ministry with a “comprehensive business operations automation platform,” Arab Finance reports. Ten tax […]
Egypt is seeking to obtain billions of dollars from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to finance six green energy projects as the Arab country strives to tackle climate change issues. Egyptian Environment minister Yasmine Fouad made the announcement Tuesday as she met with GCF CEO Yannick Glemarec, report says. Yasmine Fouad indicated that her country […]