Sameh Shoukry: Egypt and Russia have the same goals in solving the Middle East disputes. Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov several regional issues in Moscow on [ More … ]
Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day state visit to Egypt, after he received an official invitation from Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. Somali President Farmajo, along with a delegation of [ More … ]
Sudan’s Defence Minister Awad Ibn Ouf and his Egyptian counterpart Sobhi Sedki Sunday held talks on threats to the regional security and stability, according to the official news agency. The meeting comes after the capture [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities have prevented an Algerian humanitarian aid convoy from entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Crossing, a Palestinian NGO revealed on Friday. The NGO said the Egyptian decision to prevent the entry of [ More … ]
Egypt Daily News has long claimed to be the only ‘independent’ daily in a heavily restricted media landscape The Egypt Daily News site is to be taken over by a state-run newspaper as part of [ More … ]
The media watchdog described Egypt as “one of the world’s biggest prisons for journalists” Egypt has blocked access to the website of international media watchdog Reporters without Borders, as part of ongoing censorship measures in [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday after an exceptional four-day opening made for the passage of Palestinian pilgrims traveling to perform the Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. [ More … ]
A source from the Ministry of Finance revealed Egypt’s plan for early 2018 to return to the international financial markets and borrow $4bn to cover a budget deficit. The source told Bloomberg that the ministry [ More … ]
The Egyptian government announced on Wednesday (August 16) that transit rates for container vessels in the northern and southern Suez ports will be reduced from between 3 – 50 per cent depending on the number [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Founding anniversary commemoration ceremonies and activities are not only a means of a celebratory cheer and joy in the AK Party, but also of self-criticism and self-consciousness. The AK Party continues to play [ More … ]
A Palestinian security officer in Gaza was killed and another was injured when an unidentified assailant blew himself up near the Egypt-Gaza border at dawn on Thursday. Spokesperson of the Gaza Ministry of Interior and [ More … ]
Italian student ‘Regeni’ was killed by Egyptian security forces, yet no one was blamed Italy has let its ambassador take up his post in Cairo, citing on Monday progress by Egypt in the investigation of [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi will head to Gabon in an official visit. Al-Sisi’s visit to Gabon comes on the anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre, the largest killings of protesters in a single day in recent history. [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is heading to Chad tomorrow in an official visit which comes on the anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre, the largest killings of protesters in a single day in recent history. Abd Al [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi will head to Rwanda in an official visit on the anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre, the largest killings of protesters in a single day in recent history. Egyptian Ambassador in Kigali Namira [ More … ]
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