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Transport Ministry partners with Austrian rail companies

Egypt Today Egyptian Minister of Transportation, Kamel al-Wazir, discussed railway development agreements with the representatives of nine Austrian locomotive companies on Tuesday. At the meeting, Plasser & Theurer officials and al-Wazir discussed plans to establish a joint maintenance centre to service rail track maintenance machines supplied by the company. The …

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Hungary urges EU financial to Egypt on irregular migration

Ahram Online Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto called on the European Union, Wednesday, to provide Egypt with financial support to help stem irregular migration from Africa to Europe. “Egypt closed its maritime borders six years ago. Thus helped prevent the flow of irregular African migration towards Europe”, Szijjarto …

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Solar alignment at Abu Simbel temple celebrated

Ezzat Sameh – Ahram Online In a spectacular scene, the sun aligned this Tuesday morning on the statue of King Ramses II in the massive Abu Simbel temple in Aswan. The rare alignment was admired by hundreds of visitors. The sun rays aligned at exactly 6:20am and lasted for approximately 20 minutes. The unique celestial …

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2,003 COVID-19 infections in Egypt on Monday

Ahram Online The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported 2,003 new COVID-19 infections and 54 new deaths on Monday. Egyp total infections have reached 471,460, while the COVID-19 death toll passed 23,806. Daily COVID-19 reports revealed that 1,239 fully recovered patients were discharged from isolation wards. Total patient recoveries …

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Sisi review regional issues with Emir of Kuwait

Egypt Today Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah discussed over several Arab and regional issues of mutual concern, during a meeting in Kuwait on Tuesday. The two leaders reviewed joint countering terrorism and extremism efforts. They agreed to promote tolerance and …

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The Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Supreme Committee signs five agreements

Egypt Today The 30th Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Supreme Committee signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), cooperation protocols and executive programs, at a meeting in Cairo on Monday. The committee signed two MoUs related to logistic zones and agricultural quarantine, in addition to a media cooperation protocol. An executive program was signed …

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Cairo receives over 2.1M Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses from US

Ahram Online “Cairo received a shipment of 2,158,650 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the United States”, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced on Sunday. The shipment was obtained via COVAX, an international initiative seeking to ensure equitable distribution of Coronavirus vaccines, in cooperation with Gavi, the …

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US-Egypt climate working group launch ahead of COP27

Ahram Online Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry launched the ‘US-Egypt climate working group’, at a joint press conference in Cairo on Monday. The group is a joint endeavour to advance bilateral and multilateral climate goals ahead of the upcoming …

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Egypt and China grant Gaza 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

Ahram Online “The Palestinian Authority received an Egyptian-Chinese gift of 500,000 doses of the Egyptian-made Sinovac/VACSERA COVID-19 vaccine to support the people of the Gaza Strip”, a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population read on Sunday. The Palestinian Consul to Cairo Nidaa al-Barghouthy received the gift in the presence of …

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UNICEF and Japan provide $3.5M to boast vaccination in Egypt

Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online The Japanese Embassy in Cairo and the UNICEF signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday to expand the scope of COVID-19 vaccinations in Egypt. The project aims to ensure vaccines’ safe storage and effective delivery. The Japanese government offered a $3.5 Million funding to …

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