Ahram Online Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod signed a memorandum of understanding to boost consultation on bilateral ties, regional and international issues at a ministerial climate meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday. The meeting discussed cooperation on the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), which …
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UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed passes away at 73
Egypt Independent Ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, passed away on Friday at the age of 73. His half-brother Mohamed Bin Zayed was elected today (Saturday) a ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE. The late Sheikh …
Read More »Egypt condemns ‘heinous assassination’ of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Ahram Online Egypt condemned the “heinous assassination” of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied Palestinian West Bank on Wednesday. The attack on Abu Akleh left colleague journalist Ali al-Samudi injured, which calls for an immediate investigation into the incident. The Palestinian-American journalist, …
Read More »UN seeks $144M to avert Yemen oil tanker disaster
Ahram Online The United Nations called on Wednesday for a $144 Million urgent funding which is required to salvage a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen. The ship’s demise could cause an environmental disaster. “The amount includes $80 Million to transfer the more than 1 …
Read More »Sisi, Brazilian Federal Court’s VP discuss cooperation between supreme audit institutions
Egypt Today Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Vice-President of the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts Bruno Dantas discussed boosting cooperation between the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) of both countries, at a meeting on Wednesday. “It falls within the framework of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) …
Read More »Egypt advances to 48th position in political women empowerment
Egypt Today The Egyptian Cabinet revealed on Tuesday, that the country recently advanced to the 48th rank in the indicators of political empowerment of women in a global report on gender gap. “Egypt has reached its best level of progress in empowering women in a decade. In 2021, Egypt ranked …
Read More »EBRD-led consortium acquires Egyptian non-banking services provider GlobalCorp
Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online “A consortium of investors comprising of Amethis, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and SPE Capital have acquired a majority stake in Egypt-based GlobalCorp, a non-banking financial services provider”, the parties announced in a joint statement on Tuesday. Established in 2015, GlobalCorp is …
Read More »Egypt reactivates cooperation frameworks with Morocco
Ahram Online Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita agreed to promote bilateral cooperation at a meeting in Rabat on Monday. The two parties discussed reactivating all cooperation frameworks ahead of the higher Egyptian-Moroccan Committee meetings. At the meeting, Shoukry reaffirmed the Egyptian support for the …
Read More »Gold prices down in Egypt amid uncertain economic outlook
Ahram Online Gold prices in the Egyptian market fell on Monday, amid growing uncertainty cast by an expected rise in the US dollar price and the Russian war in Ukraine repercussions. At the end of Monday’s trading, the price of 21 karat gold declined to £E1,180/ gram, a fall of …
Read More »Egypt sign €138M development grant agreements with EU
Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online Egypt and the European Union (EU) delegation in Egypt signed number of development finance agreements worth €138 Million on Monday. The development agreements cover administrative reform, healthcare, environment, rural and social development along with governance enhancements. The signing took place at a ceremony hosted by …
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