Ahram Online “The World Bank approved a $150 Million food security soft loan to stabilise prices in Lebanon in the coming months”, the Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam revealed on Monday. Salam told reporters that “the loan features a very low-interest rate”, but he did not specify the rate. He …
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Sisi discuss counterterrorism with US CENTCOM commander
Egypt Today President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held military and security cooperation discussions with Lt. Gen. Michael E. Corella, the commander of US Central Command in the Middle East (CENTCOM) on Monday. “The meeting tackled cooperation in counterterrorism, joint training programs, border security and the latest developments in the region, especially …
Read More »FAO and Egyptian Food Bank launch ‘food waste awareness’ campaign
Ahram Online The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) office in Egypt launched a food waste reduction campaign in partnership with the Egyptian Food Bank. The FAO website published, “The campaign aims to raise awareness on the issue of food waste in Egypt, comes in the light of the Egyptian …
Read More »Egypt proposes cross-regional peacebuilding financial solutions at UNGA
Egypt Independent Egypt delivered a cross-regional joint statement, representing 108 countries on peacebuilding financial solutions at a United Nations General Assembly session on Wednesday. Under the proposal, Egypt represents all members of the African group, the European Union (EU), several Asian, North and South American and Caribbean countries. The Egyptian …
Read More »WHO stress necessity of continuing COVID-19 tests
Egypt Independent The World Health Organization has expressed concern in relation to the sharp decline in the number of COVID-19 tests. The remarks were made at a press conference at the organisation’s headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday. Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged the world to …
Read More »Zahi Hawass inaugurates Tutankhamun replicas exhibition in the Czech Republic
Mustafa Marie – Egypt Today Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass inaugurated an exhibition of Pharoah boy King Tutankhamun’s replicas in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic, on Wednesday. The exhibition contains 1,000 replicas of the treasures of King Tutankhamun. Hawass gave a lecture on recent archaeological discoveries in …
Read More »New Egyptian company to manage electric vehicle charging stations
Egypt Independent The Egyptian Cabinet established a company on Wednesday to allocate, operate and manage electric vehicle charging stations in in Egypt. “Public authorities with jurisdiction over public lands and garages are obligated to provide space within a range of 5% and 10% within the capacity of waiting areas to …
Read More »NCW trains 800 female entrepreneurs in Beni Suef
Egypt Today “Forty entrepreneurship training courses were held in the Beni Suef governorate for 800 women and girls”, Rapporteur of the National Council for Women in Beni Suef, Nermine Mahmoud revealed on Wednesday. The training courses on lending and savings project were designed for women in villages and cities. “The …
Read More »Sisi tours renovated Al-Hussein Mosque with the Indian Bohra’s Sultan
Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated Imam Al-Hussein Mosque after extensive renovations on Wednesday with Sultan of the Indian Bohra community Mufaddal Saifuddin. Renovation works focused on developing the shrines of ‘Ahl Al-Bayt’, family members of prophet Muhammad, across Egypt. Imam Al-Hussein Mosque is one of the most significant …
Read More »Elon Musk wants to “make Twitter better than ever”
Egypt Today “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated”, CNBC qouted Elon Musk as saying on Monday. Musk made the remarks in a statement in a released to press announcing a …
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