Egypt Independent The Egyptian pound recorded its highest exchange rate in a month against the US dollar on Thursday. Dollar price recorded its lowest price, since 20 April, at £E18.32, slightly below the £E18.35 recorded on Wednesday. On 10 April, the dollar was traded for £E18.30. The Egyptian Central Agency …
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Ancient Egyptian inscriptions uncovered during restoration of The Temple of Esna
Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has uncovered original reliefs and inscriptions on the walls and ceilings of the Temple of Esna near Luxor, where ongoing restoration works. The mission uncovered a distinguished relief at the top of the entrance gate of the temple. The relief depicts 46 …
Read More »Egyptian journalists call for international probe of Israeli crimes against journalists in Palestine
Ahram Online Over 1,500 Egyptian journalists signed a statement condemning the Israeli assassination of Al-Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday. Calls were made for an international probe into Israeli war crimes against journalists in Palestine. Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian journalist who has covered the occupation atrocities for many years. She was shot …
Read More »Egypt and Denmark sign cooperation agreement ahead of COP27
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 …
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 »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 …
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