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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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 »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 »Egypt Endowments Ministry allows Tahajjud prayers at major mosques
Egypt Independent The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments announced allowing major mosques to hold the Tahajjud prayer from the night of 27 Ramadan until the end of the holy month. “The decision followed the opinion of the Epidemiology and Health Pandemic Crisis Management Committee, the approval of the Ministry of Health …
Read More »Egypt warns: “attempts to Judaize East Jerusalem portend dangerous escalation”
Ahram Online The Egyptian Permanent Representative to the UN, Osama Abdel-Khaleq, warned a United Nation Security Council (UNSC) on Monday against Israeli attempts to “Judaize East Jerusalem and change the historical and legal status quo of its holy sites” and said they “portend a dangerous escalation”. The UNSC meeting follows …
Read More »Egypt uncovers Zeus Caseous Temple remains in North Sinai
Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered the remains of the Graeco-Roman Temple of Zeus Caseous in Tel Farama site in North Sinai on Monday. The site is located between the Peluzium Fort and the Tezkariya Church. Remains, made of mudbricks, were found on a 170cm tall …
Read More »Suez Canal Authority and UAE sign MOU on green hydrogen plants
Egypt Today Two memoranda of understandings were signed by Egypt and UAE on Sunday to develop green hydrogen plants in the economic zone of Suez Canal. The agreements were signed between Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority, the Egyptian Sovereign Fund, the Egyptian Company for Electricity, the Renewable Energy Authority, and …
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