Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday the need to prioritise dialogue to settle the Ukraine crisis. “Egypt is ready to support the diplomatic endeavours to facilitate a political settlement to end the conflict and preserve international security and …
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Egypt Independent Gold prices recorded an unprecedented rise in global and Egyptian markets on Tuesday. Gold prices rose significantly despite a ceasefire announced by Russia in Ukraine. On Monday, Egyptian gold transactions saw the 24-karat gold settled at £E1,013/gram, the 21-karat gold reached £E886/gram and the 18-karat gold marked £E760/gram. …
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Egypt Today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Monday recalling Ukrainian peacekeepers from the United Nations missions across the world. “President of Ukraine V. Zelensky has decided to recall Ukrainian peacekeepers from all missions around the world, along with their hardware to strengthen our army now in response …
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Egypt Today “A total of 2,396 elements of the Ukrainian military infrastructure have been destroyed over the first ten days of the operation”, spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defence, Igor Konashenkov, said at a press briefing on Monday. “Among them are 82 control and communications centres of the Ukrainian …
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Ahram Online “Egypt has launched an air bridge to repatriate expatriates who crossed borders from Ukraine to neighbouring European countries”, Minister of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram said on Thursday. “Egyptians in the Eastern Ukrainian cities should remain cautious while heading from Kharkiv to Cossack Lopan village, and from Sumy to Sutga …
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There has been positive response to the appeal by the Ukrainian president for EU membership. But it won’t come soon. Dorina Baltag* On Sunday, the fourth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appealed for it to be granted membership of the European Union. On Tuesday, members of the …
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Egypt Today Egypt voted in favour of a United Nations resolution on Wednesday demanding an end to the Russian operation on Ukraine. A total of 141 countries in the UN General Assembly voted in favour of the resolution, five countries voted against and 35 abstained. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry rejected, …
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Egypt Independent Gold prices declined in Egypt at the start of trading on Wednesday, after prices declined globally. The fall followed a rush by traders to purchase gold, as a safe haven, against the repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Tuesday’s trading saw a noticeable increase in gold …
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London – Times of Egypt Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted an offer on Sunday to open talks with Russia near the Ukrainian-Belarusian borders. Earlier in the day, Zelenskyy had rejected a Russian offer to meet in the Belarusian capital Minsk. “If there weren’t aggressive actions from your territory (referring to …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Embassy in Kyiv issued several statements to evacuate the Egyptian community in Ukraine on Friday. “Egyptian citizens living in Kharkov, Eastern, Southern and central Ukrainian cities are obliged to stay in their homes or shelters until a safe exit is negotiated for them”, the Egyptian embassy in …
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