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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:38:06 GMT
Foreign Ministry Follows Up Developments in 17 Egyptian Fishermen Held in Tunisia
[Egypt Online] Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Amr Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the Foreign Ministry closely follows up the conditions of 17 Egyptian fishermen detained by Tunisian authorities.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:37:20 GMT
Sisi Greets Egyptians, Arab Nation On New Year
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi greeted the Egyptians and all the Arab nations on the New Year.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:34:38 GMT
Egypt's Mufti Greets Christians On New Year
[Egypt Online] Egypt's mufti Shawki Allam greeted Thursday Christians in Egypt and all over the world on the New Year.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:34:02 GMT
Egypt, China Sign MOU On Boosting Cooperation for Coronavirus Vaccine Supply
[Egypt Online] Health Minister Hala Zayed stressed her keenness on boosting cooperation with China on providing coronavirus vaccine.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:35:09 GMT
Sisi's Wife - Starting a New Year With Much Hope
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's spouse, Entisar El Sisi, greeted the Egyptians on the New Year.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:33:23 GMT
Egypt Reports 1,418 New Coronavirus Cases, 55 Deaths
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said late Thursday that 1, 418 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 138,062.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:26:47 GMT
Govt Denies Reports That Cairo Summoned Its Envoy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The office of the Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied reports that are widely circulating saying that Egypt's Foreign Ministry has summoned Ethiopia's envoy in Cairo over comments on Egypt by Amb...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:59:54 GMT
Prosecutor Denies Police Involved in Italian Student's Murder
[DW] Egypt's public prosecutor has rejected Italy's claims that five Egyptian police officers were tied to the killing of student Giulio Regeni. The real perpetrator was "unknown," officials said.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:57:14 GMT
Egypt Student Jailed for 3 Yrs for Online Sexual Harassment
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The former student faces more charges next month in a case that fuelled the nation's #MeToo movement

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:37:13 GMT
Central Bank Renews Suspension of ATM, Banking Fees Until June 2021
[Egypt Online] The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided on Monday to renew until June 2021 a number of procedures it has put in place since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:43:56 GMT
'Lift Like a Girl' - Documentary Celebrates Egypt's Female Weightlifters
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Mayye Zayed hopes her film will raise awareness about the sport among women and girls, and encourage more to follow their dreams

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:15:30 GMT
Egypt's Sisi, AU Chair Ramaphosa Hold Talks on Nile Dam
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 26/12/2020 reiterated the foundations of Egypt's firm stance on the imperative to formulate a binding legal agreement gathering Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa on the Ethiopian dam.

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:17:41 GMT
Annus Horribilis - Why 2020 Was the Horn of Africa's Worst Year
[Nation] An air of optimism greeted the year 2020, but it has turned out to be the Horn of Africa's -- and indeed the World's -- worst Year-- an annus horribilis. Many are happy that this "horrible year" has come to an end.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:44:30 GMT
Can Prosecution of Giulio Regeni's Alleged Killers Weaken European Support for Egyptian Repression?
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Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:26:24 GMT
Two More Arrests in Egypt
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of a newspaper editor and a blogger, whose arrests have brought the number of journalists detained arbitrarily in Egypt to 31.

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:59:25 GMT
Sisi Directs Govt to Localize Technology in Suez Canal Zone
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government on Monday to get the Suez Canal Economic Zone's strategy to focus on increasing the investment opportunities, aiming to localize technology and offer jobs in coordination among all...

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:00:25 GMT
Blogger Shadi Abu Zeid Jailed Over Facebook Video
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release blogger Shadi Abu Zeid, and cease jailing members of the press for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:12:19 GMT
Human Rights Breaches in China, Iran and Egypt
[PR Newswire] Strasbourg, France -- China must end the forced labour schemes and mass incarcerations of ethnic minorities

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 04:56:02 GMT
Egyptian, British Museums Restore Colorful Mural of Ancient Tomb
[Egypt Online] Antiquities experts from the Egyptian and British museums are working hand in hand to restore an eye-popping colorful mural that was discovered in Kom el Ahmar excavation side in Qena governorate, Upper Egypt, lately.

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:04:06 GMT
Egypt Reports 611 New Covid-19 Cases, 28 Deaths, 324 Recoveries
[Egypt Online] The Health and Population Ministry said on Saturday that 611 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 124,891.

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:48:42 GMT
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (Sba) for the Arab Republic of Egypt
[IMF] Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the first review of Egypt's economic reform program supported by a 12-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The completion of the review allows the authori...

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:50:15 GMT
Sudanese-Egyptian Military Relations and Geopolitics - Implications for Powering the GERD
[African Arguments] Egypt's deepening relations with Sudanese senior military will prolong talks over the GERD as Egypt attempts to leverage its geopolitical relationship with Sudan to influence the water sharing negotiations.

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:06:43 GMT
Collective Punishment in Scorpion Prison
[HRW] Beirut -- New Restrictions on Ventilation, Electricity Follow Suspicious Killings

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:51:41 GMT
Egypt Fights Sexual Harassment On the Train With Commuter Campaign
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The government-led initiative comes amid a growing debate about sexual harassment and violence in the socially conservative country

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:09:04 GMT
Victories for Cairo Giants As Egyptian Premier League Kicks Off
[CAF] Egyptian Premier League new season (2020-21) kicked off last weekend with Match Day 1 fixtures that witnessed just one home victory in nine games.

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:05:52 GMT
Seventeen Nations Express Interest in Nuclear Energy
[SAIIA] Sixty years after the first nuclear weapons tests were conducted in Africa, many countries on continent are exploring how nuclear energy could be used for socio-economic development.

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:06:22 GMT
Italy Charges Egyptian Security Forces in Giulio Regeni's Murder
[HRW] After nearly five years of investigations, Italian prosecutors announced yesterday they have collected sufficient evidence to charge four Egyptian security officials, including senior officers from Egypt's abusive National Security Agency for t...

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:38:50 GMT
Ethiopians Continue Unwavering Support for GERD - Director
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopians across the nation have increasing their unwavering support for the realization of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as the financial support reached 14 billion birr, GERD Public Participation Coordination Offi...

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:52:26 GMT
Ghanaian Trio Unveiled By Egyptian Side Ceramica Cleopatra
[Ghanaian Times] Egyptian Premier League side Ceramica Cleopatra has secured the signatures of three Ghanaian footballers for the new football season.

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:31:21 GMT
World Bank Funds Health but Neglects Jailed Doctors
[HRW] Washington -- The World Bank's Covid-19 support project does not adequately address the Egyptian government's arrests and intimidation of health professionals, Human Rights Watch said today.



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