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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:06:44 GMT
Govt Wants to Register Millions of Gig Workers for State Insurance, Aid
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Cairo -- Temporary workers have been hard hit by the pandemic's fallout but some may be wary about formalising their status

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:24:04 GMT
Speech By H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi At the Second Session of Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development
[Egypt Online] In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:24:01 GMT
President El-Sisi Makes Phone Call to Chinese President
[Egypt Online] President El-Sisi held a phone call with the Chinese President Xi Jinping this afternoon.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:16:13 GMT
Ethiopian Military Detains BBC Reporter, Translators for AFP and FT
[CPJ] Nairobi -- In response to Ethiopian military forces' arrests of at least four journalists and media workers covering the conflict in the northern state of Tigray, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:16:11 GMT
Egyptian Columnist Gamal Al-Gamal Arrested, Charged With Terrorism, False News
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities must immediately release journalist Gamal al-Gamal and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:46:53 GMT
Sisi - Aswan Forum Seeks to Achieve Stability, Peace, Security and Development in Africa
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has reaffirmed that Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development is an African platform launched during Egypt's chairmanship of the African Union in 2019 to achieve security, stability and sustainabl...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:46:50 GMT
Sisi's Speech At the Aswan Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development
[Egypt Online] Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of Africa

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:46:48 GMT
Transport Min. Discusses With Jordanian Amb. Boosting Bilateral Trade Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir discussed with Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt Amgad Al Aadialah aspects of cooperation between Egypt and Jordan and means to boost bilateral trade via facilitating the entry of Egyptian products to Jord...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:46:45 GMT
Military Production Minister Voices Keenness On Strategic Partnership With Belarus
[Egypt Online] Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi expressed his ministry's keenness on achieving strategic partnership with Belarus for the benefit of the two sides.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:21:00 GMT
Eritrea's Isaias Blames Conflict on 'Ethnic Polarisation' - Interview
[Shabait] Question 1: The TPLF's massive attack on the Northern Command of the Ethiopian Defence Forces in early November of 2020 has resulted in the removal of the TPLF from power. What will be the ramifications of this event on Ethiopia, the wider ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:30:29 GMT
Egypt Wins Bid to Host World Federation for Medical Education's 2022 Conference
[Egypt Online] Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that Egypt has been named the country with the best action plan for organizing and sponsoring the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)'s World...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:14 GMT
Scholars Highlight Significance of Negotiation Among Tripartite Countries
[Ethiopian Herald] Scholars accentuated that the three countries, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, are expected to well consolidate the negotiation instead of acting on and off--referring to Sudan's irregular move--as the realization of win-win cooperation...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:37:29 GMT
Simba Silence CAF Champions Al Ahly
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Simba SC has on Tuesday condemned CAF champions to their first defeat of the Group stages with a 1-0 scoreline at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:33:54 GMT
Simba Stun Holders Al Ahly in CAF Champions League
[Nation] Luis Miquissone's first half goal saw Tanzanian champions Simba SC stun holders Al Ahly 1-0 in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday to move top of Group A of the Caf Champions League.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:10:33 GMT
Ministry of Social Solidarity and WFP Train Community Health Workers Supporting the USAID-Funded 'First 1,000 Days' Programme
[WFP] Cairo -- In support of Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS) and in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched today a three-day training to develop coun...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:40:24 GMT
Simba Threat Al-Ahly of Another Defeat in Dar es Salaam
[Daily News] TANZANIA'S flag bearers Simba Sports Club has said that their Egyptian opponents, Al-Ahly will be handled with yet another defeat as it was the case in 2019 when the two sides met at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:03:53 GMT
Afrobasket 2021 (Qualifiers) - Egypt Power Past Cape Verde to Final Phase
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Egypt qualified for the finals of AfroBasket 2021 after defeating Friday Cape Verde 94-65 at a day-2 game of the last phase of qualifiers (Group E) in Monastir.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:35:33 GMT
Covid-19 - How Five Hardest Hit African Countries Are Coping
[Premium Times] Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40 per cent in the past month.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 07:19:29 GMT
Sisi Reaffirms Egypt's Support for Guinea-Bissau in All Domains
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has praised historic ties between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau, reaffirming Cairo's backing for the African country in all fields to realize its people's development aspirations.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:43:11 GMT
Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics' Families
[HRW] Beirut -- The Egyptian authorities' targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear pattern of intimidation and harassment, 22 Egyptian, regional, and international...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:41:18 GMT
Sisi - Current Stage Requires Rallying Efforts of All Libyans
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reiterated on Thursday 18/2/2021 Egypt's continued support of the Libyan people, saying the current stage requires rallying efforts of all honest Libyans to re-arrange priorities, start immediate moves fo...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:41:11 GMT
Nafeza Project to Turn Egypt Into Global Logistics Hub
[Egypt Online] Head of the Customs Authority Kamal Negm

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:41:08 GMT
Qureshi - Relations Between Cairo, Islamabad Based On Mutual Confidence
[Egypt Online] Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed his pleasure to meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, saying relations between the two countries are based on mutual confidence and joint interests.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:41:04 GMT
Presidential Decree Approving Amendment to Agreement With IOM
[Egypt Online] The official gazette published a presidential decree to amend an agreement inked between Egypt and the International Organization of Migration (IOM) on May 21 in 1995 on the legal status and the immunity of IOM in Egypt inked in Cairo ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:40:57 GMT
President Sisi to Address 2nd Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace, Development in March
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will deliver a recorded speech at the inauguration session of the 2nd Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development that will be held via video conference in March.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:40:55 GMT
World Needs Renewal of Religious Discourse
[Egypt Online] Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa asserted that the world needs the renewal of religious discourse as well as nations that respect justice and honor their responsibilities toward their citizens.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:40:52 GMT
Petroleum Ministry Floats Int'l Tender for Oil, Gas Exploration in 24 Areas
[Egypt Online] Petroleum Minister Tarek el Molla announced on Thursday 18/2/2021 the launching of the first international tender for petroleum and gas exploration for 2021 in 24 areas in Suez Gulf, western desert and East and West Mediterranean.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:39:13 GMT
Statement By President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi At the Assembly of the Bureau of the African Union Summit
[Egypt Online] In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:50:50 GMT
Egypt Gives Malawi Virtual Equipment
[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a donation the much needed virtual equipment from Egypt at the time the country relies on video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:54:33 GMT
Egypt Reports 618 New Coronavirus Cases, 49 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry



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