Egypt’s Intelligence Head, SRF discuss final arrangements for peace agreement with Sudan
Abbas Kamel meeting with Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) aimed to support negotiations process, reach a comprehensive agreement towards sustainable peace.
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Mohamed Samir is an economic and political journalist, and analyst specialising in the Middle East. Over the past decade, he covered Egypt’s and the MENA region’s financial, business, and geopolitical updates. He is currently the Deputy Executive Editor of the Daily News Egypt.
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Egypt’s Health Minister pledges medical support for South Sudan to combat Hepatitis C, B viruses, COVID-19
The two ministers inspected several medical centres South Sudan, including the Egyptian Kidney and Dialysis Center, and Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH).
Egypt’s Intelligence Head meets South Sudan’s Salva Kiir in Juba
President Al-Sisi stresses strength of Egypt-South Sudan relations during meeting
Egyptians head to polls for Day 2 of Senate elections
“I came to vote because I am afraid of the prospect of Islamists sneaking back into senate,” a woman in her mid-forties told Daily News Egypt
Egypt rejects unilateral actions on GERD affecting its Nile water rights: Al-Sisi
Egyptian President discusses GERD developments with his South African counterpart Ramaphosa
Somaliland says keen on stronger ties with Egypt
‘We aim to cooperate on mining and fisheries, as Egypt has know-how,’ says Somaliland’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Ethiopia provides conflicting statements on GERD filling
Egypt requests an urgent official clarification from Ethiopia regarding the validity of filling the filling the Nile dam reservoir
Ethiopia’s Nile Dam: Myths and Facts
Daily News Egypt debunks unreliable information circulating on media about GERD
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-brokered negotiations over Nile dam
Egypt, the most arid of the Nile states, and water scarce countries relies on the river for more than 90% of its water.
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree to AU-led negotiations on GERD, delay filling
Experts from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, members of AU, and international observers of GERD talks will formulate agreement on operation and filling
Egypt’s Al-Sisi discusses GERD developments with SA’s Ramaphosa
Al-Sisi stressed need for agreement over GERD filling and operation, Ramaphosa praised Egypt’s constructive political will to resolve the crisis
Egyptian expats abducted by militants in Libya return home
Al-Sisi directs all state institutions to end crisis of detained Egyptians in Libya
Egypt stresses abuse of its labourers in Libya will not be tolerated
Egyptian officials spoke after a video circulated on social media purporting to show forces loyal to Government of National Accord abusing Egyptian nationals in Libya
Ethiopia backtracks from previous understandings in 3rd meeting on GERD
Egypt and Sudan expressed their reservation to the Ethiopia proposals, stress need to refrain from unilateral actions
Egypt ready to strike anywhere to neutralise national security threats: High-ranking official
President Al-Sisi stresses that Egypt will not tolerate any terrorist groups or their supporters
Tawakkol Karman: Facebook lets the Islamist fox guard the henhouse
The appointment shatters Facebook’s impartiality as Karman will have direct editorial influence on what the social media platform publishes
EGX rebounds 2.54% as Egypt eases coronavirus restrictions
Gulf stocks gain, Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index closes at 2.4%, Dubai 1.9%
Egypt faces two economic scenarios due to COVID-19 impact: Hala El-Said
Government investments increase to EGP 595bn to compensate for slowing of private investment
Parliament’s planning and budgeting committee approves Income Tax Law draft amendments
Draft law to see a raise in base personal tax exemption level and introduce revised tax brackets
Egypt… Gift of the Nile: Threatened by Ethiopia’s GERD
Egyptians Right to the Water of Nile petition launched by Egyptian American Council calls on Ethiopia not to undertake unilateral measures concerning GERD
Stock market bloodbath continues
EGX drops 1.76%, Dow and S&P 500 both decline 3.4%, France’s CAC 40 4.4%, UK’s FTSE 100 fell 3.8%
Spain reports record virus deaths, a 12-year girl dies in Belgium
NY demand medical staff reinforcements as state’s death toll surpassed 1,200
Lagging COVID-19 response to shield frail economy: Rouhani
In the past 24 hours Iran reported 123 deaths and 2,901 COVID-19 infections, bringing the total infections to 38,309, and death toll to 2,640
US reports first coronavirus-related death of an infant
Coronavirus cases soared in the US recording 122,246 infections, Italy death toll surpassed 10,000
Al-Sisi calls Conte, stresses Egypt’s solidarity with Italy against coronavirus outbreak
Italy mulls imposing tighter restriction, announces billions in financial relief
Global meltdown: stocks, crude oil futures in free fall on rising COVID-19 cases, OPEC price war
The stock markets bloodbath triggered the first-ever forced trading halt in the US and similar measures in Egypt, Europe, Asia, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
EBI trains 53,000 beneficiaries 2H 2019, targets 10% growth in 2020: Abdel Aziz Nossier
Egyptian Banking Institute to sponsor fintech incubator in Egyptian university within next months
CIB aims to raise EGP 15bn to finance expansion
CIB’s consolidated net income grows by 23% to EGP 11.8bn in 2019, proposes EGP 1.25 dividends per share
EgyptAir suspends flights to China starting 1 February as coronavirus spreads
Virus death toll in China rise to 170, first coronavirus case confirmed in India
Deal of Century: 2-state solution, remarking borders, and disarming Palestine
Palestinian politicians call for ditching Oslo Accords, establishing Palestinian state