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Egypt: EGX ends Sunday’s session in green zone
Zawya
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Arab Finance: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Sunday’s trading session with a positive performance, with the EGX30 rising by 0.74% to 34,071 points. The Sharia-compliant index, EGX33 Shariah index, went up by 0.92% to 3,524.34 points. Both the...
Egypt: Petroleum Ministry, IFC explore financing opportunities in mining projects
Zawya
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Egypt and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are mulling over cooperation opportunities to finance energy and mining projects in the country, according to a statement. During his meeting with the IFC's Regional Director for North Africa...
Second Russia-Africa ministerial forum to take place in Egypt later this year — Lavrov
TASS
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July 22, 2025
MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. The second Russia-Africa ministerial conference is expected to be held in Egypt in the fall, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with the top Mozambican diplomat Maria Manuela...
Egypt Sudan Return
The Goshen News - Indiana
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Goshen, IN (46526) Today Sunshine and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 82F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies. Low around 60F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: July 21, 2025 @ 7:56 am
Opinion | Fostering Mutual Prosperity: A Farewell Message from KOICA’s Egypt Country Director
Daily News Egypt
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July 21, 2025
It was one of the ordinary, scorching, and sweltering afternoons in a Sohag village in September 2022. More than 200 villagers gathered in a makeshift tent to watch a play written and staged by their sons, daughters, nephews, and nieces. Two...
Egypt Expresses Optimism for Gaza Ceasefire
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt expressed its hope on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza could be reached "soon" while reaffirming its strong stance against any efforts to forcibly displace Palestinians, calling such actions a "red line." This statement came during a...
Egypt’s Environment Minister steps down to start new UN lead role
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has officially stepped down from her position in order to begin her new role as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), according to announcements...
Intense heat alert: 72-hour heatwave begins Saturday
Egypt Independent
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July 25, 2025
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has issued a severe warning regarding the upcoming weather across Cairo and the governorates, as the heatwave is set to intensify, with temperatures reaching their highest levels. The EMA announced that...
Egypt’s Strategic Diplomacy: Rejecting US Proposals on Gaza and Ethiopia’s Dam
Zehabesha
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July 21, 2025
Egypt’s recent rejection of the United States’ proposed quid pro quo regarding the crises in Gaza and the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) signifies a significant shift in international diplomatic relations. Questions have...
Sudanese Refugees Begin Return Journey from Egypt
Egyptian Streets
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July 22, 2025
The Egyptian government and the National Egyptian Railways Authority organized on Monday 21 July a special train, number 1940, to transport refugees from Cairo to Aswan, covering approximately 2,080 kilometers in about 12 hours. Passengers will...
Sayyid Badr receives ambassadors of Lebanon, Egypt to bid them farewell
Times of Oman
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Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, on Tuesday received Albert Samaha, Ambassador of the Lebanese Republic, to bid him farewell upon the completion of his diplomatic mission. During the meeting, Sayyid Badr expressed...
Egypt Security Forces Kill Two Suspected Militants in Shootout
Bloomberg
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July 20, 2025
Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants in a shootout in a Greater Cairo neighborhood, authorities said. A bystander also died in the confrontation at a hideout in Giza, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. The militants...
Johnson & Johnson explores investment opportunities in Egypt's pharma sector
Zawya
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Ali Ghamrawy, Chairman of the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), held a meeting with a delegation from Johnson & Johnson to discuss the company's policies to expand investments in the Egyptian pharmaceutical market, according to a statement. The...
Egypt: CMA CGM ZEPHYR transits through Suez Canal following incentives, flexible marketing policies
Zawya
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Arab Finance: The container ship CMA CGM ZEPHYR has transited through the Suez Canal as part of the southern convoy transiting through the new canal on its voyage from Singapore to the Alexandria Port, according to a press release. This voyage...
Egypt’s Environment Minister Steps Down to Head UN Desertification Effort
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has stepped down to assume her new position as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Egyptian cabinet confirmed Sunday. Prime Minister...
Egypt: Bonyan wraps up $36mln IPO on EGX
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Bonyan for Development and Trade has completed the implementation of its public and private share offering during today’s trading session, Sunday, July 20th, 2025, as per a disclosure. The offering included around 362.903 million...
Education, not arms will defeat terrorism in Nigeria — Egypt’s foreign minister
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 22, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, has identified education as the most powerful weapon with which Nigeria can fight terrorism and violent extremism. The Minister said this yesterday in Abuja, while...
Egypt: Eastern Company sets new prices for cigarette products
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Eastern Company’s board has approved new prices for its cigarette products, effective as of Friday, July 18, according to a statement. Under the updated price list, all 20-cigarette Cleopatra packs, including Cleopatra King Size,...
'Invasive' goose that should not be in county spotted
Hereford Times
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Hereford Times Camera Club member, Dave Gale, spotted an Egyptian goose along with a kingfisher bird, and a little egret on a visit to Bodenham Lakes. The birds, which are described as not being "true geese", were introduced to the UK from Africa....
Egypt: Major tier completed at El-Dabaa nuclear energy plant
ESI Africa
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July 21, 2025
The last segment of the third circular tier of the inner containment (IC) has been installed in the design position at the second unit of El-Dabaa NPP in Egypt. The IC is a cylindrical structure that will house the nuclear reactor and the...