Egypt's Envoy Underlines Importance of UNRWA's Role in Host Countries

Egypt on Tuesday said that funding for the UN's UNRWA refugee agency should not be linked to political considerations.

Speaking at a meeting of the UNRWA's advisory commission in Jordan, Egyptian Ambassador"...

Egypt's Sisi meets with new PM, ministers of housing, defense and transportation

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Tuesday with the country's newly appointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Defence Minister Mohamed Zaki and Minister of Transportation Hesham Arafat to discuss a number of domestic issues.

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Egypt proposes increase on fees paid by foreigners

It's going to cost more for foreigners — including refugees — to live in Egypt if pending legislation wins approval. Human rights groups are concerned by proposed amendments that would allow the government to drastically increase fees on foreigners, their dependents and those accompanying them, such as nannies and tutors. On June 11, the Egyptian parliament agreed to refer proposed amendments to the law on foreigner residency and entry to two committees in an effort to increase the state’s revenues and push forward......

Egypt says to receive $2bln IMF payment by end-July - newspaper

Egypt says it will receive the next $2 billion instalment of a $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the second half of July, newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm reported on Tuesday.

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World Cup: Egypt vies to attract investments, tourism

''This is the first World Cup for which Egypt has qualified since Italy 1990 and we want to make the most of this opportunity to show in a modern way the richness and diversity of tourism experiences in our country'', said Egyptian Tourism Minister Rania Al-Mashat, launching"...

Egypt-Uruguay: who leads in milk production?

On the second day of the world Cup, held in Russia, will host three matches, the first of which will be the match between the teams of Egypt and Uruguay.

Today the consumption of milk in Egypt, 97.8 kg per capita per year. It is small in comparison with the Uruguay, where the"...

Egypt's economic reform program more than 85% complete: New finance minister

More than 85 percent of Egypt's ongoing economic reform programme has been put into effect so far, newly-appointed Finance Minister Mohamed Maeet said in an interview with Al-Ahram Arabic newspaper hours before his swearing in to the new cabinet on Thursday.

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Egypt surpasses US and UK in safety rankings

Gallup’s recently published annual Global Law and Order poll places Egypt the safest country in Africa and 16th out of 135 countries in terms of personal safety on par with Denmark, Austria and the Netherlands. Down the scale comes the United Kingdom (21st) and the United States which"...

Egypt surpasses US and UK in safety rankings

Gallup’s recently published annual Global Law and Order poll places Egypt the safest country in Africa and 16th out of 135 countries in terms of personal safety on par with Denmark, Austria and the Netherlands. Down the scale comes the United Kingdom (21st) and the United States which"...

Cornwall Council celebrates Energy Recovery Centre opening

Cornwall Council and SUEZ recycling and recovery UK (SUEZ) have celebrated the official opening of the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre in St Dennis, which aims to generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 21,000 homes each year.

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