Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Higher Education Minister Abdelaziz Konsowa held talks on integrating university hospitals into the country's Universal Health Insurance system, according to a statement from the health ministry.
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Egypt has inaugurated two new floating bridges across the Suez Canal in Ismailia, expanding crossings to and from Sinai and easing transport for citizens and commercial traffic, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday.
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Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), said the authority has attracted investments estimated at approximately $15bn, of which 70% are foreign and 30% domestic, with investors representing 28 countries.
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Egypt is intensifying maintenance and development works along the Holy Family Trail as part of broader efforts to promote religious tourism and maximise the project's economic returns, Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad (...)
The Egypt Healthcare Authority (EHA) has successfully performed the first two transcatheter pulmonary valve implantations (TPVI) under the country's Universal Health Insurance system at Al-Nasr Specialised Hospital in Port Said, the authority (...)
Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir conducted an inspection tour of ongoing works to upgrade the International Coastal Road between Damietta (Furniture City) and Baltim, passing through Gamasa and New Mansoura, over a total length of 64 (...)
Suez Canal revenues reached $449m since the beginning of 2026, marking a recovery following a ceasefire in Gaza that restored regional stability, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie said on Sunday.
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في إطار حرص جامعة قناة السويس على دعم الأنشطة الطلابية وتنمية مهارات القيادة والعمل المؤسسي لدى طلابها، شاركت الجامعة في فعاليات Bootcamp Portsaid، الذي يستهدف تطوير أداء لجان «رالي» وتحويلها من لجان طلابية إلى فرق عمل محترفة تعمل بعقلية مؤسسية (...)
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority chairman, Osama Rabie, witnessed on Tuesday the handover of the international ISO 17024 accreditation certificate to its Vocational Training Centre in Port Said from the Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC).
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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday ordered the immediate resolution of any financial or technical obstacles hindering the completion of Egypt's coastal protection projects, citing the urgent need to address climate change risks.
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Suez Canal revenue increased by 18.5% in the first half of the fiscal year (FY) 2025/26, Chairperson Osama Rabie said on Wednesday, as he declared conditions ready for the full return of global shipping lines to the waterway.
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Egypt's Red Sea Container Terminal 1 (RSCT) at Sokhna Port officially began commercial operations on Thursday, marking a key milestone in Egypt's port development. The launch was highlighted by the arrival of the CMA CGM IRON vessel from Beirut (...)
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) successfully rescued all 12 crew members of the cargo ship FENER after it developed a 10-degree list off the northern entrance of the canal, the authority said Wednesday.
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Egypt has recorded a sustained decline in births from 2018 through 2025, according to data from the Ministry of Health's digital birth and death registration system, now in use across more than 5,000 healthcare facilities nationwide.
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Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population provided 362,662 medical services through hospitals and health facilities in Port Said governorate between January and December 2025, the ministry announced in a statement.
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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly conducted an extensive field tour of healthcare facilities affiliated with Egypt's Healthcare Authority (EHA) in Luxor, as part of ongoing efforts to monitor the implementation of the Universal Health Insurance System (...)
Egypt will automatically register all citizens currently enrolled in state-approved cash and social support programmes, such as Takaful and Karama, into the country's comprehensive health insurance system, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced (...)
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced a 1% cut in its key interest rates last Thursday, marking a significant step towards easing monetary conditions and supporting economic activity amid signs of moderating inflation.
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Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE) denied on Thursday media and social media claims that a vessel carrying military equipment docked at Port Said, one of its key ports, en route to a foreign destination.
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At its 72nd meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a package of key decisions spanning traffic regulation, healthcare, infrastructure development, vocational training, and economic reform.
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Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hany Sewilam, met on Wednesday with Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, and Minister of Agriculture, Alaa Farouk, to review (...)
Red Sea Container Terminal 1 at Port Said began trial operations on Monday, marking a major step in Egypt's plan to develop its ports into a regional hub for transport, logistics, and transit trade.
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Egypt's Investment Minister Hassan El-Khatib held talks on Sunday with US-based Blumberg Grain on plans to establish a regional food-security hub in the country and localise advanced agricultural preservation technology, the ministry said in a (...)
Industrial Development Group (IDG) has announced the launch of its newest industrial park, e2 New October, in New October City. With investments totalling EGP 4.8bn and spanning 1.6 million sqm, the project represents a significant step forward in (...)
Waleid Gamal El-Dein, chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), continued his US promotional tour Thursday in Washington, courting investment across pharmaceuticals, energy, logistics, and automotive sectors following successful New (...)
