As the president of the African Union (AU) for 2019, Egypt vowed to exert every effort to boost security and stability and achieve development and prosperity for the continent.
That was reflected in a series of visits exchanged with African states (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is on an African-American tour this week. Guinea was the first leg of the tour, followed by the US. Later he will visit Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
The West African tour underlines Egypt's keenness to coordinate with (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is on an African-American tour this week. Guinea was the first leg of the tour, followed by the US. Later he will visit Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
The West African tour underlines Egypt's keenness to coordinate with (...)
The situation in Libya topped the agenda of meetings between President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during the latter's two-day visit to Cairo this week.
During his meeting with (...)
The messages sent to the world by the Arab League (AL) summit held in Tunisia, together with the impact of raising the minimum wage from LE1,200 to LE2,000 in Egypt were two issues that captured the attention of the press this week.
The editorial of (...)
“We take the opportunity today to celebrate the progress we have made and to emphasise our unwavering dedication to pursuing a more comprehensive peace in the region that respects the dignity and security of all involved,” US Secretary of State Mike (...)
“We take the opportunity today to celebrate the progress we have made and to emphasise our unwavering dedication to pursuing a more comprehensive peace in the region that respects the dignity and security of all involved,” US Secretary of State Mike (...)
Geography, a common history and a plethora of natural resources should encourage integration and cooperation between Arab and African countries, concluded participants at this week's Arab-African Youth Platform in Aswan.
“The Nile Valley: The (...)
Arab leaders are scheduled to head to Tunisia next week to attend the Arab League (AL) summit. Slated for 31 March, the summit is being held after US President Donald Trump officially recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, sparking (...)
The choice of Kamel Al-Wazir as the new minister of transportation captured the attention of the press this week together with other issues.
Karim Abdel-Salam regarded the job assumed by Al-Wazir as tough and difficult. However, he expected that (...)
Geography, a common history and a plethora of natural resources should encourage integration and cooperation between Arab and African countries, concluded participants at this week's Arab-African Youth Platform in Aswan.
“The Nile Valley: The (...)
The shooting that took the lives of 50 worshippers and injured scores of others in New Zealand left many in a state of shock. Writers tried to explain why it happened.
The criminal terrorist act aroused sadness, worry and fear, Emadeddin Adib wrote, (...)
The fall of 15 military personnel during an attack on a security checkpoint in North Sinai cast light anew on the genuine threat that terrorism poses to Egypt and the world.
Mohamed Amin noted that the wheel of life did not stop in Egypt. The (...)
“I emphasise that Egypt will work hard to continue along the road we started together towards the structural and financial reform of the African Union [AU] and build on previous achievements in developing the tools and abilites of the Union in order (...)
“I emphasise that Egypt will work hard to continue along the road we started together towards the structural and financial reform of the African Union [AU] and build on previous achievements in developing the tools and abilites of the Union in order (...)
The role that Egypt can play during its one-year presidency of the African Union grabbed the attention of the media this week.
Mohamed Salah Al-Badri asked what Africa needs from Egypt. He noted that the decision taken in July 2013 to freeze Egypt's (...)
The anniversary of the 25 January Revolution and the Cairo International Book Fair captured the attention of the media this week.
Farouk Guweida wrote that the state of division over 25 January Revolution will last for a long time.
But, Guweida (...)
US Secretary of States Mike Pompeo's tour in the region captured the attention of the press this week.
Massoud Al-Hannawi ruled out that the aim of Pompeo's tour was to find practical solutions or take certain measures to resolve the difficult (...)
While there has been an improvement in the overall atmosphere of the relationship between Egypt and Ethiopia, “progress on the ground with regards to the Renaissance Dam is still at a standstill,” says Rakha Hassan, a member of the Council for (...)
The last few months have seen a number of visits between senior Egyptian and German officials of which Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli's visit to Berlin earlier this week was the latest.
During Madbouli's trip German President Frank-Walter (...)
A meeting between Egypt's foreign minister and head of intelligence together with their Sudanese counterparts took place last week in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in the last in a series of meetings between officials from the two countries in (...)
The 2018 Africa Forum captured the attention of the media this week.
Makram Mohamed Ahmed noted that Sharm Al-Sheikh had recently been the venue for several important meetings including the Youth Forum last month.
Mohamed Ahmed wrote that more than (...)
Education is an issue that engages the press every week. This week was no exception.
Mohamed Kamal focused on whether the use of computer tablets in classes will benefit students. Kamal wrote that improving education requires transparency in (...)
A UN special rapporteur on the right to housing has alleged that Egyptian authorities mistreated a number of those she interviewed during a recent visit to Egypt to evaluate the policies adopted to provide adequate housing on a non-discriminatory (...)
“Generally speaking, Syrian people living in Egypt have one dream — to return to their country soon. But until then they are trying to live as part of this society, work for it, enjoy its privileges and accept its shortcomings. They live here as if (...)
