Following a 19 November meeting between the Sudanese, Ethiopian, and Egyptian ministers of foreign affairs and of irrigation, Sudan's Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas announced that negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) had (...)
After congratulating Kuwait's new emir and inviting him to visit Egypt, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri said any attempts to disrupt Egyptian-Kuwaiti relations, which he described as “strong and special”, were destined to fail, according to a (...)
After Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed last week to agree on a mechanism to complete negotiations on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) the issue was referred back to the African Union (AU) which sponsors the talks. (...)
Negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) started on Sunday for a week in order to set out a timeframe and framework for renewed talks.
The irrigation ministries of the (...)
Egypt chaired the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) in October for a month-long period that rotates among the PSC's elected members. Its chairmanship ended with the unanimous approval of an Egyptian document outlining ways to (...)
Thirty-eight political parties are fielding candidates for individual seats in the 2020 House of Representatives, 16 more than took part in the last election, according to the National Centre for Research and Consultancies (NCRC), an independent NGO (...)
The advisory board of the Permanent High Committee for Human Rights (PHCHR) drafted an ambitious strategy this week. The final session of PHCHR's day-long meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri who stressed that human rights are an (...)
“Everyone has the right to healthy, safe, and affordable shelter, which includes all basic services and facilities while allowing them freedom of choice without discrimination and ensuring the legal right to own their housing or be tenants without (...)
Islam, an Egyptian student who has lived in the UK for four years, is keen to take part in the upcoming parliamentary election. He believes it is his duty to exercise his vote and help choose who will represent him.
“Postal voting makes the whole (...)
The EastMed Gas Forum (EMGF), the founding charter of which was signed by forum members on 22 September, “has succeeded in making history and will contribute to establishing peace,” Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Tarek Al-Molla said on Tuesday.
In an (...)
The latest round of negotiations on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has failed. The talks, which started on 18 August and ended earlier this week, were attended by representatives from the African Union (AU), (...)
Egypt has repeatedly said military intervention in Libya is a last option to defend national security.
In Cairo, the Turkish presence in Libya is viewed as a major threat to the security of the whole region, and especially to neighbouring countries (...)
3Sayed Amin Shalabi sets out to review changes in the world order in the last two decades, detailing the relative decline of the US and the rise of such powers as Russia and China. Reviewing not only the present moment but also the last few (...)
Egypt said on Monday that the talks brokered by the African Union (AU) between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) had ended without an agreement.
At the end of 10 days of negotiations differences between (...)
In his address to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri called on the international body to encourage negotiations to reach an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The UNSC meeting was held upon (...)
“It is incumbent on the UN Security Council, and the international community, to urge Ethiopia to act as a responsible stakeholder and conclude a fair and balanced agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, desist from undertaking unilateral (...)
On Monday and Tuesday, the irrigation ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met online for the fifth and sixth time since 9 June.
According to a statement from the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation, tripartite negotiations have achieved “progress” on (...)
LIBYA: A possible breakthrough is in the works for one of the most pressing issues facing Cairo.
Following a tripartite meeting this week with Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar, and Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh, (...)
After years of tripartite negotiations to reach a deal on filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Addis Ababa said it had no legal obligation to seek the approval of Egypt, according to a letter Ethiopia sent to the (...)
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Said said the unemployment rates announced on Thursday, came in accordance with the high growth rates that Egypt has attained in the first half of FY 2019/2020 which hit 5.6 percent.
On Thursday, (...)
“It was very good news for thousands of Egyptians stranded in the Gulf that they will soon be returning home. The conditions they are facing, in the Gulf in general and in Kuwait in particular, are difficult.
All the uncertainties have led to (...)
The repatriation of 5,300 Egyptians in Kuwait whose visas had expired but who were unable to return to Egypt when airports closed following the outbreak of COVID-19, began this week. Priority is being given to women, children and humanitarian cases, (...)
The Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal declared at the end of a cabinet meeting on Monday that a schedule for returning 3,378 citizens stranded in various Arab, African, European and Asian countries as well as Canada, the US and (...)
Egypt and Sudan seem to agree that the negotiation process in Washington has made progress, and that they need to continue negotiating after the restrictions imposed because of coronavirus are lifted.
In a joint press statement issued last week, (...)
The last flight arriving from Washington carrying Egyptians stuck in the US due to the coronavirus lockdown landed in Egypt early Sunday morning.
EgyptAir, the country's carrier, said the flight was the last to return stranded Egyptians.
“The (...)
