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20 Aug

Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi today met with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, and members of the UN Delegation including UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Elena Panova, and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Development Agenda, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said the UN Deputy Secretary-General conveyed UN Secretary-General António Guterres' greetings to President El-Sisi. She noted that Mr. Guterres looks forward to further advancing cooperation and coordination between the two sides. This was appreciated…

14 Aug

President El-Sisi Welcomes Somali President for Official Visit to Egypt

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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the President of the Republic of Somalia, Dr.Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is on an official visit to Egypt for several days, at Ittihadia Palace, where an official reception ceremony was held and national anthems were played. The two presidents held discussions, during which they confirmed the strength and solidity of the historical relations between Egypt and Somalia, as well as the mutual keenness to support them at various levels, and to build on the outcome of the Somali president's visit to Egypt last January. The Spokesman for the Presidency said President El-Sisi affirmed Egypt's position…

09 Jul

Egypt Urged to Lift Travel Bans on Two Prominent Human Rights Lawyers

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Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to immediately lift travel bans imposed on prominent human rights lawyers Nasser Amin and Hoda Abdelwahab. Despite the closure of the long-standing "foreign funding" case, Case 173/2011, which involved multiple NGOs, the travel restrictions on Amin and Abdelwahab, co-founders of the Arab Centre for Independence of Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP), remain in place. On 20 March 2024, after 13 years of investigations, the authorities announced the end of Case 173/2011, which had implicated at least seven organizations and 11 NGO workers, with travel bans imposed on 31 human rights defenders and NGO…

29 Jun

Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets President of European Commission

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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the Egyptian-EU Investment Conference held in Cairo. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said the meeting underscored the depth and strength of Egyptian-European relations, recently elevated to the level of a strategic and comprehensive partnership. This reflects the significance Egypt and the European Union accord to enhancing their cooperation as a cornerstone for regional integration and stability. The investment conference marks the first milestone in implementing this partnership. The President of the European Commission affirmed that the…

24 Jun

New World Bank US$700 million Support to Egypt

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The World Bank has announced US$700 million in Development Policy Financing (DPF) for the Government of Egypt to support the country to shift toward more private sector participation, better macroeconomic and fiscal resilience, and a greener growth trajectory. The “Generating Resilience, Opportunities, And Welfare for a Thriving Egypt” DPF is designed to help Egypt address short-term economic challenges while advancing the next generation of structural reforms to level the playing field to unleash private sector growth; build macroeconomic and fiscal resilience; and facilitate Egypt’s green transition, including by scaling up renewable energy and increasing efficiency in the electricity, water and…