El Said talks sustainability with EU top green official: Planning Minister Hala El Said discussed investing in sustainable development and the government’s Decent Life initiative in a meeting yesterday with First Vice President of the European Commission and champion of EU green initiatives Frans Timmermans, on the sidelines of the second Union for the Mediterranean ministerial climate conference, the planning ministry said in a statement.

Egypt and Russia talk cooperation: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev to advance various bilateral cooperation files on the regional and international fronts, according to a MFA statement.