Another bid to resolve the Libyan crisis: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met up with the UN Special Envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, in Cairo yesterday. During the meeting the FM repeated calls for a stop to all foreign interference in the country and reiterated the importance of holding the political elections that are scheduled for 24 December, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

Egypt will support South Sudan to develop its water infrastructure, under the terms of an MoU signed Cairo Water Week’s closing ceremony, according to a cabinet statement.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly discussed agricultural development with a high-level delegation of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), according to a cabinet statement. The PM discussed the government’s rural infrastructure development plan Hayah Karima, which has earned the government praise over its inclusive developmental approach.

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