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Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning was the meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir. Almost all of the papers note the renewed spirit of cooperation on issues, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, after a prolonged period of strained ties. If you’re not worn […]
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A plea to end the sale of mobile phone users’ data to telemarketers
If the government is going to regulate the ICT sector, it should clamp down on the sale of mobile phone users’ personal data to telemarketers, Al Masry Al Youm’s pseudonymous Newton says. This issue is more pressing than trying to control social media platforms such as Facebook, the columnist says. Newton’s angry piece seems to […]
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Mo Salah worship in Liverpool has reached new levels
Mo Salah worship in Liverpool has reached new levels: At the risk of turning into every Egyptian paper out there and succumb to Mo Salah worship, we felt we had to include this video if only to demonstrate that Mo Salah fever in Liverpool is as bad as in Egypt. A choir of 60-70 year […]
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The Halgurd-Sakran National Park: Iraq’s other war
A team of local environmentalists are fighting a gunless war in Iraq to build the country’s first international standard national park, Peter Schwartzstein writes for National Geographic. After decades of widespread environmental destruction, the young team is hoping to turn the Halgurd-Sakran National Park into a wildlife sanctuary and a symbol of a peaceful future […]
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El Sisi, Al Bashir discuss upcoming joint projects
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received yesterday Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir during his first visit to Cairo since 2016, according to an Ittihadiya statement. Both leaders vowed to cooperate in managing the effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Associated Press reports. They also agreed to strengthen ties and work on bolstering […]
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El Sisi congratulates Putin on electoral victory
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his electoral victory on Monday, according to a statement from Ittihadiya. Putin won a fourth six-year term in office after a landslide victory which saw him garner 77% of the vote, according to Bloomberg, with nearly 68% voter turnout than an electoral official attributed […]
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Sisi and Abbas discuss Palestinian reconciliation in phone call
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi urged progress on the Egypt-mediated Palestinian reconciliation during a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, according to an Ittihadiya statement. El Sisi’s statement came a few short hours before Abbas lashed out at rival faction Hamas during a speech yesterday, in which he blamed the group for last […]
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Rome prosecutor opens investigation into the death of Mariam Moustafa
Italy’s prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of Egyptian student Mariam Moustafa, who is a dual Egyptian-Italian citizen by virtue of birth, Egypt Independent reports. The Rome prosecutor has asked the UK authorities to share details of the investigation, while the Italian ambassador in London said he is “personally following the case”, according […]
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Belgian delegation to visit Egypt to discuss investment in textile industries
A Belgian business delegation is visiting Egypt “within days” to discuss investment opportunities in textile industries, Trade Minister Tarek Kabil announced yesterday, according to Al Masry Al Youm. During a meeting with the head of a Belgian textile and furniture manufacturers association Francis Verstraete, Kabil invited the delegation to visit the new Furniture City in […]
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Phase 9B to have output of 350-400 mcf per day, Ministry official says
Production from Shell’s (formerly BG’s) West Nile Delta field 9B is expected to reach 350-400 mcf per day by 2019, an Oil Ministry official told Reuters. Production from the first 3 wells in the field is set to begin in FY2018-19. The field is jointly owned by Shell, EGPC, and Petronas.