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Cairo butcher Zaza Ogaz uses an empty apartment in his building to offer free lodgings to parents of children receiving cancer treatment at a nearby hospital, Reuters reports. The good Samaritan refuses any payment for the apartment he fixed up with beds and furniture and the meals he provides his guests, who are welcome to […]
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Criticizing an institution is not the same as trying to destroy the country
Criticizing an institution is not the same as trying to destroy the country, so it’s hardly necessary to silence every source of criticism, Karima Kamal writes for Al Masry Al Youm. Kamal calls out House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal for claiming that any admonishment of the House of Representatives is part of a foreign-funded conspiracy, […]
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Plane engine comes apart mid-flight
A United Airlines plane engine started to come apart mid-flight on the way to Hawaii from San Francisco, Business Insider reports. The plane landed safely, but not before a passenger managed to catch the terrifying footage of the engine after its aerodynamic shroud came off (watch, runtime 0:10).
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
EU provides its EUR 38 mn contribution to Fayoum wastewater project
EU provides its EUR 38 mn contribution to Fayoum wastewater project: The EU has provided the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with its EUR 38 mn portion of the EUR 448 mn package to help upgrade sewage and wastewater systems in Fayoum, according to an emailed EBRD statement (pdf). The project will connect […]
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UK trade delegation visits Alexandria Port to discuss potential cooperation
A British trade delegation led by British Trade Envoy Jeffrey Donaldson visited the Alexandria Port yesterday to discuss potential cooperation with England’s ports to boost trade relations between Egypt and the UK, Al Mal reports.
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CBE signs fintech cooperation agreement with Singapore
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) signed a fintech cooperation agreement with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) last week on the sidelines of the Seamless North Africa digital and fintech conference, MAS announced in a press release yesterday. The agreement also sets forth a framework under which MAS and CBE can explore potential joint […]
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Sudan and Egypt in a period of “brotherhood and transparency”
Sudan FM: Sudan and Egypt are in a period of “brotherhood and transparency”: Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said that Egypt and Sudan have agreed upon a period of “brotherhood and transparency" following their talks in Cairo last week. In statements to the Turkish press on the sidelines of the Turkey-Africa Ministerial Review Conference, he […]
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Egypt to send security delegation to Gaza, Fatah official says
Egypt plans to send a security delegation to the Gaza Strip within days to monitor the situation closely, Fatah Central Committee member Azzam Al Ahmed told WAFA. He added that Egyptian leadership will meet with a Hamas delegation in Cairo to discuss developments in the reconciliation efforts between Palestinian factions.
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Shoukry meets with Spanish king, foreign minister
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met yesterday with Spain’s King Felipe VI in Madrid to discuss economic cooperation and migration issues, according to a ministry statement. Shoukry met separately with his Spanish counterpart, Alfonso Maria Dastis, and the two ministers agreed to set up a political consultation mechanism.
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Regeni’s family condemns the return of Italy’s envoy to Cairo
The family of Giulio Regeni has described the Italian government's decision to send an ambassador back to Cairo as a "failure" due to lack of progress in the death probe, ANSA reports. The mission of Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Cantini, who arrived in Cairo in September, "was supposed to have shed light on the murder two […]