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Egypt is preparing to tackle the “black cloud” smog, Mariam Rizk writes for BBC. The smog, which comes from burning rice straw, spread rapidly and now it accounts for 42% of the country's air pollution, according to the Environment Ministry. The ministry is tackling it by striking an agreement with a local company to use […]
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Other coverage of Egypt in the international press
Other coverage worth noting in brief: The plight of Christians continues to make the rounds in the foreign press this morning with Fox News being late to the game, while Anadolu thinks it is adding context by running comparative census on the different Christian religious sects in Egypt. Anadoluis also running a piece on allegations […]
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Egypt should not be looking to increase its visa fees, writes Mostafa El Naggar for AMAY
Egypt should not be moving to increase but reduce its entry visa fees to remain in the ring with competing destinations, which include Turkey, Tunisia, Greece, and Morocco, among others, Mostafa El Naggar writes in his latest column for Al Masry Al Youm. El Naggar cites the results of a study which concludes that reduced […]
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The role of Egypt’s big business will center more on national economic revival, move away from a pre-2011 focus on politics
Big business in Egypt has been excluded from politics post-2011 but will now focus on the country’s economic revival, Amr Adly writes in a research paper for the Carnegie Middle East Center. Adly says “businessmen who were influential under the Mubarak regime have seen a reduction in their political role and their ability to influence […]
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An Egyptian is the first Arab woman to fly the Airbus A380
One of our heroes now is Captain Nevin Darwish. Darwish is a pilot at Emirates and is the first woman of Arab origin to have captained the Airbus A380. Emirates celebrated International Women’s Day by recording the A380’s flight from Dubai to Vienna and back with Darwish captaining the flight and assisted by UAE national […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Strategic partnership framework talks between Egypt, EU move forward
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry appears to have made headway in setting a strategic partnership framework between Egypt and the EU for the next three years, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry which hailed the move as a new phase in strategic ties. Both sides presented their list of priorities which will be carried […]
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UN Assistant Secretary-General discusses development goals with ministers in Egypt
UN Assistant Secretary-General Mourad Wahba concluded a three-day visit to Egypt where he “discussed support to Egypt’s development agenda and regional cooperation,” according to a UNDP release. Wahba discussed “sustainable development and the launch of mega projects in addition to progress on women’s agenda” with Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry, among others.
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Spanish companies want to invest in Egypt “soon”
Spanish trade delegation eyes investments in mining, transport and construction: Members of the 25-company Spanish delegation have been looking into investments in mining in the Golden Triangle, construction of the New Capital, and a high-speed train between Cairo and Aswan, the Latin American Herald Tribune reports.
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ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum, Eni, Total successfully bid on offshore concessions in Cyprus
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum, Eni, and Total have successfully bid for rights to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus as part of a third licensing round to be approved by the cabinet on March 17, Cyprus trade minister George Lakkotrypis told reporters on Tuesday. Eni and Total jointly negotiated a license for […]
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Elsewedy in talks for Benban solar power plant loan, transformer stations
Elsewedy Electric is in talks with financial institutions for a loan to fund its 50 MW solar power plant project in Benban as part of the feed-in tariff (FiT) program, according to a bourse filing. Elsewedy has also confirmed it is in negotiations for a USD 75 mn loan to finance the project and moving […]