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Egypt steps up Gaza aid efforts as war escalates, Israel faces mounting criticism
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Egypt intensified its humanitarian role toward the Gaza Strip on Monday, as Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty visited the Rafah border crossing with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Egyptian Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi. The...
Egypt willing to form part of UN-backed peace force in Gaza
Times of Malta
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August 18, 2025
Egypt said on Monday it was willing to join a potential international force deployed to war-torn Gaza, but only if backed by a UN Security Council resolution and accompanied by a "political horizon". The pledge came as a Palestinian official said...
Egypt’s Al-Sisi meets central bank chief, calls for continued efforts to increase dollar inflows
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Monday stressed the need to continue efforts to increase the country’s foreign currency reserves, particularly from local sources, and to maintain a flexible and unified exchange rate, the presidency...
Egypt’s Supreme Organ Transplant Committee strengthens oversight, standards
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Egypt’s Supreme Committee for Organ Transplantation convened to assess the country’s transplant program, reinforce regulatory oversight, and align practices with international medical standards, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. Health...
Egypt’s PM heads to Japan for TICAD 9 Africa development summit
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly left for Japan on Monday to attend the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), where his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, is expected to propose a new economic...
Egypt sets ICT growth goals: 60,000 jobs, outsourcing expansion, AI adoption
ETHRWorld EMEA
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August 18, 2025
Egypt’s ICT sector is expanding, with 74 outsourcing firms committing to employ 60,000 specialists between 2022 and 2024. The country now hosts over 260 outsourcing centres, including 190 managed by global companies. Its electronics design...
Legal experts eye UN General Assembly action on Gaza
GEO TV
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Monday Aug 18 2025 | 09:22 PM Legal experts eye UN General Assembly action on Gaza By: AFP The UN General Assembly must be empowered to urgently intervene in Gaza and send a protective military force to help its devastated population, said the...
Egyptian President Meets Prime Minister
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA Cairo: The President of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, HE Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, met in Cairo on Monday with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim...
Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets Qatar's Prime Minister And Minister Of Foreign Affairs
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The meeting was attended by Head of the General Intelligence Services...
Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets Bahrain's National Security Advisor And Special Force Commander
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander in the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Special Force Commander, His Highness...
Egypt and Qatar attempt to revive Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
Egypt and Qatar are once again trying to revive Gaza ceasefire talks. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday that his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani had arrived in Cairo to discuss the renewal of the...
Egypt, Qatar reject Israeli occupation of Gaza, demand ceasefire
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Egypt and Qatar reject the Israeli occupation of Gaza and demand a ceasefire, urgent aid access, and an end to Palestinian forced displacement. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin...
Egypt signals conditional readiness to join possible Gaza governance
I24 News
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Monday that Cairo could take part in a potential international force in the Gaza Strip, but only under strict conditions. Speaking at a joint press conference at the Rafah border crossing alongside...
Egypt, Qatar urge reaching immediate Gaza ceasefire
Xinhua News Agency
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CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and rejected any reoccupation of the...
Egypt to continue mediation along with Qatar, US for Gaza ceasefire, says FM
Qatar Tribune
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August 18, 2025
CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister HE Badr Abdel Aati has said his country would continue mediation efforts with both Qatar and the US for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The remarks came during a joint press conference with Palestinian Prime Minister...
Egyptian president, prime minister discuss Gaza mediation efforts
Qatar Tribune
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August 18, 2025
CAIRO: President of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received in Cairo Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister...
Egypt sets $12bn target for ready-to-wear garment exports by 2031
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Abdel Aziz Elsherif, Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS), met with Fadel Marzouk, Chairperson of the Apparel Export Council of Egypt (AECE), to discuss a comprehensive plan to boost Egyptian exports of ready-to-wear garments and...
Egypt Extends Central Bank Chief Abdalla’s Rule Into Fourth Year
Financial Post
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August 18, 2025
Abdalla, who previously held senior posts at the Arab African International Bank, is also riding the wave of an Egyptian pound that’s trading at its strongest in about 10 months. That reflects a combination of easing financial pressures and a...
17th Egyptian Humanitarian Convoy Heads to Gaza
Egyptian Streets
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August 18, 2025
Egypt dispatched its 17th humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza in the early hours of Monday, 18 August, continuing efforts to deliver food and medical supplies to Palestinians facing severe shortages under Israel’s blockade. The convoy, which crossed...
Egypt says ready to take part in international force for Gaza
Naharnet
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Egypt said on Monday it was willing to join a potential international force deployed to war-torn Gaza, but only if backed by a UN Security Council resolution and accompanied by a "political horizon", as ceasefire efforts pressed on in Cairo. Egypt...