Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court issued on Saturday a final verdict banning the use of mosques for political purposes and upholding the state's right to supervising them.
The ruling upheld a previous decision by the minister of Awqaf to place 42 (...)
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million per month to 150 million each month on average if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70% of its people by September 2022, the World Health Organization said (...)
Israeli army on Wednesday detained at least six Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, quoting local and security sources.
Israeli soldiers rounded up a Palestinian after ransacking his family (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly asserted on Thursday that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is especially supportive of the strategy to localise the automotive industry.
This came during Madbouly's meeting with a delegation of members from the (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi sent on Thursday a cable of greetings to Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud on the occasion of the Saudi National Day.
Saudi National Day is celebrated on September 23 yearly to mark the renaming of the (...)
The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militias' systematic attempts to target civilians in Khamis Mushait province of Saudi Arabia with explosive drones which were destroyed by the Coalition Forces.
In a statement on Wednesday, the (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry participated on Tuesday in the opening of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level segment in New York, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said on his Twitter account.
On the fringe of (...)
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat said the ministry increased its training budget from EGP 50 million three years ago to EGP 1.1 billion in the current fiscal year.
The hike was attributed to the increase of the numbers (...)
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker arrived in Vienna Sunday to participate in the 65th annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The four-day conference will kick off in the Austrian capital (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered on Monday to maintain providing necessary financial resources to upgrade the main structure of the ICT, the Egyptian Presidency said.
In a meeting with PM Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held meetings on Monday with various foreign officials and top diplomats after his arrival in New York to participate in the upcoming 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly Meetings (UNGA).
Earlier (...)
Cairo is expected to host on Tuesday "Peace opportunities in the region" conference under the sponsorship of the Arab League and organised by SHAF Center for Crisis Analysis & Future Studies.
In statements, head of the center Mohamed El-Orabi said (...)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan on Sunday discussed at a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar means of fostering bilateral cooperation in the political and economic fields.
The two ministers also reviewed the (...)
The World Health Organization has warned of immense challenges facing the health sector in Lebanon.
WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, in a joint statement (...)
The government of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has dismissed as groundless reports that it requested fuel shipments from Iran.
In statements to MENA Sunday, sources close to the government affirmed that the Lebanon did not ask for Iranian (...)
Egypt's Emigration and Expatriate Affairs Minister Nabila Makram asserted she is closely following up the death of an Egyptian man in Italy, according to a statement by the ministry on Saturday.
Islam Eid Ahmed, 30, from Menoufiya Governorate, died (...)
Humanitarian organizations in Japan have said they are determined to continue support for Afghanistan despite deteriorating security and logistics issues amid uncertainty in the country following the Taliban's return to power last month, the (...)
African Union (AU) Commissioner Ambassador Bankole Adeoye discussed during a meeting with US Ambassador to the AU Jessica Lapenn mutual responsiveness to crisis situations in Africa.
The AU official said on his Twitter account Sunday, talks took up (...)
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called for more extensive social support for Egyptian artists in a meeting in Cairo on Sunday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the ministers of social solidarity and finance, the Egyptian presidency said in a (...)
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the government on Saturday to keep working with all the relevant bodies towards the efficient use of available resources nationwide, in line with the national canal lining project.
The president made the (...)
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday issued directives to the relevant government bodies to continue efforts to develop roads and main axes nationwide.
El-Sisi chaired a meeting with Presidential Adviser for Urban Planning Amir Sayed Ahmed, (...)
Egypt has welcomed the presidential statement issued Wednesday by the UN Security Council on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as part of the UN body's commitment to preserving international peace and security.
The UNSC has urged observers (...)
Libya's Interim Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Dbeibah said on Thursday that his presence in Cairo sends a regional message highlighting Egypt's great role in the region in particular and the entire world in general.
Active political will is the key (...)
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly asserted Egypt's support to Iraq in its war against terrorism, reiterating Cairo's backing for all efforts exerted by the Iraqi government to achieve development and enhance security and stability.
The premier's (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi affirmed on Wednesday Egypt's keenness to bolster relations with Iraq in all fields.
During a meeting with speaker of the Iraqi House of Representatives Mohamed Al-Halbousi in Cairo, the president affirmed (...)