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Giulio Regeni: court calls Italy’s PM and foreign minister as witnesses

Move comes after pair offered assurances that Egypt’s president was willing to help in case of Italian student murdered in Cairo

The Guardian - UK

Russia and Belarus planes forced to take bizarre flight paths, adding hours onto Turkey and Egypt journeys

Exclusive: Flights from Moscow and Minsk to Istanbul take detours adding up to three hours to journey times

The Independent UK

Sisi: We Overcame Challenges in 2011 with Support from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Monday that his country passed a difficult period from 2011 to 2013 due to the decline in the cash reserves that were exhausted from importing fuel products. He thanked Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait for aiding Egypt in overcoming the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Egypt Ships 80% of its Gas to Europe

Egypt shipped 80% of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe last year, the country’s petroleum minister, Tarek Al-Molla, said on Monday. Al-Molla’s comments came as the European Union (EU) expects Egypt to increase the volumes of its LNG deliveries to Europe. On Monday, EU commissioner for energy, Kadri…

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Egypt: ‘Legalizing’ Settlement Outposts is a ‘Provocative Act’

Egypt has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to “legalize” settlement outposts in the Palestinian territories and to build new settlement units. A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows the Israeli Cabinet’s announcement on Sunday to legalize nine settlements in the West Bank. Egypt sees the move…

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Western, Regional Ambassadors Pressure Lebanon to Elect New President

Western and regional powers have warned they will reconsider “all ties” with Lebanon if parliament fails to elect a president amid a worsening financial crisis, the prime minister's office said Monday. Support for Lebanon will begin after the election of a new head of state and the implementation of reforms,…

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Russia to Inaugurate Nuclear Sciences University in Egypt

A Russian official has unveiled his country’s plan to inaugurate a branch of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in Egypt, as part of the construction of the first Egyptian nuclear power plant in El-Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. Russian Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Konstantin Mogilevsky said…

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After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing

A global target aims to eradicate the deeply entrenched practice of female genital cutting by 2030

The Independent UK

Egyptian challenging Australia’s indefinite detention warned he faces forced removal within month

Tony Sami, held for 10 years, is fighting to stay with his two children and had been preparing for landmark high court case

The Guardian - AU

Egypt's president praises UAE, seeking to heal Gulf aid rift

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has offered a monologue of praise for the United Arab Emirates, seeking to repair a rift between Cairo and the Gulf Arab states that have supplied billions of dollars in aid to his nation

The Independent UK

Major Newcastle exhibition captures enduring appeal of Ancient Egypt

Visions of Ancient Egypt: Art, Design and the Cultural Imagination is running at Laing Art Gallery until April 29 with displays of art, jewellery, costumes, photographs and film

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Egypt Says Plans 3 Tenders for Oil and Gas Exploration, Production in 2023

Egypt plans to offer three international tenders for oil and gas exploration and production in 2023, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Sunday. "Egypt plans to hold three international tenders in 2023 for oil and gas exploration and production," he said at the opening ceremony for the Egypt Petroleum…

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Egypt Condemns Ethiopian ‘Procrastination’ in Resolving GERD Crisis

Egypt asserted that it adheres to "restraint" despite Ethiopia's "procrastination" in reaching a legal framework regarding the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday. Shoukry accused some upstream countries of attempting to monopolize and control water resources. Egypt fears the GERD would damage its limited…

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South Sudan's oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?

South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional energy and water politics.

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Cairo, Athens to Enhance Cooperation in Energy, Power Linkage

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have affirmed their keenness to boost mutual cooperation, especially in energy and power linkage. During a phone conversation, the two leaders discussed enhancing the strong bilateral ties on all levels, according to Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy. Sisi and Mitsotakis also…

Liverpool Echo

Dealer fled UK to Egypt after arrest over 'large scale' drugs gang

The organised crime group supplied drugs from Liverpool to Cardiff

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Sisi Values Saudi Arabia's Stances towards Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday affirmed his appreciation of Saudi Arabia's positions towards Egypt, stressing his refusal to succumb to sedition or offend "our brothers." Sisi responded to media reports that addressed lately the relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, stressing the need to "write to improve and…

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Egypt’s Headline Inflation Surges to 25.8% In January amid Imports Delay

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation jumped to a higher-than-expected 25.8% in January, data from statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Thursday. The rise from 21.3% in December followed a series of currency devaluations starting in March 2022, a prolonged shortage of foreign currency, and continuing delays in getting imports into…

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Egypt hold talks seeking to prevent Israeli-Palestinian escalation in Ramadan

Egypt has stepped up mediation between Israel and the Palestinians in a bid to tamp down violence in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and to prevent its spread to the Gaza Strip ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said.

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Egypt Opens 4,000-year-old Tomb on Luxor's West Bank

Egypt has restored, documented and opened to tourists the Middle Kingdom tomb of Meru, the oldest site accessible to the public on Luxor's West Bank, home to some of its most spectacular Pharaonic monuments including the Valley of the Kings, Reuters reported. Meru was a high-ranking official at the court…

Reuters

Egypt's Sisi seeks to tamp down media clash with Saudi Arabia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sought on Thursday to play down a rare media spat with Saudi Arabia, which recently signalled greater conditionality over financial backing to allies such as Egypt.

Newslaundry

Why Maharashtra journalist’s murder reflects poorly on status of press freedom in India

Hardly anyone in India, even in Maharashtra, would have heard of a 48-year-old journalist called Shashikant Warishe. On February 6, when Warishe was filling petrol in his two-wheeler in Rajapur, he was “mowed” down, according to newspaper reports, by a vehicle driven by Pandharinath Amberkar. Warishe died the next day…

The Independent UK

Egypt's inflation continues to surge as food prices rise

Egypt’s statistics bureau says inflation hit a new high in January

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moody's Drops Egypt's Rating to B3

Egypt's dollar-denominated government bonds fell after Moody's cut the country's credit rating from B2 to B3 late Tuesday. The agency changed its outlook for Egypt to be stable from negative. Egypt has continued to face a shortage of foreign exchange, despite allowing the Egyptian pound to depreciate sharply in the…

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Hamas Begins Consultations in Cairo, Egypt Seeks to Stop Escalation

The Hamas delegation kicked off intensive consultations with Egyptian security officials after Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement's politburo, arrived in Cairo. An informed Egyptian source said that Cairo is determined to move forward with its plan to achieve calm, adding that the consultations with Hamas, and the Jihad…

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