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Salah Gomblat, Minister of State for Military Production, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the National Organisation for Military Production (NOMP) and Arab Contractors, as well as another MoU between NOMP, Arab Contractors, and Masar for Consulting and Business Development, in the presence of senior officials and executives from the three…

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called for stronger African integration and closer co-operation among the continent’s countries, stressing the need to move from co-ordinating positions to integrating capabilities and from shared ambitions to practical projects. Sisi made the remarks on Sunday during the opening session of the eighth Mid-Year Co-ordination Meeting of the African Union and…

The pilot suspected of having attacked another pilot aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday was removed from a previous job at Oman’s national airline last year following concerns about his extremist views, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The pilot is an Omani citizen named Hamam al-Hammami, according to the two…

Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. In an Armed Forces Day speech on August 14, Transitional Sovereignty Council Chair Abdel Fattah al-Burhan offered temporary immunity to participants in the intra-Sudanese dialogue his government is now rushing to launch, including a suspension of criminal proceedings against those facing charges while they take part. The…

Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News World The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia issued a joint statement on Thursday, August 6, 2026, strongly condemning continuous Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip. The multi-nation diplomatic coalition expressed deep outrage over the persistent targeting of medical…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi officially opened the 8th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting on Sunday, utilizing the Mediterranean city of New Alamein to emphasize the urgent need for continental unity on water security, sovereignty, and economic integration. The summit brought together the Bureau of the AU Assembly, leaders of Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs),…

What the secret files finally reveal The pages of The Egyptian Gazette reveal documents and records that were kept strictly secret for decades. They include papers signed by Field Marshal Mohamed Abdel Ghani El-Gamasy, then Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Chief of the Operations Authority, as well as official reports sent…

The Iran-backed Huthis’ swift advance in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia have left the Gulf Arab kingdom with few options to respond, all of which carry heavy costs. The key message emanating from the kingdom is that Riyadh does not want an all-out war, experts say, but the Huthis’ emboldened behavior may nonetheless drag…

Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. With Washington’s revised ceasefire initiative drawing cautious engagement from Khartoum and diplomatic activity around Sudan intensifying, much of the week’s political maneuvering both abroad and at home revolved around preparing for a possible new phase of negotiations. In Asmara, Transitional Sovereignty Council Chair Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting on Jerusalem, held in Jordan’s capital, Amman. The two ministers praised the depth of Egyptian-Qatari relations and stressed the importance…

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt would continue to prioritise diplomacy and peaceful solutions in dealing with Ethiopia’s dam, but stressed that this would not come “at the expense of Egypt’s existence and its people”, while noting that Cairo was also expanding desalination, water treatment, and water reuse to increase available resources. Egypt has for…

President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi chaired an expanded meeting on Tuesday at the Strategic Command headquarters in the New Capital, attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the full cabinet and governors, senior Armed Forces and police officials, a number of village mayors and local leaders from across Egypt, as well as experts and specialists. According to…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fierce political backlash Tuesday over a report that the president of the UAE had warned him of a major Hamas operation days before the October 7, 2023 attack. The Prime Minister’s Office dismissed the report as an “absolute lie.” But with Israel’s October elections less than two months…

What happens when a postcolonial state attempts to challenge the global concentration of advanced technology? From artificial intelligence to nuclear technology and advanced weapons, this question has once again moved to the center of global politics. Yet the struggle over who possesses advanced knowledge, who is permitted to develop it and who claims the authority…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s steadfast support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights during a meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, with Palestinian State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting on…

NEW YORK, September 23 (Reuters) – Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly addressed high-level UN General Assembly summits on Wednesday, warning that the two-state solution faces “unprecedented challenges” and demanding urgent reform of the UN Security Council to expand African representation. Speaking on behalf of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a summit on Palestine co-chaired by…

Diplomat Najat Omrabi has earned a PhD in Media Studies with an Excellent grade and First-Class Honours for her thesis, “The Role of the Arab League’s Media Discourse in Shaping Public Attitudes Towards Internal Conflicts in the Region”. The study examined the Arab League’s media discourse on regional conflicts and crises, focusing on its key…

Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area. Despite the Israeli military saying there were “dozens of rioters” when they arrived at the scene, authorities have yet to announce any…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty participated on Wednesday, Wednesday 5, 2026, in the fifth meeting grouping the Foreign Ministers of the Quadrilateral Group (R-4 Group) comprising Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia besides Egypt. Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and Saudi…

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, held a high-level meeting with senior officials from the World Bank Group and representatives of a number of international financial and development institutions to review progress and final steps towards launching the Infrastructure Financing Guarantee Facility (IFGF) in Egypt, a pioneering model for innovative financing and attracting…

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly called this week for reshaping international co-operation frameworks. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he said this change was necessitated by the rapid change happening to the global economy. The prime minister led the Egyptian delegation attending the 81st session of the assembly on behalf of President…

Jerusalem — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. The image showed its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, alongside the leaders of Iran, Hezbollah and the mayor of New York City as adversaries of Israel under the slogan, “They want Netanyahu to…

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Egyptian authorities have intensified their media campaign against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to divert domestic economic and political pressures, President of Ethiopian Institute for Public Diplomacy (EIPD), Yassin Ahmed told ENA.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called for the capacities of the international financial system to be redirected in a way that delivers greater fairness and better reflects the interests and needs of countries of the Global South, in an address to a leaders’ meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. Madbouly was…

Egypt’s water security is an existential issue that cannot be compromised, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in an address to the UN General Assembly on Friday. “The Nile is not merely an economic resource, but a lifeline linked throughout history to the existence and development of Egyptian society,” Madbouly said while delivering Egypt’s statement during…

US President Donald Trump has boasted that his war in Iran has led to a “very rational,” “very different,” and “much more reasonable” leadership in Tehran. But the elevation of six hardliners to top security positions this week suggests the Islamic Republic’s new command may be neither moderate nor inclined to compromise. The men now…

The Presidency Egypt News Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a phone call with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy stated that President El-Sisi began the call by expressing Egypt’s full solidarity with Greece in confronting the repercussions of the wildfires that have swept through…

Minister of State for Military Production Salah Gamblat said the Ministry of Military Production is committed to implementing President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s directives to localise modern manufacturing technologies, strengthen national industrial capabilities, and increase reliance on local components. He said these directives represent a roadmap for strengthening the manufacturing system at military production…

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation, and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, held separate talks with his Turkish and Omani counterparts on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, focusing on Gaza and wider regional security challenges. During his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Abdelatty stressed the importance of…

Saudi Arabia has drawn two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers into its defense as the Iran war moves closer to the kingdom. Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in Mecca on Friday, consolidating their longstanding security ties into a collective-defense alliance that stipulates an attack against…

Arab and Muslim foreign ministers convened in Jordan on Wednesday to formulate a joint position on Jerusalem amid what Amman described as escalating illegal Israeli measures targeting the city’s identity and its Islamic and Christian holy sites, Anadolu reports. According to Jordan’s state news agency Petra, the meeting brought together members of the Arab ministerial…

Egypt’s real estate market requires clear criteria for assessing developers’ financial and technical capacity as the government moves forward with legislation aimed at regulating the sector and protecting the rights of buyers and other market participants, Ahmed Shalaby, Chairperson of the housing committee at the House of Representatives, said. Shalaby stressed the importance of maintaining…

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met on Tuesday with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly to discuss regional crises and ways to strengthen co-operation, the Cabinet said. Madbouly conveyed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s greetings to Guterres and praised his leadership of the…

Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News Egypt News Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Expatriates Dr. Badr Abdelatty participated in the opening session of an emergency Arab ministerial meeting in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The high-level diplomatic assembly brought together foreign ministers from Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia to…

Egypt on Monday called for new Arab security arrangements aimed at strengthening collective defence, coordinating regional capabilities and improving joint responses to crises and security threats amid escalating tensions across the Middle East. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told the 166th session of the Arab League Council at ministerial level in Cairo that Egypt was ready…

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Sunday Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe. Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, Major General Hassan Rashad, attended the meeting. Discussions during the meeting focused on means of boosting the strategic relations between Egypt and the US, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said. Sisi…

Egypt is pressing for the reopening of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to allow goods into the enclave, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported Wednesday, Anadolu reports. “By contrast, Israel insists on limiting the entry of goods to the Kerem Shalom crossing, which is under its control,” the broadcaster said. Israel’s security establishment and political…

Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi and Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom held an expanded meeting to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two ministries, supporting the state’s efforts to develop the social protection system and achieve greater integration between economic and social development policies. The two ministers discussed a…

Egypt’s participation in the BRICS grouping entered its third-year last week as President Abdel Fattah El Sisi led the country’s delegation to the bloc’s 18th summit in New Delhi. The summit, hosted by India on September 12 and 13 under the theme “Building Resilience, Innovation, Co-operation and Sustainability”, brought together the bloc’s 11 member states.…

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, and Minister of State for Military Production Salah Gomblat held a meeting to review progress on jointly implemented national healthcare projects, with both sides pledging to accelerate completion of ongoing works and expand future cooperation. The meeting brought together senior officials from both ministries and representatives…

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived in Angola on Saturday to join African heads of state and government at an extraordinary African Union summit focused on strengthening mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution across the continent. Madbouly departed from Cairo International Airport for Luanda to participate on behalf of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the…

Egypt reiterates rejection of attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty Cairo, Riyadh reaffirm commitment to ensuring security, freedom of navigation in Straits of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb Bin Salman lauds Egypt’s role in supporting regional stability, peace President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the visiting Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud…

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Ministry of Higher Education concluded the fourth edition of the Universities Capacity Building in Artificial Intelligence Initiative on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, highlighting the government’s efforts to equip students with AI skills aligned with labor market needs. Speaking at the Giza-hosted closing ceremony, the Minister of…

Egyptian Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem and Damietta Governor Hossam El-Din Fawzi inspected a number of major factories and industrial facilities in Damietta as part of the government’s efforts to support targeted industries, deepen local manufacturing and boost exports. The tour included Damietta Furniture City, the General Free Zone and several factories operating in furniture,…

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed on Sunday ways to further strengthen the Egyptian-Indian strategic partnership, with a focus on trade, investment and emerging sectors, as well as regional and international developments. President El-Sisi met Modi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. At the start…

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed the implementation progress of the Terminal 4 project at Cairo International Airport during a meeting held on Tuesday at the government headquarters in New Alamein City. The meeting was attended by Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh El-Hefny, Presidential Financial Affairs Adviser Ahmed El-Shazly, Cairo Airport Company Chairperson Magdy Ishak, [...]…

Türkiye’s push to draw Egypt into a newly signed mutual defence agreement has given Cairo fresh leverage to assert its strategic clout and reshape the Middle East’s security architecture. The invitation to join the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement—signed last week by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan—places Egypt at the centre of an expanding regional alignment.…

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the Decent Life (Hayah Karima) initiative is Egypt’s greatest project of the 21st century, highlighting its role in improving living conditions and public services in rural communities. Madbouly made the remarks at a press conference following a tour of development and service projects in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate on Saturday.…