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Cabinet approves draft decree to consider New Rafah City project a national project

Date: 2024-08-08 16:31:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:10821202

NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Cabinet approved, during a meeting headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Thursday, a draft decree to consider New Rafah City project, which is assigned to the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, as a ....

MENA publishes summary of 2nd national human rights strategy's report

Date: 2024-08-08 16:11:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:10821372

CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Middle East News Agency published Thursday a summary of the second annual report on monitoring the implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy, presented by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian ....

PM: Regional, int'l turbulences cause lack of confidence, uncertainty at global level

Date: 2024-08-08 16:00:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:10821318

NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said on Thursday regional and international turbulences have caused a state of non-confidence and uncertainty at the global level. As a result of these growing tensions, global ....

NCHR lauds presidential decision to pardon 600 prisoners

Date: 2024-08-08 15:59:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:10821199

CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Spokesman for the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Ezzat Ibrahim lauded on Thursday a presidential decision to pardon 600 prisoners, saying it reflects determination to give priority to dialogue and reconciliation by ....

Egypt, WFP launch Innovation Program for Food Security

Date: 2024-08-08 15:52:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:10821296

CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and the United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) have jointly invited start-ups that are operational in Egypt and possess climate innovation ....

Cabinet okays EU4YES financial deal

Date: 2024-08-08 15:17:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:10821204

NEW ALAMEIN, Aug 8 (MENA) - The cabinet okayed a draft presidential decree on the financing agreement regarding the EU Support to Youth Employability and Skills in Egypt (EU4YES), which is funded by the European Union through a grant worth €25 ....

Cabinet agrees to establish new private university in New Mansoura City

Date: 2024-08-08 14:48:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:10821195

NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - The cabinet, under Mostafa Madbouli, approved on Thursday a draft presidential decree on setting up a new private university in New Mansoura City. The non-profit Al Magd University will have a special legal ....

Education min. reviews plan for addressing challenges of educational system

Date: 2024-08-08 14:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:10821028

NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) – Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif reviewed his ministry's plan for addressing the main challenges facing the educational system, namely teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, ....

Egypt, WFP in talks over women's economic empowerment

Date: 2024-08-08 12:50:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:10820956

CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsi discussed Thursday with Resident Representative and Director of Office of the World Food Program (WFP) in Egypt Jean-Pierre De Margerie the program's activities and ways of promoting ....

SCMR lauds presidential directives to pardon 600 prisoners

Date: 2024-08-08 12:40:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:10821077

CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) lauded on Thursday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives of taking necessary legal action to pardon 600 prisoners. In a statement, head of the council Karam Gabr said ....