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Reports about closing leprosy colony to offer its land to investors groundless: Health ministry

Date: 2025-01-24 18:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:11040338

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar denied reports that the ministry had shut down Egypt’s leprosy colony to offer its land for sale to investors. The leprosy colony, located in Abu ....

Sisi reiterates importance of education as a human right

Date: 2025-01-24 17:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:11040194

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reiterated on Friday the importance of education as a fundamental human right and a key pillar for achieving sustainable development and building advanced societies. In a telegram posted on ....

IDSC: MENA partners with Emirati Al-Ittihad to cover AI symposium in NAC

Date: 2025-01-24 17:13:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:11040007

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) chose the Middle East News Agency (MENA) and Emirati newspaper Al-Ittihad, as two media partners to cover the activities of a symposium on artificial intelligence ....

Hurghada Port reopens as weather improves

Date: 2025-01-24 12:57:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:11039911

HURGHADA, Egypt, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Red Sea Ports Authority decided on Friday to re-open Hurghada port after weather has improved. All maritime activities at the port were resumed and ship traffic is regular, the authority said in a ....

IDSC: Egypt hosts symposium on harnessing AI for development, in cooperation with Emirati 'TRENDS'

Date: 2025-01-24 08:01:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:11039552

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Assistant to the Prime Minister and the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC)'s Chairman Osama el-Gohary said that Egypt will organize on Monday a symposium on harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to serve ....

MENA Agenda for Friday, Jan 24

Date: 2025-01-24 06:30:52 GMT - all over the world - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:11039522

CAIRO, The 56th Cairo International Book Fair opens its doors to the public from 10:00 am till 9:00 pm (Cairo local time) at Egypt International Exhibition Center in New Cairo's Fifth Settlement. HURGHADA, Three new mosques will be opened in the ....

Egypt, Somalia announce strategic partnership to strengthen relations

Date: 2025-01-23 23:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:11039479

CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) – Egypt and Somalia have agreed to promote their bilateral relations to the level of a strategic partnership. The agreement aims to bolster security, drive sustainable economic development, and address mutual challenges in ....

WHO official hails Egypt's success in controlling hepatitis B

Date: 2025-01-23 15:38:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:11038453

CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Egypt Nima Saeed Abid Thursday hailed Egypt's success in controlling hepatitis B virus (HBV) as a "milestone" that adds to the country's list of the eradicated epidemics, ....

Drillship to arrive at Zohr gas field next week to resume drilling activities - Eni

Date: 2025-01-23 13:49:33 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:11038677

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (MENA) - CEO of Italy's Eni company Claudio Descalzi said on Thursday that a drilling ship will arrive at the giant Zohr offshore gas field on January 28 or 29 to resume drilling activities. He expected that Egypt would ....

Telecom Egypt wins 'Top Employer' award for 2025

Date: 2025-01-23 13:28:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:11038616

CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - Telecom Egypt, the leading telecommunications and information technology services provider in Egypt, has won the "Top Employer" award for the year 2025, for the second time in a row. This award comes as a culmination of ....