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Egypt's interest payments in new budget estimated at EGP 2.2 trillion

Date: 2025-05-14 15:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:11178951

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt’s interest payments on domestic and foreign debt are estimated to reach EGP 2.298 trillion in the 2025/26 state budget, up from EGP 1.834 trillion in the 2024/25 budget, marking an increase of EGP 463.562 billion, or ....

Egyptian Amb. discusses with Irish official developing economic ties

Date: 2025-05-14 15:35:18 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:41 - ID:11178915

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Ireland Mohamed Sarwat Selim discussed with Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Niamh Smyth ways of developing commercial ....

Health Spox: Presidential directives to swiftly finalize 2nd stage of health insurance mechanism

Date: 2025-05-14 15:25:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:11178919

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar highlighted that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed to swiftly finalize the second stage of the comprehensive health insurance mechanism that will include more ....

Finance Ministry targets 807-billion-pound primary surplus in new budget

Date: 2025-05-14 15:19:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:11178932

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - The Finance Ministry seeks to attain an initial surplus worth 807 billion pounds in the new 2025/2026 fiscal year. In a statement on the draft budget of the new fiscal year, the ministry said the total budget deficit is ....

Abul Gheit voices concern over Tripoli clashes

Date: 2025-05-14 14:22:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:11178785

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit expressed deep concern over the armed clashes that took place in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, over the past two days, which have terrorized civilians, endangered the lives of ....

Iraqi FM: Baghdad to host three Arab, economic, trilateral summits

Date: 2025-05-14 13:28:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:11178706

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated that the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, will host three important summits: the 34th Arab Summit, the 5th Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, and a ....

European delegation inspects Alexandria-Abu Qir Metro project

Date: 2025-05-14 13:27:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:11178635

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - A delegation from the European Union under EU Ambassador to Egypt Angelina Eichhorst visited the Alexandria-Abu Qir Metro project, jointly funded by the French Development Agency and the European Investment Bank ....

EGAS inks new deal to expand natural gas exploration in Nile Delta area

Date: 2025-05-14 13:26:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:11178418

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi witnessed the signing of an agreement between the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Harbour Energy to expand exploration and production operations in the ....

OPEN// Sisi greets Norway's king on Constitution Day

Date: 2025-05-14 13:03:03 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:34 - ID:11178636

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent on Wednesday a cable of greetings to King Harald V of Norway on the occasion of the Constitution Day. The president dispatched presidential secretary Mohamed Adel Mokhtar to the embassy ....

Qatari Emir receives Trump in Doha

Date: 2025-05-14 13:02:47 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:11178645

DOHA, May 14 (MENA) - Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at the Amiri Diwan Wednesday US president Donald Trump who started Tuesday a Gulf tour taking him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Trump arrived at ....