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  • OPEN/// Egyptian diplomacy steps up efforts to rally int'l support for Gaza reconstruction plan

    Date: 2025-03-12 18:24:52 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:43 - ID:11100479

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - The Egyptian diplomacy is intensifying efforts to garner international support for an early recovery and reconstruction plan for Gaza with preparations in full swing for organizing a global Gaza reconstruction conference in ....

  • OPEN// Egypt, Arab FMs discuss Gaza reconstruction plan with US envoy

    Date: 2025-03-12 18:14:44 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:42 - ID:11100465

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and his Arab counterparts discussed the Arab plan for Gaza reconstruction and current regional conditions with US special envoy to the ....

  • Canada hits U.S. with $21B in retaliatory tariffs as global trade war heats up

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:58:10 GMT - Canada - World - SN:41 - ID:11100482

    OTTAWA, March 12 (MENA) - Canada on Wednesday announced new retaliatory trade duties on some $21 billion worth of U.S. goods, a response to US President Donald Trump implementing universal steel and aluminum tariffs, NBC News said. Canada’s ....

  • IFRC head commends Egypt's efforts to receive humanitarian aid and send it to Gaza

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:57:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:11100404

    RAFAH, Egypt, March 12 (MENA) - President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Kate Forbes commended Egypt's tireless efforts to receive humanitarian assistance and relief shipments and send them to the Gaza ....

  • GEM's opening ceremony will be at highest level: govt spokesman

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:52:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:11100361

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) – Cabinet Spokesman Mohamed el Homosany said the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will be at the highest level in a way that befits Egypt's international stature. In statements to Extra News TV channel on ....

  • NCW head discusses with Malaysian official boosting cooperation for women’s empowerment

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:47:53 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:11100393

    NEW YORK, March 12 (MENA) - President of Egypt’s National Council of Women (NCW) Amal Ammar discussed with Malaysian Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Nancy Shukri vistas of cooperation in women’s empowerment fields. The talks ....

  • All EGX indices up, benchmark increases 0.37 pct

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:30:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:11100402

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went up collectively at the close of Wednesday's trading, pushed by purchases from local institutions and investment funds as well as Arab investors. Meanwhile, sales prevailed in ....

  • Afghanistan’s opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit - UNODC

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:25:33 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:36 - ID:11100392

    NEW YORK, March 12 (MENA) - Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following their takeover in Kabul, latest UN data shows. One kilogram of opium cost $750 last year, up ....

  • OPEN// IMF approval of Egypt’s 4th review signals confidence in economic reforms - PM

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:21:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:11100336

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of Egypt’s fourth review reflects confidence in the country’s economic reforms and its commitment to meeting agreed-upon targets under the IMF program, Prime Minister Mostafa ....

  • OPEN// Sisi urges leveraging momentum generated by Grand Egyptian Museum opening

    Date: 2025-03-12 17:17:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:11100406

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi underlined on Wednesday the importance of making the best use of the momentum expected to be generated by the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in July 2025 to promote Egypt's ....

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