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22.10.2020

21:36 EgyptAir, Ghana sign MoU to establish national Ghanaian airline

20:56 US invests $21.8bn in Egypt over past 12 months: Trade Minister

20:56 Prime Minister Madbouly reviews opportunities to support, enhance tripartite cooperation between Egypt, Jordan and Iraq

20:17 Presidential directives enacted to stimulate international investments in Egypt

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13:12 Egyptian army depicts exploding Israeli warship in official motivational video

Promotional video for Egyptian Navy depicts destruction of vessel on which Israeli flag is hoisted, prompting query to Prime Minister.

12:06 Winter in Egypt: A cold season for tourism

Increased coronavirus infections across the world are threatening Egypt’s tourism sector

12:06 Egypt vs coronavirus: Surviving the economic damage

While Egypt has fared better than its emerging-market peers during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to recent reports it has not come out unscathed

10:14 Population Council, Egyptian stakeholders work towards safer spaces for women

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10:00 Al-Mashat reviews Egypt’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery at HSBC forum

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21.10.2020

22:59 Egypt adds restaurant at ancient pyramid site

Egypt has unveiled new visitor facilities on the plateau outside Cairo where the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx are situated, the country's most visited heritage site and the sole remaining wonder of the ancient world.

22:50 Egypt’s Al Ahly and Zamalek ready to take on Morocco’s Wydad and Raja in Cairo

22:37 Kaspersky reveals 38.7% increase in financial malware in Egypt

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21:18 Financial position of banks in Egypt up EGP 96.9bn in July 2020: CBE

21:18 Prime Minister approves salary rise for Egyptian teachers

21:18 Cabinet urges Egyptians to wear masks in public areas, vows to penalise violators

21:18 Trade Minister presents Egyptian investment opportunities at UAE forum

20:52 Japan grants $9.5m to support health sector in Egypt

20:52 Egyptian expats start voting in House of Representative elections

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19:47 AmCham in Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus agree to promote trade with US

19:47 Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus explore further trilateral strategic integration

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19:04 Egypt upgrades visitor experience at Giza pyramids site

16:49 Al-Sisi praises growing Egyptian-Cypriot cooperation in different fields

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03:35 Joint venture acquires Ridgewood Egypt water desalination company

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02:55 Egypt, WBG cooperation portfolio amounts to $8bn

02:55 EJB calls on CBE to accelerate digital transformation in Egypt’s financial sector

01:13 Egyptian Planning Minister, British Ambassador discuss economic cooperation

01:13 AFD’s Proparco invests $11m in Egypt-focused LCP Fund II

00:19 Egypt’s GEBO opens Daqahleya Book Fair

00:19 Positive reports of Egypt’s economy reflect effectiveness of pre-COVID reforms: Al-Mashat

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20.10.2020

22:34 INTERVIEW: Egypt's budget surplus will help in facing COVID-19 challenges, says IMF's Jihad Azour

Azour reveal to Ahram Online that Egypt is expected to witness an inflation rate of 2.7% in 2020, and 2.6% in 2021, adding that Egypt is to receive around $1.6 billion as a second tranche of the one-year SBA loan in December

22:34 International corporations continue support to Egypt’s renewables: German Ambassador

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21:52 Egypt’s cultural tourism can’t recover before October 2021 without COVID-19 vaccine: Official

21:25 Egypt condemns abduction, killing of eight men in Iraq's Salahuddin province

The eight Sunni Iraqis were murdered in a sectarian-linked killing after they were abducted from Salahuddin province

17:24 Despite pandemic,Egypt’s fiscal outcome, primary surplus acceptable: IMF’s Azour

15:13 Egypt, Serbia agree to develop economic, social and cultural ties

Egypt's Foreign Minister Shoukry voiced his appreciation for Belgrade's move in to resume tourist flights to Egypt

11:23 Used cars see rising popularity in Egyptian market, with Korean brands taking sales lead

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08:25 Archaeologists unearth 'huge number' of sealed Egyptian sarcophagi

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered another large cache of unopened sarcophagi in Saqqara, adding to the trove of almost 60 coffins recently recovered from the ancient necropolis.

01:46 Egypt’s green bonds open new chapter for economic progress: Al-Mashat

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00:02 Mahmoud Mohieldin elected to represent Egypt, Arab Group at IMF

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19.10.2020

20:43 GIZ Egypt, international partners launch Angel Investor Academy

20:43 Egypt, IFAD cooperation stands at $1.1bn covering 14 projects

20:43 90% of Egypt’s external trade management to go online next January

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20:03 Google celebrates 110th birth anniversary of Syrian-Egyptian singer Farid Al-Atrash

20:03 NEA sets up 140 polling stations for Egyptian expats in parliamentary elections

17:49 Egyptian Meteorological Authority warns of unstable weather starting Tuesday

17:49 Egypt unearths huge number of sarcophagi over 2,500 years old in Saqqara

17:49 IMF maintains Egypt forecast as only MCD country with positive 2020 growth

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11:35 Egypt superstar Mona Zaki to receive Faten Hamama Award for Excellence at CIFF

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10:43 Upturn Developments invests EGP 300m in New Cairo residential projects

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18.10.2020

23:40 Bechtel wins engineering consultant contract for Egyptalum’s 7th production line

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20:36 Egypt maintains 3.6% GDP growth in FY20 despite COVID-19: Maait

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20:10 Madbouly highlights Egypt’s water security concerns at third CWW

20:10 Egypt condemns terrorist beheading of French teacher in Paris

20:10 Egypt’s newly elected Senate holds opening session, new members sworn in

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17:42 SOKNA launches first ever funeral services in Egypt

17:42 EU-UfM convenes in Cairo to tackle water issues in Mediterranean region

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17:15 Ali Farag, Nour El Sherbini win CIB Egyptian Squash Open 2020 Men’s and Women’s Platinum Event

17:15 Egypt receives $103m from UNICEF over 2 years to support social programmes

17:15 Egypt selects 5 projects to be financed through first green bond issuance

17:15 Egypt, UN discuss boosting effective development cooperation

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16:48 Egypt to launch first integrated, long-term National Human Rights Strategy

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14:23 Egypt releases satirical blogger Shadi Abu Zeid

The activist is reunited with his family after spending 29 months in jail for spreading "fake news".

14:12 Egypt coach El-Badry announces preparatory camp map for Togo clash

Egypt will host Togo in the 3rd round of the 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifiers on 14 November

10:45 Egyptian Textile Museum temporarily re-housed at NMEC

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07:31 IDF thwarts drug smuggling attempt on Egyptian border

05:38 Egypt condemns Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria

Egyptian Foreign Ministry says Israeli construction places two-state solution in "grave danger."

01:07 Egypt’s comprehensive health insurance system reaches Ismailia

01:07 Cairo Opera House to host Awladna International Forum for Arts on Sunday

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00:05 Egypt, Spain discuss situation in Mediterranean, Middle East regions

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17.10.2020

23:01 Emaar Misr launches 2nd phase of Cairo Gate project in Sheikh Zayed

23:01 88.5% of Egyptian families benefit from food subsidy system: CAPMAS

23:01 Egypt’s economy exceeds expectations during COVID-19: Maait

23:01 Egypt aims to increase electricity generation based on renewables to 60% by 2035

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22:22 Ministerial meeting discusses environmental sustainability standards in Egypt

18:29 90% of Egypt’s foreign debts are long-term: CBE

18:29 Egypt’s new academic year begins amid strict COVID-19 precautionary measures

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15:18 Egypt’s grand mufti condemns killing of Paris teacher after showing cartoons of Prophet Mohamed

Allam stressed the need to deal with the incident as a crime of an individual to prevent the spread of hate speech against Muslim people

13:21 UN condemns killing of Egyptian peacekeeper in Mali’s terrorist attacks

Thursday’s attacks came three days after 12 civilians and at least 11 Malian soldiers were killed in attacks in the centre of the country

15.10.2020

22:43 Egypt offers its first green bonds on London Stock Exchange

22:43 Siemens opens new energy services center, training academy in Egypt

22:43 Alstom provides SIL4 electronic interlocking system to Egypt’s railway

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22:16 Prosecution interrogates 2 suspects over young woman murder in Cairo’s Maadi

22:16 Infrastructure development will lead Egypt’s post COVID-19 recovery: Al Mashat

17:12 Egypt to develop education system that encourages students’ cognitive progress

14:08 Egypt’s NIGSD holds 5th webinar on COVID-19 social, economic impacts on African women

14:08 Swiss Embassy in Egypt, SEBA launch Technical and Vocational Education Seminar

14:08 Egyptian medical team arrives in Sudan to treat December Revolution injured

14:08 Al-Sisi orders continuous development of Egypt’s electricity management system

14:08 Egypt reaffirms stance on establishing independent Palestinian state: Shoukry

14:08 Veteran Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin passes away at 79

14:08 Egypt’s Al Ahly, Zamalek in Morocco for CAF Champions League semi-finals

14:08 Deutsche Bank: Is Egypt the new darling of emerging markets?

14:08 Egypt is only emerging, developing economy to achieve positive growth: Maait

14:08 Cairo Opera House to hold international opera concerts on Thursday

14:08 More secrets surface from Egypt’s largest archaeological discovery in 2020

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14.10.2020

15:48 Egypt’s government gross debt to jump to 90.6% of GDP amid the COVID-19 crisis: IMF

The ratio is expected to start declining as of 2022 to reach 87.8 percent, reaching 77 percent in 2025, according to the report

14:53 MediaTek, Egyptian companies cooperate to produce educational tablets

10:07 Egyptian Iron & Steel launches new company for mining, quarrying

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09:39 MediaTech, Egyptian companies cooperate to produce educational tablets

08:59 Google supports Egypt’s digital transformation with $9m training programme

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