Month: December 2024

 American gymnast Simone Biles and Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, two of the brightest stars from this year’s Olympics in Paris, are the AIPS Athletes of the Year 2024, as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries. The traditional end-of-year poll, organised by AIPS, is the most international poll dedicated to the debate regarding the athletes that dominated the sports world in the outgoing year. Biles, who won three […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, and Minister of Religious Endowments, Dr. Usama Al-Azhari. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the President was briefed on the Ministry of Endowment’s action plan along a multitude of axes. Minister Al-Azhari offered an overview of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to qualify and train Imams, as well as its forthcoming preaching plan. He also tackled efforts […]

 At least 18.2 million children were born into hunger in 2024, or about 35 children a minute, with conflict and climate crises combining to drive at least 800,000 more children into hunger over the year, according to a Save the Children analysis.  Analysis of U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data showed the number of children born into hunger rose by around 5% in 2024 compared to a year earlier and 19% […]

 President Wavel Ramkalawan announced the demission of Mr. Naadir Hassan from his position as Minister of Finance, Economy Planning, and Trade. During a press conference held this afternoon at State House, the President expressed his gratitude to Minister Hassan for his dedicated service to the nation in this crucial portfolio. Following this development, the President also announced that the Vice President, Mr. Ahmed Afif will thereafter oversee the Ministry of […]

 Energy supermajor Eni has announced it has successfully kicked off Phase 2 of the flagship Baleine field, offshore Ivory Coast. Said to be the largest discovery in the country and the first net-zero emission upstream project – in terms of Scope 1 and 2 – on the African continent, this monumental milestone comes a mere two years after FID and one-and-a-half years after the startup of Phase 1. As the […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Amr Talaat. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that during the meeting, the President was briefed on ongoing efforts to implement Egypt's Digital Strategy, which aims to develop the outsourcing industry and encourage global companies to expand their operations in Egypt. The President was keen on following- up […]

 Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy For Sudan recently travelled to Sudan, where he met senior figures of the Government, including General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan and the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces. The Envoy also went to Ethiopia, where he talked to a delegation from the Rapid Support Forces in the capital, Addis Ababa. Following his trip, Mr. Lamamra shared […]